Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Silverado Museum
MUSEUM
707-963-3757;
www.silveradomuseum.org
;
1490 Library Lane;
noon-4pm Tue-Sat)
Contains a fascinating collection of Robert Louis Stevenson memorabilia. In 1880, the au-
thor - then sick, penniless and unknown - stayed in an abandoned bunkhouse at the old
Silverado Mine on Mt St Helena with his wife, Fanny Osbourne; his novel
The Silverado
Squatters
is based on his time there. Turn east off Hwy 29 at the Adams St traffic light and
cross the railroad tracks.
Farmers Market
MARKET
Meets at Crane Park, half a mile south of downtown.
Courses
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
COOKING COURSE
cooking demonstration $20; restaurant 11:30am-9pm, cooking demonstrations 1:30pm Sat & Sun)
Inside an 1889 stone chateau, now a cooking school, there's a gadget- and cookbook-filled
culinary shop
; fine
restaurant
; weekend
cooking demonstrations
; and
wine-tasting
classes
by luminaries including Karen MacNeil, author of
The Wine Bible.
Sleeping
El Bonita
MOTEL
707-963-3216;
www.elbonita.com
;
195 Main St; r $169-239;
)
Book in advance to secure this sought-after motel, with up-to-date rooms (quietest are in
back), attractive grounds, hot tub and sauna.
