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City in California, United States
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Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area of California. The city begins in the canyons and ridges at the base of Mount Tamalpais and extends into a broad valley that reaches the Richardson Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay.
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Not much remains of the original structure, but it's a pretty spot in a redwood lined riverbed. A railroad car from the Old Railroad Grade — the main route up Mt. Tamalpais for sightseers in the early-1900s — stands opposite the mill.
Mill Valley is the starting point for long hikes in the redwood forests of Mount Tam and beyond to the coast.
Daily meditation 8:30AM. Weekend and longer retreats and various workshops in Zen practice and organic farming.
For great breakfast foods where the locals eat.
A Marin institution, D'Angelo's is no simple pizza place. Casual-dressy Italian food. Reservations recommended on weekends or holidays.
Great family-style Italian food including pizza and ravioli.
Healthy Californian-Mexican. Seafood tacos and burritos are their specialty, but the decor is worth the trip. $5–10
For a delicious, and rather expensive, dinner out, try this upscale Italian/California cuisine restaurant and Mill Valley institution.
Puerto Rican food that's very popular with the locals. Limited seating.
Local bar and music venue.
Located on Mt. Tamalpais are open to California Alpine Club Members and their guests, Alpine Lodge is open as a hostel-style B&B on some weekends in July and August.
Complimentary trail bicycles, S'mores kits and have free fanny packs for your hike.
Part of the Joie de Vivre Hotels collection of boutique hotels. Easy highway access and rooms with a view of Richardson Bay.
An intimate, small hotel tucked away in a redwood grove at the foot of Mt. Tamalpais, just steps away from the bustling town plaza.
A famously nice spot with a cafe and excellent selection of books.
Novelty products shop, along with movies, CDs and cards.
By bus
Buses from San Francisco drop off along the highway. Commuter buses from downtown and from the ferry in nearby Tiburon.
While downtown is nice to see on foot, the parks and woods are best reached by car. Mountain bikes were invented near here, and remain a popular way to get around.
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