Lifestyle

In Silicon Valley you have access to outstanding entertainment, recreational, and cultural resources, including live theatre, opera, symphony, miles of trails, acres of open space, sports teams, and museums. We also have a higher education system that is second to none.

Arts and Entertainment

Museums, Galleries, and Interactive Experiences: Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University - http://ccva.stanford.edu Childrens Discovery Museum- http://www.cdm.org Computer History Museum - http://www.computerhistory.org de Saisset Museum - http://www.scu.edu/deSaisset The Euphrat -  http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat/ Fujitsu Planetarium - http://www.deanza.edu/planetarium Japanese American Resource Center Museum - http://www.jamsj.org Museum of American Heritage - http://www.moah.org New Almaden Mine Museum - http://www.geocities.com/almadenqs/newalmmus.html Palo Alto Art Center - http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/artcenter Portuguese Historical Museum - http://www.portuguesemuseum.org Rosicrucian Park and Egyptian Museum - http://www.egyptianmuseum.org San Jose History Park - http://www.historysanjose.org San Jose Museum of Art - http://www.sjmusart.org San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles - http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org Santa Cruz Surfing Museum - http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/facility/surfmu.html The Tech: Museum of Innovation - http://www.thetech.org Triton Museum of Art - http://www.tritonmuseum.org Works San Jose - http://www.workssanjose.org

Theaters, Companies, and Performance Spaces:

City Lights Theater Company - http://www.cltc.org
Flint Center for the Performing Arts - http://www.flintcenter.com
HP Pavilion - http://www.hppsj.com
Le Petite Trianon - http://www.trianontheatre.com
Lyric Theater - http://www.lyrictheatre.org
Montgomery Theater - http://www.sanjose.org/meetings/facilities/montgomery.php
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts - http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/mvcpa/mvcpa.html
Palo Alto Players - http://www.paplayers.org
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts - http://www.sanjose.org/meetings/facilities/perf_arts.php
San Jose Childrens Musical Theater - http://www.cmtsj.org
San Jose Repertory Theatre - http://www.sjrep.com
San Jose Stage Company - http://www.sanjose-stage.com
Teatro Vision - http://www.teatrovision.org
TheatreWorks - http://www.theatreworks.org
Villa Montalvo - http://www.villamontalvo.org
West Valley Light Opera - http://www.wvlo.org

Recreation

	Parks: California State Parks- http://www.parks.ca.gov East Bay Regional Park District - http://www.ebparks.org San Mateo County Parks - http://www.eparks.net Santa Clara County Parks - http://www.parkhere.org Santa Cruz County Parks - http://www.scparks.com

Golf Courses:

Almaden Golf and Country Club - http://www.almadengcc.com
Blackberry Farm - http://www.blackberryfarm.org/golf/golf.html
Cinnabar Hills Golf Course - http://www.cinnabarhills.com
City of Palo Alto Golf Course - http://www.paloaltogolfcourse.com
CordeValle - http://www.cordevalle.com
Coyote Creek - http://www.coyotecreekgolf.com
Deep Cliff Golf Course - http://www.playdeepcliff.com
Eagle Ridge Golf Course - http://www.eagleridgegc.com
Los Lagos Golf Course - http://www.playloslagos.com
Pasatiempo Golf Course - http://www.pasatiempo.com
Pruneridge Golf Course - http://www.pruneridgegolfclub.com
Rancho del Pueblo - http://www.ranchodelpueblo.com
Santa Teresa Golf Course - http://www.santateresagolf.com/golf/proto/santateresagolf
Saratoga Country Club - http://www.saratogacc.com
Shoreline Golf Links - http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/city_hall/comm_services/shoreline_golf_links
Spring Valley Golf Course - http://www.springvalleygolfcourse.com
Stanford Golf Course - http://www.stanfordgolfcourse.com

Amusement Parks:

Gilroy Gardens - http://www.gilroygardens.org/
Great America - http://www.pgathrills.com/
Santa Cruz Boardwalk - http://www.beachboardwalk.com

Education

Colleges and Universities: California State University, East Bay - http://www.csuhayward.edu Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley - http://www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley Cogswell Polytechnical College - http://www.cogswell.edu Menlo College - http://www.menlo.edu San Jose State University - http://www.sjsu.edu Santa Clara University - http://www.scu.edu Stanford University - http://www.stanford.edu Unitek College - http://www.unitekcollege.edu UC Berkeley - http://www.berkeley.edu UC San Francisco - http://www.ucsf.edu UC Santa Cruz - http://www.ucsc.edu

Community Colleges: Canada College - http://canadacollege.net Chabot College - http://www.chabotcollege.edu College of Alameda - http://alameda.peralta.edu College of San Mateo - http://gocsm.net DeAnza College - http://www.deanza.edu Evergreen Valley College - http://www.evc.edu Foothill College - http://www.foothill.edu Gavilan College - http://www.gavilan.edu Mission College - http://www.missioncollege.org Ohlone College - http://www.ohlone.edu San Jose City College - http://www.sjcc.edu West Valley – http://www.westvalley.edu