Ross, CA

Ross is a small incorporated town in Marin County, just north of San Francisco and west-southwest of San Rafael. Its history reaches back to Mexican-era land grants that helped shape modern Marin County, but present-day Ross is best known as an affluent, residential residential town. Local landmarks include Beniamino Bufano's Ross Bear sculpture near town hall and the Marin Art and Garden Center. Ross feels leafy, private, and civic-minded, with schools, hills, and old Marin elegance close at hand.