Things to Do with Kids in Palo Alto, CA

  • TripBuzz found 631 things to do with kids in or near Palo Alto, California, including 610 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos and Cupertino.
  • From Junior Museum & Zoo to Rinconada Pool, the Palo Alto area offers 127 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters and Hiking Trails.
  • Only an hour from San Francisco, Palo Alto, CA is home to parts of Stanford University and many technological research centers. Palo Alto is considered by some to be the technology capital of the country with its many prominent headquarters including Xerox, Amazon.com's A9.com, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla Motors among many others.
  • TripBuzz found 631 things to do with kids in or near Palo Alto, California, including 610 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos and Cupertino.
  • From Junior Museum & Zoo to Rinconada Pool, the Palo Alto area offers 127 different types of family activities, including: Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas, Movie Theaters and Hiking Trails.
  • Only an hour from San Francisco, Palo Alto, CA is home to parts of Stanford University and many technological research centers. Palo Alto is considered by some to be the technology capital of the country with its many prominent headquarters including Xerox, Amazon.com's A9.com, Hewlett-Packard, and Tesla Motors among many others.
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14.0 Miles
91% 32 votes
Aquariums 177 W Tennyson Road, Hayward, CA 94544 MoreLess Info
Opened in 1973, the Superway Aquarium is a store dedicated solely to aquatic animals. Visitors to the store commonly purchase a fish to bring home or have their fish tank serviced from the professionals at the store.
14.0 Miles
71% 7 votes
Theaters 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 MoreLess Info
Located on the campus of the Saratoga City Hall, the Saratoga Civic Theater hosts a variety of musical and dramatic performances. It is the home theater for South Bay Musical Theatre as well as the West Valley Light Opera.
14.1 Miles
96% 987 votes
Gardens Naglee Avenue & Dana Ave, San Jose, CA 95216 MoreLess Info
The perfume of roses wafts out of San Jose's Municipal Rose Garden, located at the intersection of Naglee Avenue and Dana Avenue. This beautiful and fragrant garden contains thousands of individual rose plants and dozens of rose varieties.
14.1 Miles
83% 187 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA 94401 MoreLess Info
Offering an interactive opportunity for visitors to meet animals, CuriOdyssey offers unique programs, events, and exhibits to the public. Events include animal shows ever weekend, highlighting a different animal each time, and community days.
14.1 Miles
80% 25 votes
Parks Park Victoria & Kennedy, Milpitas, CA 95035 MoreLess Info
Situated on 10 acres, Cardoza Park features courts and fields for baseball, volleyball, football and horseshoes. It also has a playground, outdoor amphitheater, jogging track, open areas and picnic facilities including tables and grills.
14.2 Miles
85% 1443 votes
History Museums 1660 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95191 MoreLess Info
Located in San Jose, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum features huge collections of Egyptian art and artifacts. Its extensive holdings are larger than any other Egyptian collections west of the Mississippi River.
14.2 Miles
80% 428 votes
Gardens 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070 MoreLess Info
Hakone Gardens is the oldest Asian and Japanese estate garden in the Western Hemisphere. Visitors enjoy the gardens rolling green hillsides, tranquil waterfalls, koi ponds and tea ceremonies.
14.3 Miles
80% 143 votes
Golf 1560 Oakland Road, San Jose, CA MoreLess Info
Recently renovated San Jose Municipal Golf Course is a pretty easy golf course. They give you the possibility to rent it out for tournaments and also have 2 indoor video instruction rooms.
14.3 Miles
88% 43 votes
National & State Parks 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544 MoreLess Info
The Garin Regional Park offers several natural trails as well as two separate parkland areas that are popular spots for nature study and fishing. In addition, the park also hosts numerous annual events, including an apple festival and Halloween hayrides.
14.3 Miles
90% 90 votes
Parks 1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544 MoreLess Info
Founded in the late-19th century, Garin & Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks is a collection of parks offering a number of amenities to its guests. Visitors to the park commonly enjoy viewing the native wildlife, hiking, or having picnics.
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