List of tourist attractions in Santa Clara Valley

Circle of Palms, historical marker for California's first state capitol
Plaza de César Chávez

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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Hakone Gardens

Cultural

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Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
Circle of Palms and SJ Museum of Art
New Museum Los Gatos

Art

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This is a list of Silicon Valley art museums and art collectives/cooperatives.

Dance

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Estate

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Faith-based

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Historical

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Music

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Theatre

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Event venues

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SAP Center (formerly HP Pavilion) (SJ Arena)
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts

This is a list of larger event venues.

Events

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SJ Jazz Festival

Parks and trails

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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)
Lake Cunningham
Vasona Park Lake

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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Computer History Museum
Googleplex
Stanford University

Technology campuses

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Shopping

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Theme parks and tours

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Great America

Vineyards and wineries

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Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Blitzer, Carol. "Inspiration galore on Gamble Garden tour". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  2. ^ "Japanese Tea Garden, San Mateo: Haven amid hubbub". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. ^ "Home". Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Stanford University. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. ^ "The Lace Museum (Sunnyvale, California)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  5. ^ Schwyzer, Elizabeth. "Conflict continues at Pacific Art League". Palo Alto Online. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  6. ^ "Cultural Center & Museum". Little Italy San Jose. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  7. ^ "Palo Alto Players". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  8. ^ "Arts & Wine Festival". Downtown Los Altos. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  9. ^ "Events". Mountain View Downtown Guide. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  10. ^ "Festival of the Arts". Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  11. ^ "Hands-on learning at the EcoCenter in Palo Alto Baylands". The Mercury News. 2013-05-29. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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