Check Out Santa Rosa, California -
The largest city in Sonoma County!
People come from all over the world to visit Sonoma County, also called the Valley of the Moon, which includes Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Healdsburg, Sebastopol, and many other surrounding towns. With many vineyards, restaurants, cultural activities, bed & breakfast inns, hotels, parks, golf courses, beaches, and shopping areas, there is always something to do or see! The diverse landscape includes green, rolling hills, the coast, redwoods, pastures with roaming livestock, blue skies, and miles and miles of vineyards.
Santa Rosa is the largest city in Sonoma County and is less than an hour and a half from San Francisco, with all of its culture and activities. Nestled in the center of Sonoma Wine Country, this warm and friendly city is the perfect location for single people & families to live and work, or just visit.
This quickly growing city has increased in population from just 50,000 in 1970 to 147,595 in 2000. Santa Rosa is the county seat and center of trade, government, commerce, and medical facilities for the North Bay Area. Santa Rosa's employment ranges from agriculture to cutting edge technology, with major growth in the telecommunication industry. With a thriving economy, Santa Rosa has much to offer those who are looking for a small-town atmosphere with abundant opportunities.
Santa Rosa is steeped in history and has been the home to many famous Americans.
Luther Burbank, the famous horticulturalist, who made his home here for more than 50 years, is a well-known in Santa Rosa. His beautiful 1.6-acre memorial home and garden in downtown Santa Rosa is open to the public www.parks.sonoma.net/burbank.html.
The much loved Peanuts cartoonist, Charles Shultz, made his home in Santa Rosa for many years. The Redwood Ice Arena, which he built and enjoyed so much, continues to hold ice skating lessons, ice hockey games, and ice skating shows. There is a gift shop on the premises filled with Peanuts memorabilia. The Charles M. Schultz museum was recently completed and visitors from all over the world come to see it www.schulzmuseum.org.
The Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) hosts a continual stream of cultural events and entertainment. Music of all kinds can be enjoyed here, including Country, Rock & Roll, Blues, Jazz, and Classical. Many famous entertainers perform here as well, and these have included Bill Cosby, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, as well as our own local Smothers Brothers. Additionally, the LBC is home to several independent cultural organizations, including the acclaimed Santa Rosa Symphony, Actors' Theatre, Ballet California, Redwood Empire Lyric Theater, Sonoma County Music Association and Santa Rosa Community Concerts www.lbc.net/docs/welcome.html.
Other local attractions include the Napa Wine Train www.winetrain.com, Petrified Forest www.petrifiedforest.org, Safari West www.safariwest.com, Sonoma County Museum www.sonomacountymuseum.com, Pacific Coast Air Museum www.pacificcoastairmuseum.org, golf courses www.golfsonomacounty.com, parks www.parks.sonoma.net/sntarosa.html, wineries www.winecountry.com (to just name one website), walking trails, lakes, movie theaters… www.visitsantarosa.com.
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