Shopping

Art, Wine, Shop, Dine Historic Downtown Petaluma Downtown has it all for visitors including the Theater District, a charming blend of vintage and modern ambience that adds to the downtown shopping experience.

Visitors can spend a delightful day or weekend discovering a large variety of locally-owned unique shops, galleries, antique stores, spas, movie theater, outlet mall, shopping areas and restaurants throughout Petaluma.

The Petaluma Museum gift shop at 20 Fourth Street offers just one of Historic Downtown's interesting shopping options.

A visit to either of the Petaluma Farmer's Market on Wednesday evenings in the summer and Saturday afternoons from May to Oct. offers shoppers the opportunity to purchase local handmade crafts, delicious baked goods, and fresh produce.

The Great Petaluma Mill, a Riverfront landmark at 6 Petaluma Blvd. No. and B Street contains four buildings, including Petaluma's oldest, an 1854 warehouse. Relics, antique machinery and photographs in the lobby tell the history of what was one of Northern California's largest feed mills. The Mill now houses The Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce, a fitness facility, and offers visitors specialty shopping and a choice of restaurants.

Across the street is the LanMart Building, a historic 1876 building at 29 Petaluma Blvd. No. that was formerly a livery stable and hotel and has been transformed into an array of unique shops and restaurants.

Head north on Petaluma Boulevard and find Petaluma Village Premium Outlets, with about 60 designer and name-brand outlet stores each offering savings of 25 to 65 percent. Shops are open Mon.-Sat. from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Petaluma Village Premium Outlets is located at 2200 Petaluma Blvd. No. For more information call 778-9300 or see the website.

Many local markets including Lucky(1000 Petaluma Blvd. No. and 939 Lakeville St.), G&G Supermarket (701 Sonoma Mountain Parkway), Grocery Outlet (80 E. Washington St.), Petaluma Market(201 Western Ave.) Safeway (373 So. McDowell Blvd.), Trader Joe's (169 No. McDowell Blvd.) Railey's (157 No. McDowell Blvd.) and Whole Foods Market (621 E. Washington St.) sell products from Petaluma producers including Barbara's Bakery, Clover Stornetta Farms, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Laloo's Goats' Milk Ice Cream and more.

All of the 15 modern shopping centers also offer a shopping experience for any taste. Go to the Golden Eagle Center (at the corner of East Washington and Weller streets), or the Petaluma Towne Center(East Washington and Ellis streets) for other shopping options.

Plaza North Petaluma (North McDowell Boulevard and East Washington Street) offers a listing of stores on the web.

Additional shopping is also available at the Washington Square Center (East Washington Street and South McDowell Boulevard).

Consult Shopping Centers on this site for more information and locations of all area shopping centers.

Contact the Petaluma Visitor Center to learn more about where to purchase Petaluma-made products.