Silicon Valley Visitor’s Guide

Daniel & Grace
Daniel & Grace
Silicon Valley Visitor’s Guide

Sightseeing & Outdoor Activities

We bring our son to the park almost every day! It has been voted as #1 Rose Garden In America. Definitely worth a short visit
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Rose Garden
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We bring our son to the park almost every day! It has been voted as #1 Rose Garden In America. Definitely worth a short visit
Our son’s favorite place, can you believe there is a farm in the middle of the city?
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Emma Prusch Farm Park
647 S King Rd
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Our son’s favorite place, can you believe there is a farm in the middle of the city?
Great candidate for a short 1 day hiking trip. On top of the mountain you can get to have a birds-eye views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay.
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Castle Rock State Park
15451 CA-35
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Great candidate for a short 1 day hiking trip. On top of the mountain you can get to have a birds-eye views of the Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay.
Checkout the redwood grove trail (troller friendly for family with kids) surrounded by thousands year old redwood.
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
101 N Big Trees Park Rd
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Checkout the redwood grove trail (troller friendly for family with kids) surrounded by thousands year old redwood.
Cruise down this scenic road along the pacific coastline with golf courses and mansions :)
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17-Mile Drive
17 Mile Drive
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Cruise down this scenic road along the pacific coastline with golf courses and mansions :)
This museum holds the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the Western U.S.
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave
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This museum holds the largest collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the Western U.S.
The California's oldest municipal park, it's troller friendly perfect for family with kids
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Alum Rock Park
15350 Penitencia Creek Rd
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The California's oldest municipal park, it's troller friendly perfect for family with kids
Great day trip for family with kids
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De Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot Rd
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Great day trip for family with kids
Another amazing park surrounded by majestic redwoods :)
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
21600 Big Basin Way
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Another amazing park surrounded by majestic redwoods :)
Short 30 min drive to this ocean front amusement park
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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Short 30 min drive to this ocean front amusement park
One of my favorite local beach
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey Ave
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One of my favorite local beach
This train takes you from the majestic redwood to Santa Cruz beach broad walk and back. They have the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines dating back to 1883 :)
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Roaring Camp
5401 Graham Hill Rd
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This train takes you from the majestic redwood to Santa Cruz beach broad walk and back. They have the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines dating back to 1883 :)
It's one of the famous bizarre place, it's located across from Santana Row
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Winchester Mystery House
525 S Winchester Blvd
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It's one of the famous bizarre place, it's located across from Santana Row
It's part of the Sunol Regional Widerness, a scenic hike offering breathtaking oak lined canyon views and dramatic waterfalls
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Little Yosemite Area
1895 Geary Rd
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It's part of the Sunol Regional Widerness, a scenic hike offering breathtaking oak lined canyon views and dramatic waterfalls
Beautiful place to have weddings!
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Villa Montalvo
15400 Montalvo Rd
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Beautiful place to have weddings!
Go see the bay!
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Shoreline Lake Park
3160 N Shoreline Blvd
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Go see the bay!
One of the iconic area for locals here. Lots of high end luxury stores and restaurants. It's like a village within a city. Lots of outdoor entertainment if you were here during the weekend in summer time
Santana Row
One of the iconic area for locals here. Lots of high end luxury stores and restaurants. It's like a village within a city. Lots of outdoor entertainment if you were here during the weekend in summer time
If you like wine, you can take a trip to Livermore for a quick wine country tour only 40 min away
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Vineyard Table & Tasting Lounge
5050 Arroyo Rd
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If you like wine, you can take a trip to Livermore for a quick wine country tour only 40 min away
Amazing views of pacific!
The Ocean Terrace
Amazing views of pacific!

Food scene

One of the local iconic place since 1966, great food and affordable
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Falafel's Drive In
2301 Stevens Creek Blvd
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One of the local iconic place since 1966, great food and affordable
This restaurant has been tested over time for our family gathering place, great authentic Chinese food at affordable price
Soong Soong
3680 Stevens Creek Blvd
This restaurant has been tested over time for our family gathering place, great authentic Chinese food at affordable price
Make your own burger! Pay close attention to their menu, did you see bison, elk, ostrich?!?!
Sliders
1645 W San Carlos St
Make your own burger! Pay close attention to their menu, did you see bison, elk, ostrich?!?!
Another hole in the wall place mins away, great authentic Middle Eastern place!
Gulzaar Halal Restaurant & Catering
1880 W San Carlos St
Another hole in the wall place mins away, great authentic Middle Eastern place!
One of my favorite Taiwanese restaurant :)
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Red Hot Wok
10074 E Estates Dr
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One of my favorite Taiwanese restaurant :)
Local's favorite breakfast / brunch, it's only mins away :)
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Bill's Cafe
2089 The Alameda
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Local's favorite breakfast / brunch, it's only mins away :)
We have lots of great Ethiopian restaurant in this neighborhood, this one is one of my favorite.
Kategna Ethiopian Restaurant
1663 W San Carlos St
We have lots of great Ethiopian restaurant in this neighborhood, this one is one of my favorite.
Make your own pizza, their pizza is one of my son's favorite :)
Got2go Pizza
1761 W San Carlos St
Make your own pizza, their pizza is one of my son's favorite :)
Affordable grocery store just mins away
99 Cents Only Stores
1915 W San Carlos St
Affordable grocery store just mins away
One of our favorite and affordable sushi bar, but it takes a long time to get in
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Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
19600 Vallco Pkwy
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One of our favorite and affordable sushi bar, but it takes a long time to get in
One of my favorite Mexican restaurant :)
Taqueria La Bamba
580 N Rengstorff Ave
One of my favorite Mexican restaurant :)
One of our favorite sushi bar
KAIZEN CAMPBELL
330 E Hamilton Ave
One of our favorite sushi bar
All you can order sushi bar
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Sushi Infinity
10271 Torre Avenue
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All you can order sushi bar
Our favorite go-to coffee shop, 5 min away
Crema Coffee Roasting Co.
1202 The Alameda
Our favorite go-to coffee shop, 5 min away
Another amazing breakfast place within a line! Be prepared to wait, but it’s definitely worth it
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The Breakfast Club at Midtown
1432 W San Carlos St
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Another amazing breakfast place within a line! Be prepared to wait, but it’s definitely worth it
One of our favorite BBQ place! 5 min away
Sam's Bar-B-Que
1110 S Bascom Ave
One of our favorite BBQ place! 5 min away
One of the best local donut shop in town!! You have to go early before they are gone!
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Stan's Donut Shop
2628 Homestead Rd
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One of the best local donut shop in town!! You have to go early before they are gone!
Amazing steakhouse! Great place to go celebrate special occasions :)
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Alexander's Steakhouse
19379 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Amazing steakhouse! Great place to go celebrate special occasions :)
Wow, all I can say is if you haven't try their hand brew coffee, you are missing out!
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Philz Coffee
118 Paseo de San Antonio
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Wow, all I can say is if you haven't try their hand brew coffee, you are missing out!
They have amazing make your own sandwiches! Go check them out!
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Zanotto's Family Market
1970 Naglee Ave
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They have amazing make your own sandwiches! Go check them out!
One of my favorite Mexican place. I love their super quesadilla!
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La Victoria Taqueria
140 East San Carlos Street
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One of my favorite Mexican place. I love their super quesadilla!
One of our new favorite place we found. Best quality / price ratio for sushi in town :)
Sushi Day
2044 McKee Road
One of our new favorite place we found. Best quality / price ratio for sushi in town :)
Our newest find, love their jerk sauce!!
BackAYard Caribbean Grill
Our newest find, love their jerk sauce!!

Silicon Valley Tech Tour

If you are new to Silicon Valley, then it's worth taking a mini trip to visit those iconic companies and museum to learn about the origin.
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Intel Museum
2200 Mission College Boulevard
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Googleplex
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
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Stanford Oval
20 Palm Dr
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San Francisco Day Tour

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Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
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Paleis voor Schone Kunsten
3601 Lyon St
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Legioen van Eer
100 34th Ave
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Lombard Street
Lombard Street
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Alcatraz Island
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Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
801 Beach St
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Union Square
333 Post St
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Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos Ave
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Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
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Golden Gate Park
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Genadekathedraal
1100 California St
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Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery St
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Coit Tower
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Twin Peaks
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Checkout those prices in the menu, it's insane!!
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Boudin Bakery Museum
160 Jefferson St
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Checkout those prices in the menu, it's insane!!
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Presidio van San Francisco
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Treasure Island
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Sausalito
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Angel Island State Park
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One of the local's favorite ice cream shop, got featured in the Pixar movie "Up" - toward the end
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Fentons Creamery
4226 Piedmont Ave
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One of the local's favorite ice cream shop, got featured in the Pixar movie "Up" - toward the end