Travel Reference
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feed area residents in need. The serpentine paths wander along 47 seafront acres south of
town. Primary trails are wheelchair-accessible.
Glass Beach
BEACH
Named for (what's left of) the sea-polished glass in the sand, remnants of its days as a city
dump, this beach is now part of
MacKerricher State Park
where visitors comb the sand for
multicolored glass. Take the headlands trail from Elm St, off Main St, but leave the glass;
as a part of the park system, visitors are not supposed to pocket souvenirs.
Northcoast Artists Gallery
GALLERY
(
www.northcoastartists.org
; 362 N Main St; 10am-6pm)
An excellent local arts cooperative that has the useful
Fort Bragg Gallery & Exhibition
Guide
, which directs you to other galleries around town. Openings are the first Fridays of
the month. Antique and book stores line Franklin St, one block east.
Triangle Tattoo & Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.triangletattoo.com
; 356B N Main St; noon-7pm)
Shows multicultural, international tattoo art.
Guest House Museum
MUSEUM
(
707-964-4251;
www.fortbragghistory.org
; 343 N Main St; admission $2;
1-3pm Mon, 11am-2pm
Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun May-Oct, 11am-2pm Thu-Sun)
A majestic Victorian structure built in 1892 displays historical photos and relics of Fort
Bragg's history. As hours vary, call ahead.
Skunk Train
HISTORIC TRAIN
( 866-866-1690, 707-964-6371;
www.skunktrain.com
; adult/child $54/34; )
Fort Bragg's pride and joy, the vintage train got its nickname in 1925 for its stinky gas-
powered steam engines, but today the historic steam and diesel locomotives are odorless.
Passing through redwood
‑
forested mountains, along rivers, over bridges and through deep
