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Ferndale is a very welcoming small community. We spent time doing a lot of walking and just enjoying the cool weather, shopping and the casual atmosphere, Several restaurants were closed on Monday and Tuesday, so we were limited on the choices. We did have really good pizza at the Pizza Place on Main St. We visited the Ferndale Cemetary and enjoyed the history and the views of the surrounding countryside with dairies and farm. The beautiful Victorian Homes throughout the town was a real highlight of the visit. A perfect getaway.

Ferndale is a beautiful town. Full of history and architecture. Its also a great jumping off point to explore the whole region, We visited redwoods, kayaked, ate at the Samoan cookhouse, visited the local cemetery, the Carson Mansion, the Sky Walk and the coast. Its a beautiful place to walk or drive.

Fans of Old West history will want to dig down into the historic downtown of "Cream City." We didn't have time to explore The Ivanhoe Hotel, but admired it as the oldest hotel in the west and its looks as the model for every western movie ever seen. The "modern" Victorian Inn kitty-corner from the Ivanhoe, on the other hand, is a dazzling vision of late-1800's frou-frou with the nicest dinner we've had in ages, and we get around a bit: REAL paella loaded with shellfish, chicken and linguica, a lovely baked brie with cranberry-poached apricots, and a fine bottle of Portuguese varietal wine. Passed a very attractive Mexican restaurant, but no time to try it. The downtown is a pleasant mix of surviving local businesses and new boutiques featuring some beautiful artisanal ironwork and pottery. Some amazing house-types to soak up for historians of architecture, too, in a lovely lush setting against a set of piney hills.

We picked the Shaw because it has a ground floor room for handicap except you had to climb shaird to get to it. This Inn is cluttered with dust collectors, just to many !! Won't recommend the inn to anyone.