What an amazing find. This historic placard commemorates events that are important in the history…read moreof Colusa.

The original name of this building is" The De Vilbiss Hotel Building" named after a very prominent…read morelocal rancher by the name of " John A. De Vilbiss ". Mr De Vilbiss hired an well known architect by the name of "Allen Aaron Cook" from Sacramento to design his building. When completed in 1889, the building was said to be one of the finest and most prominent commercial buildings in Winters ! The first floor had an office/ bar / dining room / kitchen & meeting rooms. On the second floor were 40 rooms and a parlor. The 2 story brick building survived the devestating Earthquake of 1892, but the 72 foot cupola as seen in the old photo of 1890 was destroyed in the fire of 1915. The building was first sold to I.V. Hugh's in 1896 and again in 1917 to T. H. Fenley. This building became a place where Mr. Fenley conducted his groceries and hardware business. In 1930 the building was reaquired by a member of the De Vilbiss Family and remains in the family ever-since. . Melanie Bajakian-Pickerel did a magnificent job restoring the interior to its original architectural charm and splendor . Who knows what treasure's awaits you ! Thanks for reading ! Live/Love/Travel !

No misrepresentation here. This place has it all: dimly lit, check…read morefriendly locals, check heady aroma, check You will not be disappointed.

Plenty of room to urinate or just to enjoy the sweet smell of ammonia, especially during the heat…read more Also the added benefit of having to look and finish quickly to ensure one's safety. Would pee again.

Yes, it is really called Dead Cat Alley! But don't worry, they really aren't dead cats, they're…read morejust sculptures. This is really a fun place to walk in the wonderful city of Woodland. Keep in mind that the cat sculptures are pretty high atop the buildings, so you might have trouble seeing some of them. There are several historical plaques in the area describing some of the features of this area. There is a lot of history in the town of Woodland, and this is just one of the many places to visit. There are some wonderful restaurants and even a brewery along dead cat alley. My favorite is blue note Brewing.

Super cute little alley. Clean and well kept. The navigator…read morefor some reason had trouble in finding it. Recommended

I was driving and I always see this sign . I got all excited thinking it's a cool restaurant and…read moreall kinds of ideas came to my head of what kind of restaurant it could be obviously it's called Milk Farm it sounds really cool. I'm thinking fresh ingredients from a farm. My mind went wild !! .. As a matter of fact, there's been plenty of times that I passed the sign and I always say I'm going to look it up and I never do. I finally looked it up on Yelp to my disappointment, it's only a sign of a previous restaurant that used to be there. I saw my elite friends even, my CM on the Yelp reviews , also disappointed . Well, I'm glad they're keeping the vintage sign up. Just gives all us foodies false hope of a hidden gem-that just doesn't exist . Well, I hope somebody comes up and maybe reopens this location set up a restaurant or something with that sign that would be pretty cool.

Still waiting for my food. Great ambience though…read more Seriously, it closed in 1986. Great place to eat back in the day. Would love to see something like that come back.

The Maysonnave House belongs to the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation. It was built in 1910…read more While the house itself has been beautifully preserved, it's mainly an events venue&office space. Don't expect to see anything about life back in 1910 Sonoma. When you drop in, it feels awkwardly like walking into someone's private home. People use it for events- and that makes sense. It's an events space rather than a historic one. The people are friendly. It's historic, but not impressive. Its nearby cottage, also built in 1910, has been up for debate, and was nearly demolished back in December- http://www.sonomanews.com/opinion/5362964-181/editorial-maysonnave-cottage-raises-question Will the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation preserve and restore its companion?

Absolutely wonderful. We attended an event here for the Sonoma International Film Festival,…read moresponsored by Yelp, and it was fabulous! The employees (not sure if they work for Maysonnave, or if they were hired for the event) were so helpful and attentive! Would love to come again.

We toured the mansion, which is now owned by the state of California and is a state park. It has…read morefree admission and a docent guided tour. Our tour took approximately one hour. The mansion was wonderful and the docent was very knowledgeable. I thought it was well worth the time. I learned a lot about the Stanford family. It was the best free tour I've ever been on!

I hope you won't be greeted by this woman named Robin, she is beyond rude, we went with a group for…read moreour school and the way she presents herself with the major attitude it almost feels like she owns the place, I have no idea how people like this who has gotten major complains are still working here with such attitude, there has to be a way to report to state about her behavior, if you check all the 1 or 2 stars, it's all about this woman. I am surprised after all these years she still has this job. You can file a complaint against her here if you run into into the same issues, as what I can tell, all 1 star and 2 stars are all about this lady having attitude with the visitors. https://www.parks.ca.gov/Commend-or-Complain

The original Rhoads School House was built in 1849 by James Sheldon. The school house was named…read moreafter James brother-in-law (John Pierce Rhoads) whom was one of the rescuers of the Donner Party. In 1872 the school had to be closed due to the fact that children were getting sick from malaria. The malaria was spread by mosquitoes from Cosumnes River. Shortly after a new school house was built on Sloughhouse Road and stayed open until 1949. The Elk Grove Historical Society completed the restoration of the school house in 1977 and moved it to the Elk Grove Regional Park. Today the school house serves as a meeting room for the historical society, a living history museum for school children where they can see and experience life in the 1800's. This is a place where children as well as adults would find very interesting. If interested, please call the "Elk Grove Historical Society for dates and time. Enjoy!

Such a good experience for myself and school age children to get a feel of what being a student…read moreback in the 1880's was like! Recently, I chaperoned a 3rd grade field trip to the Rhoad's School House and enjoyed most of the experience. I believe theres an organization who volunteers to do this experiment. Upon our arrival, we were given popular names from back in the 1880s. My name was Mistress Smith. The teacher gave an introduction and laid out the rules for the kids before starting. She did a great job acting out what it would be like back in the day; being stern with the kids especially. I don't want to explain too much of what actually happened because I want you to experience it for yourselves. Basically, it's in an actual school house that was restored by students with a lot of the original wood and studs. Throughout the classroom you'll find antiques and trinkets that may or may not have been found with the original school house, a fire place that we actually used for heat, some historical pics of the restoration, and so much more. The kids did activities like jacks, stilts and pen writing with a pen and feather. A huge con for me was I spent more time taking the kids to use the bathrooms across from the school house. There's not path either and the grass was wet so my shoes got dirty and I had to make sure my costume rental wouldn't get messed up. Overall, I enjoyed the experience but the kids not so much. I just don't think 3rd graders can appreciate the experience so maybe another year or so would've been a different story.