Occidental

Occidental is a community of 1,100 people (2010) on the North Coast in the San Francisco Bay Area of California in Sonoma County.

Just to the south of Occidental is the village of Freestone (a total of 26 homes, widely scattered); attractions in Freestone are also listed below.

Get in
Sonoma County Transit provides bus service to Occidental on its Route 28.

Buy
There are a two shops in Occidental worth checking out for vintage clothes and art: the Neon Raspberry Art House and the Cypress Gallery and Bazaar. The Altamonte General Store is primarily about eating and drinking, but they sell kitchenware, linens, cookbooks, ceramics, cookware, garden tools, and gifts.