List of attractions in Silicon Valley
Circle of Palms, historical marker for California's first state capitol
This is a list of tourist attractions in and around Silicon Valley, it includes parts or most of Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County.
Arboreta and gardens
- Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford University
- Chinese Cultural Garden, San Jose
- Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose
- Filoli Estate, Woodside
- Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto[1]
- Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
- Japanese Friendship Garden, at Kelley Park, San Jose
- Overfelt Gardens, East San Jose
- San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, downtown San Jose
- Stanford University Arboretum, Stanford University
- Villa Montalvo Arboretum, Saratoga
Cultural
Art
This is a list of Silicon Valley art museums and art collectives/cooperatives.
- The Anderson Collection, at Stanford University, Stanford[2]
- Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park
- De Saisset Museum, at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Stanford
- The Lace Museum, Sunnyvale[3]
- Pacific Art League, Palo Alto[4]
- Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
- San Jose Museum of Art, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
- Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara
Dance
- Ballet San Jose, downtown San Jose
- sjDANCEco, downtown San Jose
Estate
- Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose
- Filoli Estate, Woodside
- Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto[1]
- Rengstorff House, Mountain View
- Villa Montalvo, Saratoga
Faith-based
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, downtown San Jose
- Gurdwara Sahib of San Jose, East San Jose
- Stanford Memorial Church, at Stanford University
Historical
- Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia, Burlingame
- Circle of Palms Plaza, downtown San Jose
- De Anza Hotel, downtown San Jose
- Forbes Mill, Los Gatos
- Hangar One, Mountain View
- Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
- History Park at Kelley Park, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose)
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San Jose
- Mexican Heritage Plaza, East San Jose
- Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
- New Almaden, Quicksilver Mining Museum
- The HP Garage, Palo Alto
- Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos
- Peralta Adobe, downtown San Jose
- Portuguese Historical Museum, East San Jose
- Viet Museum, East San Jose
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, downtown San Jose
- San Mateo County History Museum, downtown Redwood City
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, downtown San Jose
- Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, Sunnyvale
- Winchester Mystery House, West San Jose
Music
- Choral Project, downtown San Jose
- Fox Theatre, Redwood City
- Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, downtown San Jose
- Opera San Jose, downtown San Jose
- Symphony Silicon Valley, downtown San Jose
- Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose, San Jose
Theatre
- Palo Alto Children's Theatre Company, Palo Alto
- Palo Alto Players Theatre Company, Palo Alto[5]
- San Jose Improv, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Repertory Theatre, downtown San Jose
- TheatreWorks Theatre Company, Palo Alto and Mountain View
Other
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, downtown San Jose
- San Jose City Hall, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Flea Market, Berryessa (northeast San Jose)
Event venues
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This is a list of larger event venues.
- Avaya Stadium, San Jose
- Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
- California Theatre, downtown San Jose
- Event Center Arena, downtown San Jose
- The Flint Center for Performing Arts, at DeAnza College, Cupertino
- Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
- Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto
- San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Civic Auditorium, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Convention Center, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Municipal Stadium, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Repertory Theatre, downtown San Jose
- Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara
- SAP Center at San Jose, downtown San Jose
- Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
- Spartan Stadium, downtown San Jose
Events
- BayCon, Santa Clara
- Christmas in the Park, downtown San Jose
- Cinequest Film Festival, multiple venues
- FanimeCon, downtown San Jose
- LiveStrong Challenge bike race, San Jose
- Mountain View Art and Wine Festival, Mountain View[6]
- Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto[7]
- San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Jazz Festival, downtown San Jose
- Stanford Jazz Festival, Stanford University
Parks and trails
Vasona Park Lake
- Almaden Lake Park, South San Jose
- Almaden Quicksilver County Park, South San Jose
- Alum Rock Park, East San Jose
- Bay Area Ridge Trail, surrounds and crosses the valley
- Belgatos Park and connected Heintz, and Santa Rosa open space preserves, Los Gatos
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
- Castle Rock State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
- Ed R. Levin County Park, Milpitas
- Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, Saratoga
- Grant Ranch Park, East San Jose/Mount Hamilton
- Guadalupe River Trail, downtown San Jose, Willow Glen and South San Jose
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
- Kelley Park, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose)
- Lake Cunningham, East San Jose
- Los Alamitos Creek Trail, South San Jose
- Los Gatos Creek Trail, West San Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos
- Mission Peak, Fremont, California
- Plaza de César Chávez, downtown San Jose
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains
- Rosicrucian Park, downtown San Jose
- San Francisco Bay Trail, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose and Milpitas
- Sanborn Park, Saratoga and Santa Cruz Mountains
- Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Mountain View
- Stevens Creek Trail, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Mountain View
- Vasona Park, Los Gatos
- Villa Montalvo Arboretum, Saratoga
See additional hiking trails, and open space preserves at: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Science, technology and education
- Apple Campus, Cupertino
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, downtown San Jose
- Computer History Museum, Mountain View
- CuriOdyssey, San Mateo
- DeAnza College Laser Light Shows or Astronomy Shows, Cupertino
- Googleplex, Mountain View
- Intel Museum, Santa Clara
- Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton
- Museum of American Heritage,
- NASA Ames Exploration Center, Mountain View
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo,
- San Jose State University, downtown San Jose
- Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
- Stanford University, Palo Alto
- The Tech Museum of Innovation, downtown San Jose
Shopping
- Eastridge Center, East San Jose
- Great Mall of the Bay Area, Milpitas
- Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo
- Pruneyard Shopping Center, Campbell
- San Antonio Shopping Center, Mountain View
- Santana Row, West San Jose
- Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
- Vallco Shopping Mall (renamed Cupertino Square from 2007 until returning to Vallco in 2009)
- Westfield Oakridge, South San Jose
- Westfield Valley Fair, West San Jose
- Westgate Mall, West San Jose
Theme parks and tours
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Los Gatos
- California's Great America, Santa Clara (formerly "Paramount's Great America")
- Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy (formerly "Bonfante Gardens")
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose)
- Hollyhill Hummingbird Farm, Cupertino
- Raging Waters, East San Jose
- Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, Santa Cruz Mountains
Vineyards and wineries
Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Byington Vineyard, Los Gatos
- David Bruce Winery, Los Gatos
- J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines, downtown San Jose
- Lightheart Cellars, San Martin
- Mountain Winery, Saratoga
- Picchetti Brothers Winery, Cupertino
- Savannah-Chanelle Vineyards, Saratoga
See also
References
- 1 2 Blitzer, Carol. "Inspiration galore on Gamble Garden tour". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Home". Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ "The Lace Museum (Sunnyvale, CA)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Palo Alto Players". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Events". Mountain View Downtown Guide. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ↑ "Festival of the Arts". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
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