- Our list of the best things to do in San Mateo, California, features the top 973 nearby activities — including 339 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- San Mateo, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
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Located in historic Jack London Square in Oakland, Jack London Cinemas, is a nine theater movieplex showing the best movies Hollywood has to offer. Featuring a lobby arcade and special movie deals throughout the week, plan your visit today.
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Dumbarton Pier
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 9500 Thornton Avenue, Newark, CA 94560
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Dumbarton Pier generally offers only fair fishing. The bottom is mud, the water is fairly shallow and salinity levels of the water can be higher than in more northern reaches of the bay.
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18988 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546
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At the Castro Valley Community Center – Park, visitors can play basketball, baseball, and soccer. The location also contains picnic areas and tables, a snack bar, an open lawn area, and horseshoe courts.
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A Pied Tours serves the multilingual community of San Francisco. City tours can be conducted in French and English.
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The Boom Boom Room is a jazz, blues, boogie, groove and funk dance club. They are open 6 days a week and have live music nights, also giving you the possibility to organize your private parties in here.
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2063 Union St. between Webster and Buchanan, San Francisco, CA
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For some twists on modern Indian cuisine, Dosa San Francisco is worth a visit. One of their specialties is Truffle Oil Masala Dosa.
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Lotta's Fountain
Coner of Geary-Market and Kearny Streets, San Francisco, CA
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Lotta's Fountain was constructed in the 18th century and is an important historical piece. Many famous performers have entertained near this fountain.
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When you visit the Sundance Kabuki Cinema you can not only watch a variety of movies, but you are able to drink alcohol after 6pm, enjoy an extensive food menu and benefit from reserved seating.
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The friendly staff at the Bike Hut rent bikes for $25/day. The staff are experts on the area and can help you build an itinerary.
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The Blue Buddha is a treatment center that gathers different practitioners, each practicing his healing art. They do massages, bodywork, acupuncture and nutritional therapy all held by certified and licensed practicioners.