52 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {due west} Golden Gate National Parks. At Wunderlich Park, you can head for the hills on foot or saddle up for a trail ride. Admire the stately Folger Stable, once part of a coffee baron’s estate, and on weekends, view sweet rides from another century at its Carriage Room Museum. Another great option for exploring the outdoors munity congregates near Woodside Elementary to celebrate the May Day Parade. The cozy Woodside Library with its peaceful Native Plant Garden is next door to the Village Church’s Village Hub, a community gathering spot, and across Woodside Road from some of the town’s best-known eateries. Woodside isn’t known as a shopping destination, but you can swing by the Woodside Tennis Shop for expert advice on the perfect racket and find everything from garden hoses to chicken chow at Robert’s Tack & Feed. Emily Joubert is the place to find tastefully curated home and garden items. Physically nearby but miles away on the tastefulness spectrum is Buck’s, the quirkiest place in Woodside. The casual diner, filled with an eye-popping array of tchotchkes, is run by the irrepressible MacNiven family. Next door, the Village Bakery is a popular brunch destination, PHOTOGRAPHY: ROBB MOST is dog-friendly Thornewood Open Space Preserve. For a more civilized experience, wander the expansive gardens and well-preserved mansion at the Filoli Estate, or give the kids some playground time at Barkley Fields, Woodside’s only public park (named after the dog of a major donor). To explore outdoor sculptures and art installations, sign up for Djerassi’s popular sculpture hikes, typically held from March through November. The stretch of Woodside Road between Whiskey Hill and Kings Mountain roads is as close to a downtown district as it gets. It’s where Town Council meetings are held in the 1884 clapboardcovered Independence Hall and local history is lovingly displayed at the Woodside Community Museum. It’s also where the com-
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