Animal Place – Grass Valley, California

Not everyone’s a wild animal person, and Animal Place is a good option for those folks. This 600-acre sanctuary rescues neglected farm animals and gives them greener pastures in which to live out their lives — or be adopted.

There are self-guided tours, but they don’t allow much animal interaction, so your best bet is to sign up for a guided tour that lasts two hours and lets you interact with the creatures that call this sanctuary home and learn their backstories.

The Animal Place is about an hour northeast of Sacramento, and guided tour admission is $10 per person.