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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Van Damme State Park Van Damme State Park is four miles south of Mendocino on the northern California Coast. Half of the campsites sits along Little River Creek in a lush fern canyon and the other...

Attraction type: State park; Beach
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

This park's view of the Mendocino headlands is enhanced by a spectacular array of wildflowers.

Attraction type: State park; Beach
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

This 11 acre ranch rents out horses for beach and mountain trails.

Attraction type: Ranch
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Dedicated to hand-crafted wooden furniture.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

A scenic and appealing rugged promontory along the California coast.

Attraction type: State park; Geological formation
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 19 attractions in Mendocino
Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

This reserve is famous for its Staircase Trail

Attraction type: Nature reserve; State park
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 19 attractions in Mendocino
Attraction type: Spa
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

The mid-19th-century home of Jerome Bursley Ford, the founder of Mendocino, today serves as a visitors center on the region.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

A scenic drive along California's Pacific coastline offering beaches, historic lighthouses and old-time fishing villages.

Attraction type: Scenic drive; Waterway
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 19 attractions in Mendocino
Attraction type: Lighthouse
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

A beautiful estuary in which to observe nature.

Attraction type: River
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 19 attractions in Mendocino
Attraction type: History museum; Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Built in 1854, this is believed to be rural California's oldest Taoist temple.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 19 attractions in Mendocino
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Features a diverse array of musical instruments from around the world.

Attraction type: Specialty shop
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Specialty shop dedicated to everything ornithological.

Attraction type: Specialty shop
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

This bookstore caters to adults and children.

Attraction type: Specialty shop
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 19 attractions in Mendocino

Gallery specializing in works by artist Sev Ickes, as well as other painters and sculptors.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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