San Anselmo set back in the hills of Marin County just north west of San Rafael and just 40 minutes from San Francisco. Since the days when the Coast Miwoks roamed the oak-studded hills and fished the fresh waters of San Anselmo Creek, the climate, the beauty and serenity of San Anselmo still enchants those who come here. The downtown area is filled with intriguing shops, galleries and restaurants while older still graceful homes dot the hillsides.

San Anselmo was a silent film capital in the early 1900s. Among the films made here: "The Two-Gun Man" and "Cowpuncher's Law." The old Tamalpais Theater opened in 1923 with Gloria Swanson's "The Hummingbird." Sunset Magazine readers voted San Anselmo "Best in the West" for antiquing and the town is distinguished as the "Northern California Antique Capital."

Gerstle Park Inn, San Rafael
a traditional English estate, this bed and breakfast provides charmingly elegant and spacious accommodations reminiscent of a bygone era

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