Turns out Sonoma County, CA is interesting.
TourPods has 31 narrated audio stories about Sonoma County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Blue Wing Inn
Where Sonoma’s Travelers Never Quite Leave
A plaza inn where Gold Rush traffic became folklore.
La Plaza Park
Where the Accordion Found Its Town Square
How a hexagonal plaza became accordion country.
Sonoma Raceway
The Hillside Track That Learned New Names
How a hilly Sears Point course became Sonoma’s enduring racing stage.
Bodega Head
The Coast Chose Science at Bodega Head
How a fault-line standoff helped turn Bodega Head into a coastal science center.
Mission San Francisco Solano
The Last Mission on California’s Northern Edge
How Sonoma’s mission marked a new era and a hard frontier.
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Where a Coastal Scar Became a Living Laboratory
On Bodega Head, a contested site became a center for coastal science.
Potter Schoolhouse
Where a Real Schoolhouse Became Movie Dread
In Bodega, a one-room school became part of film history.
Sonoma Barracks
Where Sonoma’s Frontier Changed Hands
A military adobe became the stage for California’s northern turning point.
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The Kidnapping That Reshaped California
A child’s abduction became a family tragedy and a political turning point.
Safari West
Where Sonoma Turns Into Safari
A wildlife preserve shaped by one founder’s vision and tested by fire.
Keysight Technologies Santa Rosa campus
When Measurement Put Santa Rosa on the Map
How one company’s instrument work reshaped Santa Rosa’s tech identity.
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Where Hitchcock Made the Birds Come for Everyone
How two Sonoma County communities became one unforgettable screen nightmare.
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The Road Out of Santa Rosa
A quiet county, a cluster of disappearances, and a case that never closed.
Sonoma Barracks
Sonoma, Built as a Frontier Answer
How Mariano Vallejo turned Sonoma into a military and civic outpost.
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Before Suffrage, Helen Putnam Led Petaluma
A school board reformer who made California history in city hall.
Vallejo Home (Lachryma Montis)
Tears of the Mountain, Making of Sonoma
How Vallejo helped shape Sonoma, then lived long enough to remember it.
Stone Barn at Jack London State Historic Park
The Stone Barn and Jack London’s Working Dream
A volcanic-rock barn reveals Jack London’s most practical ambition.
Jack London State Historic Park
Jack London’s Unfinished Paradise in Glen Ellen
A writer turns success into a ranch, a laboratory, and a lasting dream.
Luther Burbank Home & Gardens
How Santa Rosa Changed the American Table
From potatoes to plums, Luther Burbank reshaped everyday eating.
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp
Where Cabin Summers Turn Into Stage Lives
An overnight arts camp in Cazadero has shaped young performers for generations.
Keysight Technologies Santa Rosa campus
Where the Instruments Kept Singing
A Santa Rosa campus carried precision engineering through three corporate names.
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When Sonoma Changed Flags
A swift transfer of power in Sonoma reshaped California.
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When a White Fence Ran to the Pacific
A temporary artwork that depended on years of persuasion and two weeks of wonder.
Wolf House Ruins
Jack London’s House That Never Became Home
A dream mansion on Sonoma Mountain, lost before the first night.
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