Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary


This beautiful 10.5-acre waterfront nature reserve is centered around a magnificent lemon-yellow 1876 Victorian mansion. The reserve is home to a huge variety of water birds. Picnickers welcome. Located off Tiburon Blvd.


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1. Sausalito Houseboats

1.63 MILES

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2. Bay Model Visitor Center

2.15 MILES

One of the coolest things in town, fascinating to both kids and adults, is the Army Corps of Engineers’ solar-powered visitor center. Housed in one of the…

3. China Cabin

2.41 MILES

The saloon of the 1866 steamer sailing ship PS China was brought to this site when the ship was decommissioned in the late 1800s. Since then it's served…

4. Old St Hilary’s

2.51 MILES

This fine 19th-century example of Carpenter Gothic architectural style can be seen from almost anywhere in Tiburon. Hiking trails lead from above it onto…

5. Viña Del Mar Park

2.82 MILES

Near the ferry terminal, the plaza has a fountain flanked by 14ft-tall elephant statues from the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San…

6. Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum

2.89 MILES

Formerly the terminus for a 3000-person ferry to San Francisco and a railroad that once reached north to Ukiah, this late-19th-century building showcases…

7. Old Mill Park

3.14 MILES

Several blocks west of downtown is Old Mill Park, perfect for a picnic. Here you’ll also find a replica of the town’s namesake sawmill, and a small…

8. San Quentin State Prison

3.2 MILES

East of Hwy 101 is the hulking mass of San Quentin, California’s oldest and most notorious prison, founded in 1852. Johnny Cash recorded an album here in…