Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ber there are three ferries a day on weekends and two on weekdays; during the rest of the
year the schedule is reduced.
From Tiburon, take the
Angel Island-Tiburon
(
415-435-2131;
www.angelislandferry.com
;
round-trip adult/child/bike $13.50/11.50/1) ferry.
round-trip adult/child $14.50/8.50) has one round-trip on summer weekends.
Sir Francis Drake Blvd & Around
The towns along and nearby the Sir Francis Drake Blvd corridor - including Larkspur,
Corte Madera, Ross, San Anselmo and Fairfax - evoke charmed small-town life, even
though things get busy around Hwy 101.
Starting from the eastern section in
Larkspur
, window-shop along Magnolia Ave or ex-
Cash recorded an album here in 1969 after scoring a big hit with his live
At Folsom Prison
album a few years earlier.
Take the bicycle and pedestrian bridge from the ferry terminal across the road to the
Marin Country Mart
, a shopping center with a dozen excellent eateries and comfortable
www.marinbrewing.com
;
1809 Larkspur Landing Cir, Marin Country Mart, Bldg 2, Larkspur; mains
$12-19; 11:30am-midnight Sun-Thu, to 1am Fri & Sat; )
brewpub, where you can see the
glassed-in kettles behind the bar. The head brewer, Arne Johnson, has won many awards,
and the Mt Tam Pale Ale complements the menu of pizza, burgers and hearty sandwiches.
Just south,
Corte Madera
is home to one of the Bay Area's best bookstores,
Book
9am-9pm)
, in the Marketplace shopping center. It has a strong travel section, plus fre-
quent author appearances.
Continuing west along Sir Francis Drake,
San Anselmo
has a cute, small downtown
area along San Anselmo Ave, including several antique shops. The attractive center of