Things to Do in Santa Clara, California

There are 24 attractions in Santa Clara, California. Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, small museum in lighthouse chronicling surfing history, is the most popular.

1

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Small museum in lighthouse chronicling surfing history

Museum

2

Silicon Valley

Major global technology hub in California's Bay Area

Area

3

Levi's Stadium

NFL stadium in Santa Clara, home of the 49ers

Stadium

4

Computer History Museum

Museum chronicling computing and technology history in Silicon Valley

Museum

5

Stanford Stadium

Stanford University football stadium hosting major events

Stadium

6

Winchester Mystery House

Victorian mansion with labyrinthine architecture and odd additions

Area

7

Santa Cruz Mountains

Coastal range in California with redwood forests

Mountains

8

Pleasure Point, California

Coastal Santa Cruz neighborhood and popular surfing spot

Cape

9

Mission Santa Clara de Asís

Historic Franciscan mission now part of Santa Clara University

Church

10

Rosicrucian Park

Esoteric museum complex with Egyptian museum and landscaped gardens

Park

11

Año Nuevo State Park

California state park famous for elephant seal breeding colonies

Park

12

Big Basin Redwoods State Park

California park preserving ancient coast redwood forests

Park

13

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Tidal marsh wildlife refuge in South San Francisco Bay

Park

14

Natural Bridges State Beach

Coastal state beach featuring natural rock arches

Park

15

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

State park preserving old-growth redwood forest

Park

16

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

Historic municipal rose garden with hundreds of varieties

Park

17

Seacliff State Beach

Coastal beach with cliffside access and fishing pier

Park

18

The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Coastal redwood and recreation park near Santa Cruz

Park

19

De Saisset Museum

University art and history museum at Santa Clara

Museum

20

San Jose Museum of Art

Modern and contemporary art museum in downtown San Jose

Museum

21

Triton Museum of Art

Community art museum in Santa Clara Valley

Museum

22

Intel Museum

Corporate museum showcasing Intel's semiconductor history

Museum

23

Lathrop House (Redwood City, California)

Victorian-era historic house museum in Redwood City

Historical Site

24

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Children's museum and small zoo with interactive exhibits

Zoo