- Our list of the best things to do in Palo Alto, California, features the top 758 nearby activities — including 231 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Palo Alto, 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 28 things to do within the city of Palo Alto, CA , followed by 730 popular activities in nearby cities, including San Jose, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Los Altos, San Carlos, Cupertino, South San Francisco, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, Milpitas, Castro Valley, San Mateo, Belmont, Union City, Redwood City, Dublin, San Bruno, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Alameda, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Burlingame, Menlo Park, Campbell, Daly City, San Francisco, Livermore and Oakland
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West Cliff Drive at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA
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The water is warm at the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. Surfers and beach babies enjoy the many exhibits dedicated to board design, safety practices and the physics behind successful surfing.
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Sausalito's Marine Mammal Center is an aquarium and conservation center dedicate to marine life education. It features many species of seal, penguins, dolphins, killer whales, small sharks and other fascinating water creatures.
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Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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In 1986, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum opened inside the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse. It is one of the oldest museums in the world dedicated to surfing, and visitors can see how surfboards progressed from huge paddleboards to modern surfboards, along with surf club patches, surf movie posters, and wetsuits,
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Focused on preserving the history of the small area of Aptos and its surrounding hills and beaches is the Aptos History Museum. The museum features a curated collection of historical photographs, artifacts and documentation of the areas past.
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Nicholson Vineyards is a boutique winery located along the Corralitos Wine Trail. Guests are invited to bring a picnic to a wine-tasting, where interactions with the winemaker and vineyard owners are common. The vineyard also produces estate-grown olive oil.
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Rosie the Riveter WWII National Historical Park, 1111 Melville Sq, Richmond, CA 94804
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The Rosie the Riveter Outdoor Memorial is a public park and historical site made in honor of the sacrifices civilians made on the WWII home front. Visitors commonly enjoy biking, hiking or learning about local history during their trip.
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The Aptos Museum is a historical museum featuring a collection of local artifacts, photographs, and information. The museum offers guided tours, special events, and educational programs for students. The museum also maintains a gift shop.
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Melville Square and Esplanade Drive, Richmond, CA 94804
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Established in 2000, the Rosie the Riveter and World War II Home From National Park is an educational destination. Exploring the life and careers of men and women during the war, centered around the iconic image of Rosie the Riveter.
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China Camp State Park is most frequented by locals, as it is tucked away as one of San Rafel's secret treasures. The park offers beautiful marshlands, hiking trails and premier bird watching.
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The Seacliff State Beach is known for the being the resting place for the concrete skeleton of the Palo Alto, a ship built in 1917. Guests can visit the beach and fish off the pier.