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Hight rate 7 location for tourist in Mariposa, CA, USA
06-2025 Mariposa Park in Hight rate 7 location for tourist in Mariposa, CA, USAMonte Bello Open Space Preserve - Los Altos Zsuzsanna Sziveri: Nice trails with plenty of sunshine and also a lot of wooded areas. I loved the moss covered trees. Free to visit, bathroom at the parking lot, no running water, but hand sanitizer is available.
Hoover Tower - Stanford Oxana Orlova: Great way to see the Stanford University campus!
The elevator takes you 285 feet up to the observation deck with absolutely stunning views. My guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, I especially enjoyed the story about Lou Henry, Stanford’s first female graduate in 1898, who later married fellow alum Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States.
Sharon Park - Menlo Park Naveed Assifi: Nice and beautiful park with the lake playground, walking area and space to walk and run your dog.
High Meadow Vista Point - Los Altos SK HD: High Meadow Vista Point is a great little reward tucked along the loop trails at Rancho San Antonio, especially when doing the High Meadow Loop via Lower Meadow Trail. While it’s not the kind of destination I’d plan an entire hike around, it definitely earns its spot as a solid 4-star rest stop.
The views from the top are lovely — you get a clear, wide-angle look at the South Bay and surrounding hills, and on a clear day, you can even spot downtown San Jose in the distance. It’s a peaceful place to catch your breath, enjoy a snack, and take in the scenery before continuing on your loop.
The gradual incline to reach the vista point adds a bit of a challenge, but nothing too strenuous. It’s well worth including in your hike, especially if you’re connecting it with Deer Hollow Farm or coming back down via the scenic and shaded Canyon Trail.
Overall, it’s a great midpoint or rest stop during your hike — not quite a standalone destination, but definitely a nice highlight along the way.
Hanna House - Stanford Kenneth Lui: Magnificent work by Frank Lloyd Wright! Our tour was led by an experienced docent who was very knowledgeable, friendly and patient with all questions asked. There were lots of interesting facts covered about the design, construction and interactions between the Hanna Family and Frank Lloyd Wright. The house is well preserved and maintained. Grounds are meticulously kept. It is amazing that such a tour is even made available to the public, albeit in very limited capacity. Id suggest booking early online. Highly recommended especially for the architecturally inclined, and a must for Frank Lloyd Wright fans. Truly a treasure!
Santa Barbara Museum Of Art - Santa Barbara Alias Incognito: The classic, fine art is lacking...3 Monet, and a Chagall...IMHO: WAY too much contemporary and modern "art." The main exhibit was interesting but just didnt speak to me.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - Santa Barbara Rebecca D: This place is Disneyland for nature lovers! During our recent trip to Santa Barbara, we decided to stop by for a couple hours. This easily turned into 4 hours and we only left because they closed! Could have spent all day here. The grounds are absolutely beautiful with highlights being the redwoods area, back country area, new hiking trail, conservatory area where you can learn about the plants on all the channel islands, and the views. Its worth a trip just for the stunning views of Santa Barbara and the surrounding area. When you walk in the view with the mountains in the background and the meadow is simply breathtaking. The staff here was super welcoming and gave us an awesome verbal overview of the map which made exploring the grounds a little easier. This was probably the best $20 for entertainment Ive spent in a while and the money goes to plant conservation efforts, whats not to love!
The Funk Zone - Santa Barbara Serena Becker: Very different. Very artsy parking is a little bit of a problem. But super friendly people everywhere. Definitely feel safe walking around. Everybody was helpful the areas well-maintained. Plenty of shopping and food choices. I had actually went to both wineries and distilleries. Checked out some of the vintage places. Planned on going back for dancing but never made it. A lot of activities going on everywhere. Just follow the signs.
Visit Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Whitney Flores: The Visitor Center is definitely worth visiting. The friendly and helpful staff will give you recommendations and they also have plenty of maps and flyers to give you ideas for your trip. They also gave us a two sided paper of driving directions for the scenic route which we thought was perfect. We were so glad we picked that up before heading onto the road.
