List of tourist attractions in Santa Clara Valley

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Circle of Palms, historical marker for California's first state capitol
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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.

Contents

Arboreta and gardens

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Hakone Gardens

Cultural

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

Art

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

Dance

Estate

Faith-based

Historical

Music

Theatre

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

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SAP Center (formerly HP Pavilion) (SJ Arena)
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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
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Japanese Friendship Garden (Kelley Park)
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Lake Cunningham
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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
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Googleplex
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Stanford University

Technology campuses

Shopping

Theme parks and tours

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Great America

Vineyards and wineries

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Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains

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