List of tourist attractions in Santa Clara Valley

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.

New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
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

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

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

Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

Things to do at City of San Jose
Activities at San Jose/Silicon Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
List of attractions at SanJose.com
List of events at San Jose Mercury News
Nasa Ames Research Center/Moffett Field Tours
Moffett Field Museum and Tours
Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Tours

[:0-1] Blitzer, Carol. "Inspiration galore on Gamble Garden tour". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[2] "Home". Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 2016-02-21.

[3] "The Lace Museum (Sunnyvale, CA)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[4] Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[5] "Palo Alto Players". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[6] "Events". Mountain View Downtown Guide. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

[7] "Festival of the Arts". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.

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