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San Mateo County/Silicon Valley is the best of the San Francisco Bay Area. All of "the good stuff" in history happened here! When Spanish explorer Captain Juan Gaspar de Portol√° discovered San Francisco Bay in 1769, it happened in San Mateo County. The garage where Hewlett-Packard blazed a trail at the forefront of the electronics revolution is in Palo Alto. Explore our history and discover for yourself.
Alcatraz Cruises
Alcatraz and history go hand in hand. Once home to some of America’s most notorious criminals, the federal penitentiary...
55 Francisco Street, #360, San Francisco
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Phone: 415-981-ROCK (7625)
Website: http://www.alcatrazcruises.com
Allied Arts Guild
A unique historical garden, restaurant and shopping area which is a showplace for artisans and was designed after the famous...
75 Arbor Road at Cambridge, Menlo Park
Phone: (650) 325-3259
Website: http://www.alliedartsguild.com
ARTS COUNCIL OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
The Council advocates for the arts and artists at the state and county level.The gallery displays mixed-media art work...
1219 Ralston Avenue, Belmont 94002
Phone: (650) 593-1816
Website: http://www.smcoarts.org
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
An icon of American pop culture, over 550 unique Pez dispensers have been produced since 1950, and the Burlingame Museum of Pez...
214 California Drive, Burlingame 94010
Phone: (650) 347-2301
Website: http://www.burlingamepezmuseum.com
BURLINGAME RAILROAD STATION
First permanent building in the mission revival style in San Mateo County.
California Drive and Burlingame Avenue 94010
Phone: (650) 344-1735
COLMA CEMETERIES
Early tycoons and financiers of San Mateo County including Crocker, Flood, Spreckles, Hooper, Clarke and Hearst lie at Cypress Lawn...
Phone: (650) 757-1676
Colma Historical Association
An organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the unique history of Colma.
1500 Hillside Blvd. 94014
Phone: (650) 757-1676
Website: http://www.colmahistory.org
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
The Colonial/Georgian Revival style house, was built in 1902 by the grandson of the co-founder of the Procter & Gamble...
1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto 94301
Phone: 650-329-1356
Website: http://www.gamblegarden.org
FILOLI CENTER
Location used for many films and the TV series “Dynasty” is a rare, historically important example of an early 1900’s...
86 Canada Road, Woodside, CA 94062., Woodside 94062
Phone: (650) 364-8300, ext. 507 or 508
Website: http://www.filoli.org
Hiller Aviation Museum
Facility showcases the past, present and future of aviation with a wide array of aircraft, interactive hands-on displays, and multimedia...
601 Skyway Road, San Carlos 94070
Phone: (650) 654-0200
Website: http://www.hiller.org
JOHNSTON HOUSE
Unique eastern
800 Higgins Canyon, Half Moon Bay 94019
Phone: (650) 726-3050
Website: http://www.johnstonhouse.org
Kohl Mansion
Revered for its stately brick mansion and surrounding estate, Burlingame’s Kohl Mansion is the epitome of elegant weddings and...
2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame 94010
Phone: (650) 762-1136
Website: http://www.kohl-mansion.com/
LATHROP HOUSE
Built in 1863, the mansion is now a historic post-Civil War house museum.
627 Hamilton St.
Phone: (650) 365-5564
Peninsula Museum of Art
Located in a wonderful environment for art, in a lovely park in the middle of the Peninsula. The Twin Pines...
10 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont
Phone: (650) 654-4068
Website: http://www.peninsulamuseum.org
PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE
One of the tallest lighthouses in the U.S. built in 1872 following a string of shipwrecks . Now serves as a...
Highway 1 and Pigeon Point Road, Pescadero 94060
Phone: (650) 879-0633
POINT MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE
Picturesque 1875 light station served as a naval training base during WW II and became a hostel in 1980. Call to schedule...
16th Street and Highway 1 94037
Phone: (650) 728-7177
PULGAS WATER TEMPLE
Built in 1938, the temple commemorates the completion of the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct which brings water to Crystal Springs Reservoir from...
Just off Canada Road by the Crystal Springs Reservoir.
Ralston Hall
Victorian mansion completed in 1868 and furnished with priceless antiques is now the location of the Notre Dame de Namur University....
1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont
Phone: (650) 508-3501
Website: http://www.ralstonhall.com/
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUSEUMS
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MUSEUMS host a series of rotating displays throughout all terminals.The LouisA. Turpen Aviation Museum, located...
San Francisco International Airport.
Phone: (650)821-6700
San Mateo County History Museum
Museum features exhibits depicting the history of the Peninsula through the times of the Ohlone Indians, the Spanish explorers, the...
2200 Broadway Street, Redwood City 94063
Phone: (650) 299-0104
Website: http://www.historysmc.org
Sanchez Adobe
Restored 1848 rancho-era adobe furnished with period pieces traces the various periods of California’s past. Call to schedule a tour.
1000 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica 94044
Phone: (650) 359-1462
Website: http://www.historysmc.org
SS JEREMIAH O’BRIEN
The SS JEREMIAH O’BRIEN is one of two remaining fully functional Liberty ships of the 2,710 built and launched during...
Pier 45 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco 94133
Phone: (415) 544-0100
Website: http://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org/
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR
Tours of the two-mile-long linear electron accelerator, which explores the small particles of atoms, include a lecture/slide presentation and...
2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 94025
Phone: 650-926-3300 ext. 2204
USS HORNET MUSEUM
This aircraft carrier is now a museum. It has docent guides, a flight simulator, and elevator lift to the flight...
Pier 3, Alameda Point, Alameda 94501
Phone: 510-521-8448
Website: http://www.uss-hornet.org
WOODSIDE STORE
Dr. Robert Tripp’s store is a relic of the early timber operations in California.An early center of the...
3300 Tripp Road at Kings Mountain Road, Woodside 94062
Phone: (650) 851-7615
Website: http://www.historysmc.org