If you are looking for some fun outings to do this summer other than another day at the beach, consider taking a tour of some of our local Northern Bay Area businesses.  Here are some ideas to get your road trip started.

Take the Jelly Belly Factory Tour in Fairfield and learn why it takes more than a week to make a single jelly bean!
www.jellybelly.com

No need to travel to Murano, Italy when you can visit the Cohn-Stone Studios in Richmond, designers of hand blown art glass.
www.cohn-stonestudios.com

Visit the Marin French Cheese Company in Petaluma, the oldest cheese maker in the country producing award winning cheeses since 1865.
www.marinfrenchcheese.com

Tour McEvoy Ranch, the Maserati of olive oil in Petaluma.
www.mcevoyranch.com

See how fortune cookies are made at Mee Mee Bakery in San Francisco’s Chinatown who has been baking fortune cookies since 1950.
www.meemeebakery.com

Mrs. Grossman’s Sticker Factory in Petaluma which makes 15,000 miles worth of stickers each year.
www.mrsgrossmans.com

and if that’s not enough,

See how beer is made at Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Fairfield.
www.budweisertours.com

Or visit Beringer Vineyards, the oldest continuously operating winery in Napa Valley.
www.beringer.com

Have a great time, and I would love to hear your feedback on any tours you take or others that you know about not listed here.

Posted by:  Judy LeMarr