The 20 MOST CHARMING Small Towns In Northern California You NEED To Add To Your Bucket List

[@photoman4692]

Very nice but she needs to learn how the residents actually pronounce the names of some of those towns.

[@stevehaymaker]

That's the problem when you're just reading a script... how many of these towns has the reader actually been to?

[@John_Fugazzi]

This video obviously took a lot of work so it makes you feel a little petty criticizing pronunciation, but it really does count and a lot of people have noticed. A single example - We say "Point-Rays"

[@katwashere194]

@@photoman4692 it’s AI. Better than some I’ve heard but still not right.

[@gingermom12]

that bugs me too!

[@katwashere194]

@@stevehaymaker uhhh none, it’s a computer reading it.

[@LilyBecca]

Honestly, there's another 50+ towns just as charming as any of these. We are truly blessed in Northern California. ❤

[@RandomRabbit007]

Yup, and we're FAR away from the narcissists of LA (social media people, actors, athletes). Still have TONS of that California beauty with way less sociopaths, less population, less pollution and way more normal/blue-collar people. I prefer the mountains, hills, forests, lakes, rivers, caves to the beach anyways (we also have beaches but the water is colder than SoCal). I like visiting SoCal (tons of friends/family down there) but much rather LIVE in NorCal.

[@geoffreyfaust3443]

Glad they left ours off the list! (The way Bolinas used to be, back in the day).

[@RegularJoes]

I've lived in 3 of them. All 20 are what makes Northern California such a beautiful place

[@TwoRiversFarm707]

Yes, that was painful.

[@pa4625]

Pronunciation of town names could use some work😂

[@bobbywoods1525]

😂😂😂 exactly!!!!

[@carlupthegrove262]

It always make me wonder if it's a human or a computerized voice.

[@katwashere194]

It’s AI. They are getting harder to detect, they even put some vocal fry in this one.

[@byronbuck1762]

A lot of work. Even tranquil is mispronounced

[@BennyPoints]

Oh man, it could be a drinking game…but only for those with very high alcohol tolerance 🍺 So cringy

[@RonRuntenelli]

Placerville is one of the most intriguing small towns with rich history of the gold rush and Coloma with Ssutters fort.

[@santosmadrigal3702]

It's really not overruned by illegal immigrants ?

[@RunW-TheBigDogs]

I grew up there

[@pa4625]

Thank you for the great work. We are lucky to live in California

[@MarilynEhing-o3x]

As a native Californian I found the pronunciation of many many towns in error and frankly insulting. Also a lot of the towns are not in no. calif.

[@RonJohnsen-zw3xt]

Agreed. SF Bay Area and Central Coast are really not exactly Northern California. I suspect the producers of this consider everything north of Fresno to be in play.

[@Bigfoot-px9gj]

@@RonJohnsen-zw3xt I've lived here for over 30 years and I can't tell you how many times I have said that same thing. I explain it to people like this... If you open Google maps and make a screenshot of the map of the western US and draw a strait line across the northern and southern borders of California so that the bottom one goes out across the ocean, and the top one follows the state line towards the Wyoming border, then draw another line from San Diego to the northern boarder, making sure it's strait and passes through San Francisco. Then highlight the vertical line and copy it. Paste it into a new image and turn on the grid and count the squares north and south of San Francisco. In my image editor, Paint Shop Pro 5, there are approximately 16 squares to the north and 17 to the south. In other words, San Francisco is just slightly farther north than what half way would be, but it's too close to say without exact measurements... So in my opinion, San Francisco is definitely Central California.

[@TryingToDoBetter01]

Sounds like snobby Northern Californians to me. I’m from OC and like to travel up North. The towns and scenery are nice. The people aren’t.

[@RegularJoes]

I've lived in Northern California for 52 years, they're all in Northern California

[@92Rocks]

@@Bigfoot-px9gj oh my God you’ve been here for a whole 30 years you must know everything about this place. It doesn’t matter what you think. San Francisco always been considered part of Northern California. Glad you got out paint shop pro to solve things. Transplants in northern Cal are the worst.

[@ksflyer7661]

Good job on the list. As a native Northern Californian I've been lucky enough to get to most of these, gave a me a couple I'll need to check out.

[@RonJohnsen-zw3xt]

I'd bet many of us Prune Pickers could come up with twenty more and actually pronounce the names correctly.

[@theoccidilian4896]

Showing Sebastopol while talking about Bodega Bay.

[@cynthiaraiserjeavons399]

Yep… cringe.

[@angelabatko8491]

I enjoyed this, I live in Northern CA and I've been to most of these places, now I know of a few more places to check out ❤️

[@hopespringseternal2624]

I have lived in both Sausalito and Nevada City. I am grateful you included both in this video.

[@carlupthegrove262]

The picture at 3:48 is Tomalas NOT Point Reyes Station.

[@LilyBecca]

I noticed that, too!

[@garyjensen3414]

I think almost all the town's names were not pronounced correctly

[@helenjackson2971]

I cringed at the pronunciation.

[@FScott-m1n]

If you visit Caramel•by•the•Sea, make sure to try one of their delicious Caramel•by•the•Sea apples.

[@mattrogers1946]

​@@FScott-m1n😂😂😂

[@CatherineSorisio]

Came on to say the same thing! It’s rough

[@jimfloyd4563]

Good list, but learn how to pronounce the names of the places for crying out loud.

[@carlgemlich1657]

You should ask for a refund.

[@JJacks920]

Love Ferndale. No one talks about that fown. Very cute..

[@walterguerrero6550]

That's where they filmed salems lot

[@pault4010]

I like ur knowledge of the towns but you are saying half of the towns names incorrectly. Please do ur research of correct pronunciation

[@reconeix]

It's AI reading.

[@mattrogers1946]

It's AI, what were you expecting?

[@AdventistHeretic]

Bodega Bay showed picture of downtown Sebastopol which is 15 miles away. you have to go through Sebastopol which is a nice little town in it's self, but it is not in the same place.

[@nancyschaefer571]

I noticed that as well. Love Screaming Mimi's ice cream in Sebastopol!

[@LilyBecca]

Exactly! It's definitely not the same place, and there are major differences between Bodega Bay and Sebastopol.

[@LilyBecca]

I never go through Sebastopol on my way to Bodega Bay. I take the backroads from Petaluma.

[@TravelwithJennifer-x1z]

Your travel tips are always so helpful. You have such great insight!

[@jimk1050]

For a computer generated voice, I think it's clear, "friendly" and overall sounds quite normal. Seems like there should be a way for the editor to correctly pronounce the city name and have the voice software incorporate it. As a Californian, it's annoying to have common location names mispronounced.

[@reese1110]

My husband and I drove up the coast for our honeymoon and one of our stops was point Reyes. I feel like I went through at least 5 different landscapes just from San Francisco alone. I’ll never forget it. I’m from southern California and this makes me want to move further north.

[@SFSunsetguy]

Amazing how many of the towns you have murdered the pronunciation of. If you want to be taken as credible do the work required. At least 25% of the towns you got wrong. Might want to have someone check your math next time. Apparently I am not the only one who cringed by the number of comments you. Want to try again?

[@shelbybutler9714]

Lifelong Californian here. Capitola and San Juan Bautista are not in Northern California. You can replace them with Placerville, CA and Trinidad, CA. I agree with the rest of the choices, though. Also, please look up the Spanish and Native American pronunciations for these towns. You are making a mess of the names, thanks.

[@SearchIndex]

Trinidad was my fave …it had my dream home …the train car house that has long since been divided parcels

[@AnothrGtrPlyr]

Carmel, too. The Central Coast seems to get lumped into Northern California by anyone not from that area.

[@BrianKay-i9m]

You gotta try Morro Bay. Quaint and quiet.

[@barbaracole4314]

Would love to cruise thru these places and explore them, Ca is very plentiful.

[@debbieannsmith8962]

Great video. Keep up the amazing work. ❤❤❤

[@Bob-i1v]

Northern CA starts above Santa Rosa

[@davidbotsford7187]

Thank you. 100% in agreement.

[@patriciaanzelc5386]

Well if you live in the Bay Area, you definitely can say you live in Northern California .

[@Lora-G]

Sorry but Nor Cal starts in SF.

[@glos7569]

If you only divide CA into NorCal and socal, then NorCal starts after SLO. If you believe the central coast is a thing, then NorCal starts in Sonoma county. And of course if you go inland these distinctions really don’t apply at all.

[@redwoods7370]

I live near Bodega Bay in Sonoma County. Lovely little town with great restaurants. Worth a visit. Sit in one of the restaurants at a window table before dusk with a glass of wine and watch the water birds come to the bay for the night. It's like watching planes land but much more sublime.

[@laurelminkler4349]

The pronunciation of a lot of these towns are incorrect in this video!

[@janefranzen7051]

Grew up on Pacific Grove , Ca, on the Monterey Bay and a picture of PG coastline was shown while the video was featuring. Carmel by the Sea. Tots Ly enjoyed seeing it though.

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

lived in "Capeetolla" on the Esplanade. And lived near San Juan BauuuTeesta too. Today I live in Sutter Creek, just like it's said. It does have mid 19C Charm. Sadly 2 weeks ago a building on Main St burned....130 yrs old. Good wine is made around here, lots of vineyards....I've been to all these towns. More than once. Well, Bodega Bay once,... Murphy's is 20 miles down the road..... their claim is "We're gunna out Sutter Creek Sutter Creek"! and they're trying.

[@carlupthegrove262]

The Birds was filmed in Bodega, not Bodega Bay. They are different towns.

[@tedthurgate]

Let's see, in the movie it is all claimed to be in Bodega Bay (except for the SF scenes). Then, the Tides is in Bodega Bay, the shots of the town are Bodega Bay, the house is Bodega Bay, the farm where the farmer is killed is Valley Ford, some filming in studios in LA and other places. The school house is in Bodega. Saying it was filmed in Bodega Bay is as accurate, if not more accurate, than saying it was filmed in Bodega.

[@carlupthegrove262]

@@tedthurgate OK I see your point. The town of Bodega lays claim to being the place it was filmed. But there certainly are other locations.

[@barrybennett1210]

The Birds was filmed in both Bodega Bay and Bodega the town inland out of the fog. Heavily edited to make them look like one place. Church and school are inland. Long street and Tides (bar) on the Bay. Just enjoy the show and don’t worry about it.

[@carlupthegrove262]

@@barrybennett1210 Thanks for the update.

[@CareyAtwood]

I think you left out Sonoma but evidently you are not from Northern California as your pronunciations were the names was off.

[@TMendocino]

I have been to every one of these towns except for Nevada City. My favorites are Murphy, Pt Reyes Station and Bodega Bay. But Calistoga, Healdsburg and St. Helena are beautiful.

[@LilyBecca]

You've got to check out Nevada City! It is quite unique. I stayed at an old haunted hotel that had a bar at street level. In the bar, there's a huge portrait of a woman wearing a skirt that is made out of coins. The rooms in the hotel are all different, and have a bed and breakfast vibe. It's not fancy, but everything is very antique. It was an experience. The town is super cute and charming. I plan on going back in the winter. I heard they have a Polar Express train ride that is remarkable.

[@TMendocino]

@@LilyBecca I heard lots of good things about it. I do want to go. It is on my bucket list for sure!!!

[@robertmcgowan4312]

I live in Quincy which is located in Plumas County 87 miles north of Reno on highway 70

[@pcatful]

Auburn is now a large town. The only quaint part is a small area of the old downtown. The rest is spawl.

[@carlupthegrove262]

I've been to all of these and there is not a disappointment among them. I would add Mariposa, Jackson, Paso Robles, and Cambria to the list but there are so many many more. Enough for a follow up video. But please, as others have noted get the pronunciation correct. It really helps.

[@tedthurgate]

I would say SLO over Cambria, but it might not qualify as small.

[@gregsonnleitner6250]

Sorry, but Paso Robles and Canbria are not in Northern California. They are in Central California.

[@thedemartiniteam6034]

Carmel corn

[@williambrink1080]

Love Dunsmuir. Don't forget Hedge Creek Falls just off the northern most exit. A quick 5 minute walk down to the falls that you can walk behind. I stop there every time I go up to Oregon.

[@caverly]

Some pictures for Bodega Bay are Sebastopol.

[@michaelmilbrath2096]

Could be the voice over was done with poor AI?

[@jameshigbee455]

I’ll add these towns to my bouquet list

[@markschmitz3028]

Strange selection. It’s supposed to be Northern California but almost all of them are in a small band from Monterey Bay to Bodega Bay then across the state to Nevada. Sure they throw in Dunsmuir and Ferndale but that is omitting a huge section of the far northern part of the state.

[@loupoulain8103]

Actually, the mix is pretty good, Nevada City is in California. Several Gold Country towns, north coast and north inland, wine country. Good video.

[@RegularJoes]

They're all Northern California, where are you from?

[@dwainsellers6453]

I'm with you on that!

[@dwainsellers6453]

​@@RegularJoesNorthern California starts at Corning.

[@cameronandreasen993]

YOU FORGOT PLACERVILLE!!!! COULDVE SWAPPED IT IN FOR MURPHYS!

[@TonyAgosta]

Yes I agree 100% - Overall - The piece was well done. But the narrator has to be able to pronounce the names like she is somewhat familiar with the area. It would not be that difficult to research how the locals pronounce the town names.

[@Lili-bj6jc]

Two town not in this list: Placerville and Chico

[@Lora-G]

All of West Marin !!!

[@robcoscia1574]

For those commenting on the awful pronunciations, it’s because the voice is AI, and AI still doesn’t do well with names.

[@LilyBecca]

The way she says Point Reyes. It should be Rays, not Rye-Ess.

[@lorrilaque7311]

Sorry sweetie, but explore the correct pronunciation of these towns. Carmel is not pronounced like the candy, St Helena is not Helen a (Spanish influence). Bodega and more.

[@tylergrey4690]

Capitola is not Northern California. Neither is Sanora

[@erents1]

You forgot Kings Beach, it’s actually number one.

[@RegularJoes]

I lived in Kings Beach in the 90's, it was a $hit hole then

[@MyKeeP81]

@@RegularJoeslol yup

[@becausehelivesministryintl6841]

So let's get out a nap anx see just how much North most of these places really are? WOW

[@carlgemlich1657]

Remarkable first world problems in this comment section. For me, i think the reader's voice is pleasant, and pronunciation doesn't bother me in this free video. If it was a vlog, that would be different. I now have more ideas for day trips from my San Jose.

[@ReillyWilde]

Moving Northward-Cambria, San Simeon, Morro Bay, Monterey, & Pacifica are not on this very subjective list. 🌊

[@khrfx4715]

#8 Dunsmuir was the first TRUE northern California city on this list and I'm surprised they put in Ferndale and didn't bother to mention Eureka, CA. Then I'll give a nod to #2 Mendocino and #4 Ferndale as being in Northern CA. However, the other 17 cities are within a relatively short drive of Sacramento which is in Central California, so this video would have been better titled as "Charming cities in Central California."

[@RegularJoes]

Agree to disagree. They're all in Northern California

[@khrfx4715]

@@RegularJoes That sounds like "disagree" only. IMO only two qualify. I'm in Redding and I'm prejudiced. I clicked on the video hoping to find a few towns around here at a reasonable distance. The only one that fit the bill was Dunsmuir.

[@bonniefells7585]

I thought they would say Fort Bragg

[@khrfx4715]

@@bonniefells7585 Good pick. Ft. Bragg is one of our favorite places. There is a beach just north of town that is amazing to run around on with our little dog -- Seaside Creek Beach.

[@peggysmyth6110]

Pronunciation of towns are not correct.

[@lauratran7638]

What about Grass Valley???

[@thedemartiniteam6034]

Almost every town is mis pronounced

[@blakeaaron5698]

It would be awesome if you spliced in map orientations at the beginning of each city intro... otherwise, well done.

[@4KExplorationTravel]

What do you guys think? Is this place worth visiting? Let’s share our thoughts!

[@glondacourtney8113]

Truly, I have no idea about any of these towns, especially since most of them you mispronounced

[@tabbycat8511]

Not just wrong pronunciation but wrong town names, including the list topper. It’s Murphy.

[@davidcaerbert9531]

This is mostly central California

[@colleensgotcha]

I live in Auburn I moved here 28 yrs ago It was small and I loved it but not so much anymore it has grown way to much traffic is horrible, trash everywhere,homeless population is growing and the nice lay back citizens seem to be gone and replaced with rude people. Housing prices were decent not anymore home prices have gone way up!.

[@ShortShortTrailer]

While your list is very nice and shows off some of California's sweet small towns.... there are only two that people who live in Northern California would count as "Northern California". The vast majority of towns listed are in the central part of California. California is nearly 800 miles long and from the southern border to the Napa area is only about 500 miles... you left out the top 1/4 of the state.

[@vanessathenavigator]

lol that was footage of downtown Sebastopol for the Bodega Bay one. Bodega Bay doesn’t really have a downtown

[@debraj.guillory-king595]

MURPHYS IS NUMBER 1? WHERE WOULD DO YOU ALL PICK. I HAVE LIVED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1954. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL OF THESE TOWNS IN CALIFORNIA. AND I HAVE LOVED THEM. ALSO, MUCH CAMPING AND BACKPACKING. CHARMING? HARD TO FIND NOWADAYS WITH OVERPOPULATION AND SO MUCH COMERCIALISM. COLUMBIA IS QUAINT AND IS A HISTORICAL STATE PARK.

[@Evroyal]

Sebastopol should of been on here

[@mrc1539]

Don’t think you know where Northern Calif is .

[@cynthiamcquiston1814]

I lived in California for a long time they really need to know how to pronounce the names of the towns

[@terrylawler2083]

Thought you picked well but you need to learn how to pronounce the names correctly

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

“Carmol” 😄😄. It’s pronounced car-mel with emphasis on the first syllable.

[@terriozanich6444]

Hmmmm…It’s Car male.

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

@ - no, it’s not.

[@jd3422]

@@terriozanich6444 car-MELL

[@walterbsprinks]

No The Native Villages were always set back off coast and they moved inland with the seasons and their food sources

[@caitneedham]

Small town? By area or population?

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

Try Berry Creek

[@terrialice6139]

Many good choices but you need to get a native Californian to teach you the correct pronunciation of some of them..

[@brentfisher6484]

Fun video, but is the narrator AI?

[@jd3422]

It makes me wonder when she mispronounces San Juan Bautista, Point Reyes Station, Carmel by the Sea, and the word "tranquil."

[@sashanealand8315]

should be named most expensive towns

[@Mendoluv]

Did you throw darts at a map 😅

[@AlistairKiwi]

Suggest you find a Northern Californian to help you pronounce our area's names correctly, although you got "Half Moon Bay" & "Gold Rush Bay" correct.

[@RickSmith-z6n]

You forgot Hornbrook hahahaha

[@kareenm175]

Haha, my husbands grandma lived in Hornbrook when she was still living.

[@RickSmith-z6n]

@kareenm175 it's a strange place

[@RickSmith-z6n]

@kareenm175 I lived there for a long time, maybe I knew her ?

[@d-pinnit77]

Not sure how anything south of Sacramento or San Francisco is considered Northern California.

[@marleneyoung903]

Reno, NV

[@r.mucklin1703]

I certainly wouldn't call Reno a small town; more like a medium-sized city.

[@dragonasshh4264]

Wow. This must be AI or not well researched because so many town names were hacked horribly

[@philnewton2011]

"Charming."

[@betterdeal11]

What no Fort Bragg

[@TChalla007]

You left out Tiburon.

[@kayeb7809]

You need to do your research

[@tigeygirl]

Nothing tells me more that you aren’t actually familiar with these towns when you mispronounce many of the town names. Sheesh

[@karenmandeville7116]

you need to show their location ona map

[@josiemunoz1374]

Learn how pronounce Spanish Names

[@karaleong8282]

Great info but had to stop listening because she is mispronouncing every city name. Obviously never been to these towns herself but researched online and put this video together. Respect the business savvy but please check on how to pronounce the city names before pressing record.

[@digitalawareness4282]

Have you been to any of these places? You mispronounced many of them…just AI reading a script?

[@oliveinpeace9627]

Not Northern California, and mispronounced.

[@heidihochrein7912]

Half of the pronunciation seemed to be Spanish oriented, and then the other half so wrong! Not that hard, really. You did get Mendocino right. And Bodega Bay is not the site of the movie The Birds, but Bodega!

[@TonyAgosta]

I still consider Capitola to be in Northern California

[@eveplum6456]

Any thing south of Novato is not Northern California….

[@juliegalvez2788]

Learn how to pronounce the names of these towns! Obviously shes never visited any of them!.