It's just 5 miles from Ferndale's Historic Main Street to California's Magnificent Lost Coast*
"A genuine Victorian hamlet" (AP reporter Jennifer Marin), Ferndale has been dubbed "the best preserved Victorian village in California," by Los Angeles Times travel editor Jerry Hulse.
Sunset magazine confirms that "you can immerse yourself in Ferndale's Victorian spirit."
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This was perhaps our perfect vacation -- surrounded by a stunning natural setting from the Lost Coast to the big trees, a walkable city, excellent food at Matias', The VI, Lost Coast Cafe, Cream City Cafe, and exciting options at the Valley Grocery deli, comfortable and attractive lodging at the Redwood Suites -- and we felt like the only tourists in town.
We visited the museum and were impressed with the dioramas and the machine shop. We even stopped by the public library, chatted with the librarian, and practiced using the Dewey Decimal System card catalogue. We also caught a kids' baseball practice during a late afternoon walk.
Whatever you folks are doing to keep all this going, please keep doing it.
Chris Kirk-Kuwaye, Hawaii
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You will find a town where the old way of life
has not been compromised. The splendid buildings have been carefully
restored, embellished with lovingly-tended gardens, and people take
the time to smile a friendly greeting.
Although it's been suggested that the Victorian
village is a fairytale setting, Ferndale is a working, all-American
town which takes pride in its beautiful community and cultural heritage.
In the late 1800s Ferndale was an agricultural and transportation center,
a melting pot for Scandinavian, Swiss-Italian, and Portuguese immigrants.
The cradle of the wild and whacky 
The Victorian Village of Ferndale, full of surprises, deserves
more than a day to discover. 265 miles north of Sacramento and San Francisco,
it's a beautiful drive from the major airports (Sacramento, San Francisco,
Oakland, San Jose) or fly into the Arcata/Eureka airport in McKinleyville,
45 minutes north of Ferndale (car rentals, 
