It might seem cliché to say that the Napa Valley Wine Train is more than the sum of its parts, but it is. Part distinctive Napa Valley fine dining restaurant and part museum. Provides a journey to some of California’s most celebrated wineries.

The Napa Valley Wine Train is one of the best things to do in Napa Valley. It is a luxurious vintage experience featuring fine dining in exquisitely restored early 20th century Pullman cars to explore some of California’s most celebrated and top wineries in Napa – and Cambria Napa is only minutes away.

Napa Valley’s Best Kept Secret For Concerts And Art Films! Looking for things to do in Napa Valley not wine? The Jarvis Conservatory showcases concerts and art films in Napa. Dedicated to serious art forms not often available in other places. All Conservatory productions take place in what has been described as a jewel of a theater, and an acoustic marvel.

The Jarvis Conservatory is located at 1711 Main Street in downtown Napa. Business hours are Tuesday through Friday 9am to 5pm.

Presented by The Culinary Institute of America, The CIA at Copia is a gathering place to “Feed Your Joy™.” Located in the heart of Napa’s Oxbow District, here you can take a cooking or beverage class or Boot Camp in the state-of-the-art Hestan Teaching Kitchen. Enjoy seasonal dishes prepared by CIA chefs in our outdoor dining spaces “Grove” and Garden Terrace; a unique, 3D animation tasting menu and exploration of Marco Polo’s Spice Trail. Or simply drop in for drinks and bocce or an outdoor movie with friends. Book your special event with us. As part of the not-for-profit Culinary Institute of America, when you dine in restaurants, shop in-store, or take a class, you help to support future chefs.

Blue Note Napa is a live music jazz club/gourmet restaurant venue occupying the first floor of the Historic Napa Valley Opera House. The Blue Note Napa seamlessly blends the quintessential Greenwich Village jazz club experience – an intimate atmosphere where the stage is so close to you that you feel as if the performers are in your own home – mixed with the Northern California wine country ambiance and the historic architecture of the nineteenth century Napa Valley Opera House. Dining at Blue Note Napa is an experience to delight all the senses.

Oxbow Public Market, located in the Oxbow District of Napa, has become the local gathering place for the best wine and restaurants in downtown Napa and throughout the Napa Valley. Oxbow Public Market and its artisans and purveyors passionately support the concept of sustainable agriculture and local harvest—promoting a healthy environment, and social and economic equity within our community.

The Market is located at 610 and 644 First Street in Napa, perfectly situated along the Napa River and Napa River Trail, adjacent to the Oxbow Preserve and Oxbow Commons and minutes from our hotel. The Market is open seven days a week and only closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. Most tenants of Oxbow Public Market are open until 9:00 pm seven days a week with later hours on Friday evenings. So come check out the best wine and restaurants in downtown Napa at Oxbow Public Market.