- Our list of the best things to do in Mountain View, California, features the top 627 nearby activities — including 187 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Mountain View, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Amusement.
- The results below include the top 24 things to do within the city of Mountain View, CA , followed by 603 popular activities in nearby cities, including San Jose, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos, San Carlos, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Fremont, Hayward, San Leandro, Newark, Los Gatos, Milpitas, San Mateo, Union City, Redwood City, Castro Valley, Santa Clara, Belmont, Pleasanton, Burlingame, Menlo Park, Dublin, Campbell, San Bruno, Livermore, South San Francisco, San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz and San Ramon
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28.2 Miles
81%
123 votes
Eighth Street and Otis Drive, Alameda, CA
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Visitors of the Crown Memorial State Beach Park will be able to go fishing, boating, swimming, or picnicking. The location also hosts naturalist-guided programs and is an ideal location for boardsporting activities.
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At Clay Park, visitors can bring their children to two playground areas with swings, climbing structures, and slides. The playground has a short walking path and picnic tables near it.
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67%
12 votes
10550 Albion Road, San Ramon, CA 94582
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Featuring performances from regional high schools, Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center is a community theater for visitors to support the arts at. Visitors can attend a mix of school plays, concerts, and musicals.
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Franklin Park is a city park featuring two playgrounds, one for younger children and one for older children. The park also offers a baseball diamond, basketball hoops, tennis courts, and picnic areas.
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A popular fishing venue in the Bay Area, Pacifica Pier is most known for crab fishing. Many visiting the pier do not fish but instead enjoy walking the pier or watching for whales.
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A restaurant, bar, and live music venue, Winters Tavern brings in a variety of musical acts. The tavern has a wide beer selection, pool and shuffleboard areas, and a dance floor.
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Located inside the UCSC campus, the Arboretum is a great place to explore a variety of plants and trees of many different countries. Bird watching is a popular activity here with a good population of hummingbirds and other resident and visiting species.
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93%
361 votes
1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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The University of California at Santa Cruz is a major research institution with ten component colleges. It is most respected for its programs in medicine, biology, biological engineering and chemistry.
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Cedar Mountain Winery specializes primarily in Livermore grown and produced wine. They produce Estate Chardonnay, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Duet (a Cabernet/ Merlot blend), as well as nationally recognized Port wines.
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Nottingham Cellars offers a variety of wines along with wines on tap that are available year round. Patrons may sample Nottingham wines among the barrels in their cellar or have a picnic lunch on their patio.