Tiburon

Tiburon is a small historic town in California's Marin County, located across the bay from San Francisco. Tiburon's Main Street has been preserved as it was when the town was a Gold Rush train town and lumber yard. The scenic "Ark Row" shops are actually housed in turn of the century boat houses that were converted into homes and shops when the lagoon between the Tiburon peninsula and the neighboring island of Belvedere was filled in.

By boat
Tiburon is served by three ferry companies:
 * Blue and Gold Fleet, +1-415-705-5555. Offers ferry service between Tiburon and San Francisco. Most ferries go to Pier 41 in Fisherman's Wharf, but a few will go to the Ferry Building in the Financial District. Adults $9.50 one-way, children $5 one-way.
 * Golden Gate Ferry, +1-415-455-2000. Service between Tiburon and San Francisco.
 * Angel Island - Tiburon Ferry, +1-415-435-2131. Offers service to/from Angel Island State Park. Adults $18 round-trip, seniors $16 round-trip, children $15 round-trip, small children (ages 3 – 5) $6 round-trip.

By car
Take Highway 101 from San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge. The 'Tiburon' exit is about 10 minutes from the bridge. Turn right onto Tiburon Blvd. and follow it all the way to the end of the peninsula (about 15 minutes).

By bus
Tiburon is served by Marin Transit route 219, running from Strawberry and Golden Gate Transit route 8, a weekday commuter line between Tiburon and San Francisco.

Get around
Downtown Tiburon is great for walking and biking. Parking is available at the Bank of America lot at the stoplight before main street ($5/day), at the Ark Row Parking lot at the end of Main Street ($2/hour), and along Tiburon Blvd. 2-hour street parking is also available, though limited.

Do

 * Bike-riding. The Tiburon Bike Path runs from downtown Tiburon, along Richardson Bay to Blackie's Pasture, near Highway 101. The path is wide and paved with a running path to one side. There are several parks and sights along the way.
 * Swing - take a short hike up the hills to the Hippie tree (100 Gilmartin Dr). Here you can swing under a tree and enjoy the incredible view of San Francisco and the bay area.

Buy
There are many cute boutiques on Main Street and Ark Row. These include a shoe and purse store, as well as a dog store.


 * Main St. shops have souvenirs, T-shirts, etc.
 * Ark Row has a number of art shops and boutiques

Go next

 * Mill Valley
 * San Rafael
 * Sausalito