Petaluma /pɛtəˈluːmə/ is a small town in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. Its population was 57,941 according to the 2010 Census. The Rancho Petaluma Adobe, located in Petaluma, is a National Historic Landmark. Its construction started in 1836 by order of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San Francisco Presidio. It was the center of a 66,000 acre (270-km²) ranch stretching from Petaluma River to Sonoma Creek. The adobe is considered one of the best preserved buildings of its era in Northern California. Petaluma is a transliteration of the Coast Miwok phrase péta lúuma which means hill backside and probably refers to Petaluma's proximity to Sonoma Mountain. Petaluma has a well-preserved, historic city center which includes many buildings that survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Petaluma is a small city located in the Sonoma county of California. The place is also home to the famous The Rancho Petaluma Adobe which has been recognised as a National historic landmark by the government. The city was founded in 1848 when it first saw its dawn as a bustling marketplace for southern Sonoma county. Since then it has grown leaps and bounds. At one point it was even called the"Egg Basket of the World" owning to its numerous small farms. Today, it is a modern city with the point of interests like Shollenberger Park and Helen Putnam Regional Park, both of which offer tons of wildlife viewing opportunities, a pond, mountain bike trails, and what not! Tourists can also come here for shopping or eats.The restaurants around are plentiful and offer great taste and opportunity to indulge!