Spanning 92 acres, the Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a living museum dedicated to promoting education and community engagement through horticulture. With over 12,000 labeled trees, plants, and flowers, it offers an immersive botanical experience. Visitors can enjoy guided tours during the spring and fall, deepening their appreciation for the diverse plant life. One of the highlights is the Tree Adventure exhibit and its canopy walk, which provides a unique and exciting perspective of the surrounding flora, fostering a deeper connection to the natural world.

Opened in 1863, Ford’s Theatre is best known as the site of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. You can tour the theatre, visit the museum, and learn about Lincoln’s life and legacy. The adjacent Petersen House, where Lincoln died, is part of the experience.

Explore Sonoma County’s history, with a trip to the town of Sonoma. Sonoma is home to the last Spanish-Mexican mission built in California, the location of California’s oldest winery: Buena Vista Winery, and the state’s oldest, continually operating family winery: Gundlach Bundschu. Sonoma State Historic Park preserves the Sonoma Mission and the Sonoma Barracks, as well as the nearby historic home of General Vallejo. Shops, tasting rooms, restaurants, bakeries, and a historic theater line the streets around the Sonoma Plaza — an eight-acre town square, the largest in California.

Tucked in the heart of Independence National Historical Park, this Georgian-style building, constructed in 1770, hosted the First Continental Congress in 1774, a defining moment on the road to American independence. What makes Carpenters' Hall unique is its origins in craftsmanship—originally built as the meeting place for the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia, the oldest trade guild in the U.S., which still owns and operates the building today.