- The list below includes 336 free or cheap things to do in or near Novato, California, including 128 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Hiking Trails, Movie Theaters and Specialty Museums.
- From Old Town Novato to Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Novato and in nearby cities within 25 miles like San Francisco, Berkeley, Richmond and Benicia.
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Gateway Park is a recreational park that includes a playground that has a slide, monkey bars, climbing obstacles, and a covered tower. The park also has a hiking trail that can be used for running and walking.
21.7 Miles
The Jack London Park is a local neighborhood city-run park open to the public. The park offers a variety of amenities, including a playground, a basketball court, soccer and baseball fields, and picnic tables.
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entrances at Wildcat Canyon Rd & Grizzly Peak Blvd, Berkeley, CA
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Beautiful Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley, California is a nature conservancy with free and premium programs dedicated to public education about California's ecosystems, wildlife and horticulture. Most areas of the park are free to enter and are staffed by volunteers.
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Ninth Street Park is a recreational park that features a sand volleyball court, a local dock and pier, open grass fields, picnic benches, and a playground. The park also has a paved trial that can be used for running.
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Built for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, Palace of Fine Arts, has been a drawing card for tourists ever since. Today, the palace plays host to a full schedule of live entertainment and musical events in its 962 seat theater.
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104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94129
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Take a walk back in time at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Paying homage to the great works of this filmmaker, this museum offers numerous programs and exhibits that tell the Walt Disney story.
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Musee Mecanique
Pier 45, Fishermen's Wharf, San Francisco, CA 94133
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Musee Mechanique has a large collection of antique coin-operated machines. You can play the antique arcade games in their lobby.
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Enjoy various outdoor activities including hiking and fishing at Baker Beach. Offering breathtaking views of the Golden Gate Bridge and other landmarks, it is also a great place for photography.
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Aquatic Park, located just past Fisherman's Wharf, is a great place for swimming and sightseeing with the Golden Gate Bridge on one side and Alcatraz on the other. The water here is slightly colder than usual. Cold / Hot showers and sauna are also available.
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Babushka is a popular arts and crafts store specializing in authentic Russian crafts such as the 'matrioshka' (i.e. stacking doll). The store has a wide variety of such dolls, each one of them painted by hand and uniquely designed. The prices however, are more on the expensive side.