- Our list of the best things to do in San Mateo, California, features the top 973 nearby activities — including 339 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
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25200 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, CA 95476
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The Viansa Winery & Italian Market is located in Sonoma, California. It offers a wide variety of fine wines, preserves, cheeses and wine accessories. It is also an extremely popular location for engagement photography and wedding receptions.
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Santa Cruz Harbor Beach is situated adjacent to the harbor operations and provides an ideal setting for visitors to spread out a towel, and enjoy the fresh ocean breezes. The beach is conveniently located near many shops and eateries.
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60 votes
E Cliff Dr at 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Twin Lakes State Beach is a public beach that provides a number of outdoor amenities for its guests. In addition to swimming in the ocean, visitors also commonly enjoy having picnics in the sand or exploring the nearby nature trails.
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44 votes
1978 Willow Springs Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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Situated in the Santa Clara hills, Willow Heights Mansion is a wedding and special event venue with sweeping views of the countryside and vineyards. The mansion offers wedding planning and catering services.
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Keller Estates is one of the older wineries in Petaluma. They offer barrel tastings and cave tours by appointment.
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307 votes
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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35 votes
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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Surrounded by lush wooded landscape, the Uvas Canyon County Park measures 1,133 acres features trails for hiking and biking. In addition, the area also offers camping and picnicking opportunities.
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75 votes
701 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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All kinds of wildlife are found at Lighthouse Field State Beach including the black swift, monarch butterflies and sea lions. The beach is popular with dog owners and surfers and is even home to a surfing museum.
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Located between the Bay Area and Monterey, Pelican Ranch Winery specializes in Rhone and Burgundy wine varieties. Wine-tasting tours and scheduled events are open to all guests with members receiving special invitations to select gatherings.