{"id":5310,"date":"2012-04-22T12:39:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2012-04-22T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2012-04-22T20:08:14","slug":"victorian-village-of-ferndale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/victorian-village-of-ferndale\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian Village of Ferndale on Cal Coast is a Trip Back in Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you like out of the way places and old-fashioned charm, Ferndale, Calif. has your name written all over it. The Victorian Village of Ferndale on the North Redwood Coast is a step back in time evidenced by many pre-20th century houses, Bed & Breakfast inns and shops. Giant redwoods that surround them were a ready source for building the town’s structures.<\/p>\n

To retain the flavor of its historic village, Ferndale hosts events you can’t duplicate in metropolitan cities– such as the\u00a0 Kinetic Sculpture Race<\/a>, Ice Cream Social, Cow Chip Bingo, Annual Goat Show, Cow Town Film Festival, Lighted Tractor Parade<\/a>, Victorian Christmas and Lighting of the Nation’s Tallest Living Christmas Tree<\/a>. There are also ample\u00a0 “feeds”, sing-alongs, races and rides showcasing community spirit.\u00a0\u00a0 With over 40 inches of rain annually be sure to take an umbrella and jacket, and check before you go: Chamber of Commerce (victorianferndale.com). Rain seldom cancels events held in the village.<\/p>\n

Nearby sights include drives through the redwood forests, a stop by Loleta Cheese Factory, plus visits to museums, the zoo, and additional exciting Victorian architecture<\/a> in nearby Eureka. Adventuresome travelers can hike the Lost Cost several miles from the Victorian village in a wilderness experience along the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you like out of the way places and old-fashioned charm, Ferndale, Calif. has your name written all over it. The Victorian Village of Ferndale on the North Redwood Coast is a step back in time evidenced by many pre-20th century houses, Bed & Breakfast inns and shops. Giant redwoods that surround them were a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}