List of tourist attractions in Santa Clara Valley explained
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
- San Mateo Japanese Tea Garden, Central Park, San Mateo, designed by Nagao Sakurai.[2]
- 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[3]
- 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[4]
- New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
- Pacific Art League, Palo Alto[5]
- Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto
- San Jose Museum of Art, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
- The Foster Museum, Palo Alto
- Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara
- Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, California
Dance
Estate
Faith-based
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
- Little Italy San Jose, San Jose[6]
- Mexican Heritage Plaza, East San Jose
- Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
- New Almaden, Quicksilver Mining Museum
- New Museum Los Gatos, Los Gatos
- 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
Theatre
- Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City
- City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, San Jose
- 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
- San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Improv, downtown San Jose
- 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
- TheatreWorks Theatre Company, Palo Alto and Mountain View
Children's Theatre
- Children's Musical Theater 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.
- PayPal Park, San Jose
- Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
- California Theatre, downtown San Jose
- City National Civic Events, San Jose
- Event Center Arena, downtown San Jose
- The Flint Center for the Performing Arts, Cupertino
- Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
- Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto
- Montgomery Theater, San Jose
- 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
- Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Events
- BayCon, Santa Clara
- Christmas in the Park, downtown San Jose
- Cinequest Film Festival, multiple venues
- 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]
- San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, downtown San Jose
- San Jose Bike Party, monthly bicycle ride in San Jose area, different route each time
- San Jose Jazz Festival, downtown San Jose
- Stanford Jazz Festival, Stanford University
Parks and trails
- 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
- Coyote Creek Trail, San Jose to Morgan Hill
- 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
- Santa Teresa County Park, South San Jose
- Shoreline Park, Mountain View, Mountain View
- Stevens Creek Trail, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Mountain View
- Uvas Canyon County Park, west of Morgan Hill
- Vasona Park, Los Gatos
- 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
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, downtown San Jose
- Computer History Museum, Mountain View
- CuriOdyssey, Coyote Point Recreation Area, San Mateo
- DeAnza College Fujitsu Planetarium, Cupertino
- EcoCenter, Palo Alto Baylands, Palo Alto[11]
- Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, San Jose
- Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
- NASA Ames Exploration Center, Mountain View
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo Alto
- San Jose electric light tower (model, in History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose)
- San Jose State University, downtown San Jose
- Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
- Stanford University, Stanford
- The Tech Interactive, formerly The Tech Museum of Innovation, downtown San Jose
Technology campuses
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
- 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)
- CaliBunga Waterpark, East San Jose
- Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, Santa Cruz Mountains
Vineyards and wineries
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Inspiration galore on Gamble Garden tour. Palo Alto Online. 2016-02-22. Carol. Blitzer.
- News: Japanese Tea Garden, San Mateo: Haven amid hubbub. SFGate. 2017-11-26.
- Web site: Home. 2016-02-21. Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Stanford University.
- Web site: The Lace Museum (Sunnyvale, California). TripAdvisor. 2016-02-22.
- Web site: Conflict continues at Pacific Art League. Palo Alto Online. 2016-02-22. Elizabeth. Schwyzer.
- Web site: Cultural Center & Museum. 2020-11-09. Little Italy San Jose. en.
- Web site: Palo Alto Players. Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. 2016-02-22.
- News: Arts & Wine Festival. Downtown Los Altos. 2017-11-03. en-US.
- Web site: Events. Mountain View Downtown Guide. 2016-02-22. en-US.
- Web site: Festival of the Arts. Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. 2016-02-22.
- News: Hands-on learning at the EcoCenter in Palo Alto Baylands. 2013-05-29. The Mercury News. 2017-11-03. en-US.
