From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
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Arizona Cactus Garden, Stanford University
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Chinese Cultural Garden, San Jose
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Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose
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Filoli Estate, Woodside
- Gamble Gardens, Palo Alto
[1]
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Hakone Gardens, Saratoga
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Japanese Friendship Garden, at
Kelley Park, San Jose
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Overfelt Gardens, East San Jose
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San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, downtown San Jose
- San Mateo Japanese Tea Garden,
Central Park, San Mateo, designed by
Nagao Sakurai.
[2]
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Stanford University Arboretum, Stanford University
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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
[3]
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Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park
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De Saisset Museum, at
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
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Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at
Stanford University, Stanford
- The Lace Museum, Sunnyvale
[4]
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New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
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Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
[5]
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Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
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San Jose Museum of Art, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
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The Foster Museum, Palo Alto
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Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara
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Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, California
Dance
Estate
Faith-based
Historical
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Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia, Burlingame
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Circle of Palms Plaza, downtown San Jose
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De Anza Hotel, downtown San Jose
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Forbes Mill, Los Gatos
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Hangar One, Mountain View
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Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
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History Park at Kelley Park, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose)
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose, San Jose
- Little Italy San Jose, San Jose
[6]
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Mexican Heritage Plaza, East San Jose
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Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
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New Almaden, Quicksilver Mining Museum
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New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
- The
HP Garage, Palo Alto
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Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos
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Peralta Adobe, downtown San Jose
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Portuguese Historical Museum, East San Jose
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Viet Museum, East San Jose
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, downtown San Jose
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San Mateo County History Museum, downtown Redwood City
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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, downtown San Jose
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Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, Sunnyvale
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Winchester Mystery House, West San Jose
Music
Theatre
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Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City
- City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, San Jose
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Hillbarn Theatre, Foster City
- Los Altos Stage Company, Los Altos
- Montgomery Theater, San Jose
- Palo Alto Players Theatre Company, Palo Alto
[7]
- Pear Theatre, Mountain View
- Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory, Portola Valley
- Ram's Head Theatrical Society, Stanford University
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San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Improv, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Repertory Theatre, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Stage Company, San Jose
- Sierra Repertory Theatre, San Jose
- Sunnyvale Community Players, Sunnyvale
- Tabard Theatre Company, San Jose
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TheatreWorks Theatre Company, Palo Alto and Mountain View
Children's Theatre
- Children's Musical Theatre San Jose, San Jose
- Palo Alto Children's Theatre Company, Palo Alto
- Peninsula Youth Theatre, Mountain View
- Pied Piper Players, San Mateo
- Roberta Jones Junior Theatre, Santa Clara
- San Carlos Children's Theater, San Carlos
- Silicon Valley Children's Musical Theater, San Jose
- Willow Glen Children's Theatre, San Jose
Other
Event venues
This is a list of larger event venues.
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PayPal Park, San Jose
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Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
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California Theatre, downtown San Jose
- City National Civic Events, San Jose
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Event Center Arena, downtown San Jose
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The Flint Center for the Performing Arts, Cupertino
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Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
- Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto
- Montgomery Theater, San Jose
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San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Civic Auditorium, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Convention Center, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Municipal Stadium, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Repertory Theatre, downtown San Jose
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Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara
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SAP Center at San Jose, downtown San Jose
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Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
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Spartan Stadium, downtown San Jose
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Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Events
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BayCon, Santa Clara
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Christmas in the Park, downtown San Jose
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Cinequest Film Festival, multiple venues
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FanimeCon, downtown San Jose
- Los Altos Art and Wine Festival, Los Altos
[8]
- Mountain View Art and Wine Festival, Mountain View
[9]
- Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Palo Alto
[10]
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San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, downtown San Jose
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San Jose Bike Party, monthly bicycle ride in San Jose area, different route each time
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San Jose Jazz Festival, downtown San Jose
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Stanford Jazz Festival, Stanford University
Parks and trails
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Almaden Lake Park, South San Jose
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Almaden Quicksilver County Park, South San Jose
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Alum Rock Park, East San Jose
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Bay Area Ridge Trail, surrounds and crosses the valley
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Belgatos Park and connected Heintz, and Santa Rosa open space preserves, Los Gatos
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
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Castle Rock State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
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Coyote Creek Trail, San Jose to Morgan Hill
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Ed R. Levin County Park, Milpitas
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Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, Saratoga
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Grant Ranch Park, East San Jose/Mount Hamilton
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Guadalupe River Trail, downtown San Jose, Willow Glen and South San Jose
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains
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Kelley Park, Willow Glen (south-central San Jose)
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Lake Cunningham, East San Jose
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Los Alamitos Creek Trail, South San Jose
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Los Gatos Creek Trail, West San Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos
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Mission Peak, Fremont, California
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Plaza de César Chávez, downtown San Jose
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Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Santa Cruz Mountains
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Rosicrucian Park, downtown San Jose
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San Francisco Bay Trail, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose and Milpitas
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Sanborn Park, Saratoga and Santa Cruz Mountains
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Santa Teresa County Park, South San Jose
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Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Mountain View
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Stevens Creek Trail, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Mountain View
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Uvas Canyon County Park, west of Morgan Hill
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Vasona Park, Los Gatos
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Villa Montalvo Arboretum, Saratoga
See additional parks, hiking trails, and open space preserves at:
Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department,
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Science, technology and education
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Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, downtown San Jose
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Computer History Museum, Mountain View
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CuriOdyssey, Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo
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DeAnza College Fujitsu Planetarium, Cupertino
- EcoCenter,
Palo Alto Baylands, Palo Alto
[11]
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Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose
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Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
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NASA Ames Exploration Center, Mountain View
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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo Alto
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San Jose electric light tower (model, in
History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose)
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San Jose State University, downtown San Jose
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Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
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Stanford University, Stanford
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The Tech Interactive, formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, downtown San Jose
Technology campuses
Shopping
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Eastridge Center, East San Jose
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Great Mall of the Bay Area, Milpitas
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Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo
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Pruneyard Shopping Center, Campbell
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San Antonio Shopping Center, Mountain View
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Santana Row, West San Jose
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Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
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Westfield Oakridge, South San Jose
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Westfield Valley Fair, West San Jose
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Westgate Mall, West San Jose
Theme parks and tours
Vineyards and wineries
See also
References
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