- 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!
- San Mateo, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Food & Drink, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 21 things to do within the city of San Mateo, CA , followed by 952 popular activities in nearby cities, including San Francisco, Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Berkeley, Los Altos, San Carlos, South San Francisco, Palo Alto, Oakland, Cupertino, Sausalito, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, San Leandro, Alameda, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Bruno, Union City, Castro Valley, Redwood City, Belmont, Daly City, Santa Clara, Menlo Park, Burlingame, San Ramon, Tiburon, Richmond, Dublin, Saratoga, Pleasanton, Milpitas, Lafayette, Danville, Lodi, Santa Ynez and San Rafael
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Charming and quaint, South Park is a small community in the San Francisco Bay area. It offers several things to see and do including a local park, specialty boutiques and eateries.
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The oldest Japanese gardens in California, the Hayward Japanese Gardens are designed to be a space of tranquility and peace. Spanning over three acres, the gardens are designed in traditional Japanese style, and include a koi pond.
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Bringing live performances to the Bay Area since the 1960s, the Douglas Morrison Theatre produces plays, musicals and concerts. Located on the grounds of the Hayward Japanese Gardens, the theatre offers camps and classes in acting, voice and scene study.
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Mayhews Landing Park is an enclosed park with a gate. It offers two separate climbing structures, swings along with several slides and also features a large grass area at the entrance of the park.
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Rosenblum Cellars is a winery focused on the production of Zinfandel wines. In addition to Zinfandel, the winery also produces Syrah, Grenache, and dessert wines available for tasting and sampling at the winery's tasting room.
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Carlos Bee Park's picnic tables and barbeque pits provide the suitable facilities for a group or family outing. The play area also contains a jungle gym for children to climb.
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Club Deluxe is a premier jazz club in San Francisco. This historical venue in the city center has great shows and affordable prices.
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Factory 525 is a mainstream club in San Francisco. They have 3 different dance rooms with house, dance, and electronic music.
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Kids Only is one of the popular kids clothing store located in downtown San Francisco. They offer a great range of clothes as well as toys that rank high in quality. The prices vary from affordable to expensive.
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Moscone Center is a large convention center in San Francisco. Not really a tourist attraction, but if you're in town for business you may find yourself here.