La Paz, Vara Blanca Cloud Forest
It feels like a world away from the hustle and bustle of the city, but it's not. La Paz is about 45 minutes to an hour tops out of San Jose, north of the town. You'll pass through farmland and the best of rural Costa Rica before finding yourself in the pristine cloud forest and the La Paz Waterfall Gardens on the slopes of the Poas Volcano.