- Our list of the best things to do in Santa Cruz, California, features the top 261 nearby activities — including 100 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Santa Cruz, 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 40 things to do within the city of Santa Cruz, CA , followed by 221 popular activities in nearby cities, including Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Watsonville, Capitola, Morgan Hill, Aptos, Gilroy, Campbell, Pacific Grove, San Jose, Marina, Los Altos, Big Sur, Half Moon Bay and Marina del Rey
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25.7 Miles
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2215 Liberata Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
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Accentuated by a large estate home, Castillo's Hillside Shire Winery encompasses eight acres of Northern California hill country. The winery offers several award-winning wines including Cabernets, Zinfandel, Syrah and Merlot.
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Big Oak Ranch is a horse care facility located on 57 acres in the foothills of Morgan Hill. On-site services include horse training, several trails, and lessons, either on your own horse of theirs.
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79%
47 votes
660 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
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In the Ghiradelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop you can peruse and buy various sweet treats, sit out on their patio which overlooks the sea and enjoy a sundae or treat yourself to both.
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Sculptures by the Sea is a unique open art gallery specializing in porcelain and bronze sculptures by artists such as Mark Hopkins, Llardo, Giuseppe Armani and more. All the artworks are for sale and can be ordered online.
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510 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
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Highly developed programs and services in the performing and visual arts at Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana. Youth programs art classes for children aged 6 through 16 of all skill levels.
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For a night of billiards, South First Billiards offers an upscale and hip ambiance. Prices are more expensive than other pool places, but you pay for the atmosphere.
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81%
145 votes
715 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
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As people enter the Monterey Mirror Maze they are told a story about a bank robbery and much make their way through the maze to solve the robbery. At the lazer challenge within Monterey Mirror Maze & Lazer Challenge, visitors must jump over or climb under lazer points of light.
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Also known as the City National Civic Theater, the San Jose Civic Auditorium is a designated city landmark. It regularly hosts shows from Nederlander Concerts and other organizations within the venue that contains over 3,000 seats and features state-of-the-art HD video and sound systems.
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Monterey Bay Equestrian Center offers a selection of equestrian services. The center provides horseback riding tours along the shoreline as well as romantic horse drawn carriage rides for special occasions.