The is no row of formula fast-food restaurants at the entry to town. Many of the streets are shady and delightful for walking. The downtown is pedestrian friendly and is only four blocks long. Calistoga is a favorite destination for day-trippers from San Francisco and international visitors to California. There are several small inns and many fine restaurants in town.
Reservations are necessary for lodgings in the summer months.
A branch of the Napa County-City Library is in town. Old Faithful Geyser . Goes off about every 40 minutes. Featured in National Geographic. Frequency of eruptions changes prior to earthquakes within a 500 mile radius.