Skunk
Train
(800) 77-SKUNK |
Enjoy
an old fashioned train ride through the towering redwoods! Train runs from Willits to Wolf
Tree through a tunnel and over the coastal mountain range. Perfect daytrip!
Lasts 1 to 1.5 hours. |
Mendocino County Museum
East Commercial Street
(707) 459-2736 |
The Museum
exhibits local artifacts that tell stories of Mendocino County's past. In the Exhibit Hall
visitors will see one of the finest collections of Yuki and Pomo Indian basketry, objects
recovered from the 1850 Frolic shipwreck and rare horse drawn vehicles. Seabiscuit
exhibit. The museum is open Weds. through Sun., 10am to 4:30pm. Admission is free. |
Roots of Motive Power
(707) 459-2736 |
Antique Steam
Logging Equipment Display - Located next to the museum. This is an outdoor display of
authentic, working antique steam-powered logging equipment. Members of this volunteer
organization work tirelessly throughout the year to preserve part of our history. During
special events the equipment is "steamed-up" and the public can see how the
equipment was used during the 1800's. The Roots of Motive Power Festival is held in
September each year. Visitors are treated to an actual working demonstration of the
equipment. |
Willits Community Theatre
Playhouse
37 W. Van Ln.
Willits, CA 95490
(707) 459-2281 |
The theatre has
over a twenty-year history of producing exceptional plays, melodramas, poetry readings and
specialty acts. Contact the theatre office for information on current events or visit the
Willits Community Theatre web site at www.allaboutwct.org |
Confusion Hill
75001 N. Hwy 101
Piercy, CA 95587
(707) 925-6456 |
Confusion Hill
is located 61 miles north of Willits on U.S. Hwy. 101. This tourist attraction boasts the
World's Largest Redwood Chainsaw Sculpture, a Mystery House (where you can walk up a wall
and watch balls roll uphill!), Mountain Train Ride (seasonal), The Redwood Shoe, gift shop
and snack bar (seasonal). |
Real Goods' Solar Living Center
13771 S. Hwy 101
Hopland, CA 95449
(707) 744-2100 |
The Real Goods'
Solar Living Center is approximately 36 miles south of Willits on U.S. Hwy 101. The Center
has guided tours or you can take a self-guided tour of the grounds. The center features a
renewable energy control center, play learn area, native wetland, northern forest and main
building where the walls are made of rice straw bales and covered with a mixture of soil
and cement which creates a wall with an R-67 insulation factor. |
Noyo Theatre
57 East Commercial Street
Willits, CA 95490-3101
(707) 459-6696
|
Historic movie
theatre in downtown Willits. Hosted the Premier of Seabiscuit : An American Legend in
2003. Three Screens. |
| Willits Frontier
Days |
Annual July 4th
event - rodeo, parade, and barbecue. Billed as the longest running rodeo in California,
since 1926. |
The Grace Hudson Museum
and Sun House
431 S. Main Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-3370 |
Art history and
anthropology museum focusing on the life works of Grace Hudson, Dr. John W. Hudson and
other members of a distinguished local family. Exhibits tell stories of native Pomo
Indians, career of Grace Hudson and ethnologist John Hudson. The Sun House is a
Craftsman bungalow built by the Hudsons in 1911 and is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Open Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4:30pm, Sunday Noon - 4:30pm.
Closed major holidays. |
