Coastal Town of Mendocino, California
Previously I had mentioned that Mendocino, California has a wonderful restaurant, MacCallum House, for fine dining. However, if you're an East Coast-er or not a foodie like me, you might never have heard of the coastal California town of Mendocino. Mendocino is about a 3.5 hour drive north of San Francisco. Along the way you'll pass dozens of wineries. I wish we had been able to stop in to one or two of them, along with Anderson Valley Brewing, but alas, we were on a time schedule so that we could get to our dinner reservation in time (we drove up from the Russian River Valley area). Mendocino, located about 9.5 miles south of Fort Bragg, gets its town name from "Cape Mendocino" as it was named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, who was the Viceroy of New Spain . Mendocino's population may be on the smaller side, but it's actually on the National Register of Historic Places in Mendocino County. The town has also been ...