Others Near Hillsborough,CA
San Mateo County History Museum - Redwood City alex eecs: One of my favorite museums Ive ever been to. All the exhibits are fascinating, with many hands on interactive portions. Want to climb into a mud wagon and imagine the experience of traveling for 9 hours along a bumpy road? Send a telegram? Drive a streetcar? Or try your hand at an 1800s gambling game? This place has it all.
I loved learning about the history of the place I live, where the highways and public transit systems I use daily came from. Or seeing the evolution California license plates, from porcelain plates to how we saved steel during the war. Ive only seen one section so far out of a dozen since Im spending so much time at each exhibit.
Admission is cheap, and the building looks beautiful. If you havent been I highly recommend this museum.
Pulgas Water Temple - Redwood City Jeffery Hyde: This Beaux Arts temple is in a small, park-like setting. There are lots of old growth oaks, redwoods, and flowering bushes. Do make sure you stay on the trails, though, because theres a good amount of poison oak as well...theres a good amount of parking, only on weekdays, Porta potties for restrooms, and dogs are not allowed. The grounds are very well maintained.
Bay Meadows Park - San Mateo Coy Tran: Big wide open well maintained park with some picnic tables and filled with lots of geese. Walking track around which is 0.5 miles. 2 gender restrooms available.
Gull Park - Foster City Martin & Melissa Lacher: The playground is fine but the beach part is terrible. Its full of geese excrements and the water does not look safe at all, even on the bank.
Indian Springs Park - San Mateo Judy Margaret Chen: It’s a small park with nice views up the hill. There are many benches, picnic tables, spacious area and 2 playground next to each other for children of different ages.
Red Morton Park - Redwood City Bruno Storchi Bergmann: Really nice park with great structure for the kids. Many kids are using the park and it’s a fun place to take the kids so that they can have the best time!
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve - Zsuzsanna Sziveri: A quite easy hike, 1.5- 2 hrs are enough to complete the loop, dog friendly, nice views, free parking, toilet by the entrance.
