That's why, when you're vacationing in San Francisco, it's worth venturing beyond the city limits. Only an hour and a half drive north, Tomales Bay offers a completely different kind of escape ...

With the blend of historic towns, rolling hills, vibrant cityscapes, and natural beauty, there are exciting day trips from ...

It’s also home to Tomales Point Trail ... in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. The journey there is scenic on its own merits, a peaceful cruise from the city’s Fisherman’s Wharf or ...

“I like the oysters with barbecue sauce,” someone said. There were majority nods, but also a couple pro arguments for the Rockefeller-style, crowned with mulchy spinach and two cheeses and ...

But here in the Bay Area, there are so many extraordinary ... cult had headquarters here for nearly 20 years, until the San Francisco Foundation purchased the property in 1980 and deeded it ...

Tomales Bay oysters. Photo credit: Depositphotos. Where to find it: Hog Island Oyster Co. (The Ferry Building, San Francisco ...

There are countless ways to experience San Francisco, but nothing quite stacks ... starting modestly with a five-acre lease on Tomales Bay. Today, Hog Island produces and sells more than 5 million ...

The climate changes at least three times in the drive from San Francisco into Tomales Bay just north of the city, and not subtly so. When I made the trip at the beginning of July, San Francisco ...

such as San Francisco Bay. “We don’t know but we’re potentially interested,” Sanford said. The study is being funded by a grant from the Tomales Bay Foundation. Zoe Richardson, a UC Davis ...

But San Francisco is a town whose love of oysters ... serving a selection of oysters from its farm, Tomales Bay Oyster Company. But rather than just saddle everyone with raw oysters, Marshall ...

San Francisco Bay might be synonymous with technology but many workers are quitting the city to start craft-based careers in the countryside. We meet those enjoying a creative rebirth. Mariah Nielson ...