- 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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At Serra Theatres, visitors can watch the most recent Bollywood movies to come out of India. The theater also hosts screenings of world sports events, such as the ICC Cricket World Cup.
12.9 Miles
89%
103 votes
50 E 5th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94010
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Central Park, City of San Mateo is public outdoor recreational park. It is highlighted by a large gazebo and Japanese tea garden, and it also features lighted tennis courts, a playground and a baseball field.
12.9 Miles
Situated beside the San Francisco Bay, Ryder Court Park not only has an excellent bay-side trail, but playground areas, reservable and drop-in picnic tables, a large lawn, restrooms, and an aquatic play area.
13.0 Miles
The Niles Canyon Railway offers travelers the chance to enjoy a train or caboose charter ride through Niles Canyon. The rides offer scenic views for riders who are seeking photo opportunities.
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46%
37 votes
500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95052
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Buck Shaw Stadium a 10,525-seat soccer stadium that is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was the former home of the now defunct Santa Clara football team as well as the Santa Clara baseball team.
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Showcasing local jazz musicians, B Street & Vine offers guests Italian dining with live music. It has over 17 choices of bruschetta to choose from. The prosciutto with figs and mascarpone is a crowd favorite.
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A Cinemark theater, the Century Downtown 12 is a movie theater multiplex that shows primarily first-run Hollywood films. The theater features stadium seating, and is located at the center of a variety of restaurants and bars.
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87%
54 votes
San Mateo to Foster City, San Mateo, CA 94401
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A 500-mile trail along the bay, San Francisco Bay Trail takes visitors through recreational points of interest including beaches, parks, marinas and fishing piers. The relatively flat trail can be used for biking, walking, skating and dog walking.
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The public can rent the space of Seven Hills Park for private gatherings and events for a fee. The park itself features a car-themed playground area, sand volleyball court, walking path, picnic tables, restrooms, and basketball court.
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As an indoor trampoline facility, Great Jump Sports offers a brand of workouts called trampoline fitness, and a new sport called trampoline dodgeball. The facility provides anti-slip socks and shoes for use on the trampolines.