Ramona

Ramona's wine country has few regional rivals for its variety and quality of vintages. The community has the highest density of wineries in San Diego County, and grapes here are cultivated across a wide range of microclimates and growing conditions. Many of the wineries offer tours and tastings, making for a great addition to your Ramona getaway.

The first camel dairy in the United States, the Oasis Camel Dairy offers monthly Open Farm Tours, where visitors can enjoy camel rides and encounters, fun photo opportunities, an animal show, a petting zoo and shopping at the dairy store, which sells camel milk lotions, soaps, chocolate and more. Perfect for families, the dairy also offers private guided tours for small groups.

Travel back to the pioneer times at the Guy B. Woodward Museum on Main Street in Downtown Ramona. Housed in the 1886 adobe Verlaque House, the museum exhibits historic treasures of early western culture, including antique furnishings, vintage clothing, cowboy artifacts and mining equipment. The surrounding buildings include a cowboy bunk house, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, millinery shop and more.