The Golden Gate Bridge linking San Francisco and Marin County to the north is often called one of the modern wonders of the world. Cross the bridge by car and after taking the first Marin County exit make your way up to the Marin Headlands which overlook the bridge, the entrance to San Francisco Bay and the City itself.
Alcatraz
the former Army post, then federal prison on an island in the San Francisco Bay, today a National Park Service museum. Ferries depart from Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.The famous cable cars run up and down the hills of San Francisco and offer quite a ride.
Muir Woods
in Mill Valley is a beautiful forest with some of the few remaining old-growth redwood trees in California, many over 300 feet 90 m tall.Point Reyes National Seashore
is a very scenic stretch of coastline in Marin County with isolated beaches, rocky cliffs, and a historic lighthouse.Mt. Diablo State Park
in the East Bay near Walnut Creek rises 3,849 feet above the area and provides some very dramatic views of the Bay Area and the Central Valley. A road travels to the observation tower and small museum at the top.