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| | Calistoga, California Visitors Guide--Calistoga Wineries and Calistoga Spas. |
 | | For nearly 4,000 years, the Wappo Indians were the only people who enjoyed the hot waters that steamed and bubbled from a geothermal lake beneath the Calistoga area. |
 | | It was not until 1860 that a wealthy San Franciscan, Samuel Brannan, built a lavish spa resort, complete with a racetrack, a dancing pavilion and a winery, to attract health addicts and vacationers. |
 | | By 1868, the railroad arrived, and Calistoga became the “Saratoga of California.” Now, there are more than a dozen spa resorts, from rustic bathhouses and plain cottages to luxurious Roman-style villas with garden patios, private whirlpools and mud baths, massage salons and romantic accommodations. |
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