Everything Healdsburg is known for
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Healdsburg.
15 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
The Russian River shaped Healdsburg, both literally and figuratively. The river's fertile valley drew early settlers, and its waterway offered a vital transportation route in the mid-19th century. It was Harmon Heald, a…
The Russian River's ebb and flow has always defined Monte Rio. But in recent years, the river has brought more anxiety than recreation. The 2019 floods, triggered by atmospheric rivers dumping rain on already saturated…
Imagine escaping the San Francisco fog for a relaxing summer in Sonoma County! That's exactly what the McDonald family did when they built this grand Victorian mansion back in 1876. The McDonald Mansion, originally…
The smell of smoke still clings to certain Santa Rosa neighborhoods, a phantom echo of the Tubbs Fire that redrew the city's map just a few years ago. But even that catastrophic event couldn't erase the underlying…
This beautiful stone building is more than just a pretty facade; it's a symbol of resilience after a devastating earthquake. In 1906, the San Francisco earthquake leveled much of the region, including the building that…
Check out that building! Rosenberg's Department Store is the most significant example of Streamline Moderne architecture in Santa Rosa. Built in 1946 by architect Douglas Stone, Rosenberg's was *the* place to shop. It…
Pull over and take a look! You're about to see the winery that uncorked a revolution in the wine world. Chateau Montelena is the site of one of the most shocking upsets in wine history. In 1976, a blind tasting was held…
The apple trees came first, a wave of Gravensteins washing over the rolling hills west of Santa Rosa in the late 19th century. Sebastopol, unlike its neighbors, became the center of this agricultural boom, its fertile…
This unassuming building holds the key to Sonoma County's electric railway past. The Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway Powerhouse, built in the early 1900s, was the heart of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad, an…
Prepare to be amazed by the legacy of a plant wizard! This is the Luther Burbank Home and Gardens, the place where Burbank spent his life developing hundreds of new varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Luther…
Step back in time to where a plant wizard worked his magic! This is Luther Burbank's Gold Ridge Experiment Farm, the heart of his groundbreaking work. In 1885, Luther Burbank, a pioneer in agricultural science,…
Cloverdale sits nestled in a valley where the land rises gently from the Russian River. At just over 300 feet above sea level, the town's elevation offers a subtle but important advantage, a natural drainage that proved…
Not the Yellowstone one — this one erupts every 30 minutes in Calistoga wine country.
Imagine sipping sparkling wine that's graced presidential tables! That's the legacy of Schramsberg Vineyards. In 1862, Jacob Schram, a German immigrant, founded this winery in the Napa Valley. He had a vision: to create…
Bodega, California, a small town nestled near the Sonoma coast, carries echoes of its past in its very bones. Originally inhabited by the Coast Miwok people, the area’s modern history began with Russian fur traders…