There are number of nearby attractions or sightseeing opportunities such as city tour, museums, aquariums, zoo, shopping malls, beaches, theme parks, universities, temples, etc. one can enjoy based on interests and available time.
Find below some of the local and online tour operators. Some of these tour operators have tour packages like 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, etc. to choose from.
Please note that VPA does not have any relationship nor endorse / recommend any of these tour operators listed below. List is provided for information only. Guests are responsible for checking prior to signing up or paying for their services.
Following are the categories of attractions:
Day Trips and more:
- Attractions in San Francisco : https://myvpa.org/2025/day-trip-to-sf/
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Monterey Bay and Carmel-by-the sea
- Big Sur and Bixby Bridge
- Lake Tahoe : https://myvpa.org/2025/nearby-attractions-tahoe/
- Yosemite National Park : https://myvpa.org/2025/nearby-attractions-yosemite/
- Napa Valley
- Sequoia National Park
Technology and Museums:
- Convention Center is located in close proximity to most of the Silicon Valley Tech Companies.
- The Tech Interactive Museum
- Children’s Discovery Museum
- Winchester Mystery House
- Computer History Museum
- California Academy of Sciences
- Aquarium of the Bay
- deYoung Museum
- Museum of Legion of Honor
- Exploratorium
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Shopping and Dining:
- Santana Row
- San Pedro Square
- Westeld Valley Fair
- Great Mall
- San Francisco Premium Outlets
Universities to visit:
- Stanford University
- UC Berkeley
- Santa Clara University
- UC Santa Cruz
- UC Davis