Discover
Discover San Rafael
History, bay shoreline, redwoods and Frank Lloyd Wright, most of it within half an hour of the hotel. Distances are by road.
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Mission San Rafael Arcángel
0.6 miles
Founded in 1817, the twentieth of California’s Spanish missions stands a few minutes’ walk from the hotel, and is free to visit.
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Marin County Civic Center
3 miles
Frank Lloyd Wright’s last major work, a sweep of arches and a blue roof across the hills north of downtown. Tours run on selected days.
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China Camp State Park
5.1 miles
Waterfront trails along San Pablo Bay for hiking, biking and wildlife, with the preserved buildings of a nineteenth-century Chinese shrimp-fishing village.
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McNears Beach County Park
5.3 miles
A bayside park with a fishing pier, picnic lawns, tennis courts and a seasonal swimming pool — good on a warm day.
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Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
8 miles
A community gallery in Novato with changing contemporary exhibitions and programmes for all ages.
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Hamilton Field History Museum
8.2 miles
The story of the former Hamilton Air Force Base, told through photographs, uniforms and artefacts.
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Golden State Model Railroad Museum
10.2 miles
A 10,000-square-foot layout of operating model trains in Point Richmond. Check its opening days before you go.
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Muir Woods National Monument
10.9 miles
Old-growth coast redwoods and quiet canyon trails. Parking and shuttle reservations are required — book at recreation.gov before you set out.
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Novato History Museum
11.4 miles
Agricultural tools, costumes and household objects from nineteenth-century Novato.
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StoneTree Golf Club
12.1 miles
An 18-hole course on 132 acres of rolling Marin hills.
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Alvarado Park
14.5 miles
A historic park in Richmond with a children’s play area and old stonework along Wildcat Creek.
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Olompali State Historic Park
14.7 miles
Hiking and history above the Petaluma River and San Pablo Bay, with trails to the ranch ruins.
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Indian Valley Golf Club
16.4 miles
A hillside 18-hole course in Novato.
Staying in Marin?
Panama Hotel is a few blocks from downtown San Rafael, with themed rooms, private patios and its own restaurant.
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