Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eureka's streets lie on a grid; numbered streets cross lettered streets. For the best window-
shopping, head to the 300, 400 and 500 blocks of 2nd St, between D and G Sts. The town's
low rents and cool old spaces harbor lots of indie boutiques.
Shipwreck
VINTAGE
(430 3rd St; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri, noon-5pm Sun)
The quality of vintage goods here -
genuinely
distressed jeans and leather jackets, 1940s
housedresses and hats - is complimented by hand-made local jewelry and paper products.
Going Places
BOOKS
(328 2nd St; 10:30am-5:30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun)
Guidebooks, travel gear and international goods are certain to give a thrill to any vaga-
bond. It's one of three excellent bookshops in Old Town.
Information
Eureka Chamber of Commerce
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
800-356-6381, 707-442-3738;
www.eurekachamber.com
;
2112 Broadway;
8:30am-5pm Mon-
Fri; )
The main visitor information center is on Hwy 101.
Six Rivers National Forest Headquarters
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
707-442-1721; 1330 Bayshore Way;
8am-4:30pm Mon-Fri)
Maps and information.
Getting There & Around
The Arcata/Eureka airport (ACV) is a small, expensive airport which connects regionally.
The Greyhound station is in Arcata.
Eureka Transit Service
(
707-443-0826;
www.eurekatransit.org
)
operates local buses
($1.70), Monday to Saturday.
