The 60-plus varieties range from tiny quail to mighty emus and an ostrich, all housed on the family farm not far from Elsie Allen High School. Senior groups and kids on school field trips are frequent visitors, but smaller groups are welcome, too. There's even space for picnicking in good weather. Call ahead to schedule any visit, though. Seriously, though, in fencing, they are called foils and are always blunt-tipped.
All ages are welcome.
A few dollars will get you in. After wandering the homestead and chatting with the knowledgeable docents, take a snack up the outside steps and through the garden to the immense fenced-in pond at the top of the hill. Sit on the shaded benches, feet stretched out in the warm summer sun, and be one with the turtles. More power to you. Gen. Vallejo's residence is located at the corner of Third and Spain streets in Sonoma right off of Highway 128.