In a special weekly series called “Three-Day Getaways,” “Today” travel editor Peter Greenberg is heading out for a series of mini-vacations from several of our nation's major metropolitan hubs. In week three, he made a great escape from San Francisco, Calif., which took him thousands of feet above the earth and hundreds down into it. Here’s a quick look at some of the suggested stops in his scenic side-trip:

Goldengate Fortune Cookie Company
56 Ross Alley
San Francisco, Calif.
Contact: Nancy Ham or Franklin Yee
415-781-3956

In San Francisco's Chinatown, tucked in a back alley, you'll find the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company. Grab the cookies while they're hot at this one-room shop that turns out more than 10,000 treats a day.

Tomales Bay Oyster Company
15479 State Hwy 1
Marshall, Calif.
Owner: Drew Alden
415-663-1242

This getaway will take you from wine country through Calaveras County and into Sacramento. Follow scenic Highway 1 up the coast towards Inverness. For lunch so fresh it's still moving, hit the Tomales Bay Oyster Company.

Safari West
www.safariwest.com
3115 Porter Creek Road
Santa Rosa, Calif. 095404
707-579-2551
e-mail:

Try a slight detour. Just an hour and a few continents away, you’ll trek through the “Serengeti.” Is this is a typical safari game drive through West Africa? Hardly. It's just southwest of Napa Valley. But they do have the open planes, the free-roaming game and species interaction. You really don't feel like you're in the middle of the wine country at all. Stay the night and sleep in a tent to bunk beside the animals. Then share breakfast with them in the morning.

Wagoneers Express Carriages and Nags
707-688-3411
www.wecaninc.com
Contact: Joyce Tucker

Head towards Calistoga to end the day with a sunset trolley ride through wine country.

Meadowood Napa Valley
www.meadowood.com
900 Meadowood Lane
St. Helena, Calif.
800-458-8080/707-963-3646

If you have a few extra dollars, hit the hay at the cushy Meadowood Napa Valley estate for a chance to hobnob with the upper crust.

Napa Valley Ballons, Incorporated
6795 Washington Street
Yountville, Calif. 94599
707-944-0228
www.napavalleyballoons.com

In the morning, rise with the sun for a birds-eye view of the region. On a clear day you can see all the way to San Francisco. Napa Valley Balloons will lift you up to more than 2,000 feet.

Steelie Dan's Hook One Guide Service
Captain Renee Villanueva 
www.thefishsniffer.com/steeliedan/
916-684-7148

Just a few miles outside of Sacramento you can drift down the American River with Captain Renee Villaneuva as your guide.

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar
800-952-2842
9937 Cosumnes Road
Wilton, Calif. 95693
www.tsarnicoulai.com

They call Jeff Goodman the fish whisperer and he'll show you how to sweet talk a sturgeon with a tour of the Tsar Nicoulai Caviar farm in Wilton, outside of Sacramento. It takes six to eight years before they can harvest these Jurassic creatures.