The Gold Country’s wine cred stretches back 150 years. James Marshall, the guy who started the Gold Rush, even planted a vineyard in Coloma. Like most of Marshall’s business ventures, it failed. Still ...

In California’s Gold Country, old prospectors never really die — they fade into the present, hanging around old hotels, saloons and graveyards. Here are a few frights for the fearless to find: ...

Ghosts have replaced miners in the Gold Country, but the region’s state parks bring back the heady optimism of the Gold Rush. 1 Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park The discovery of gold comes ...

Any food lover’s trip to Gold Country means digging into California’s culinary past as much as exploring the new. So, armed with Mark Twain’s Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, & Essays for me and ...