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Attractions near Aptos

California's Great America & 119 more attractions near Aptos

120 notable places within 60 miles of Aptos: 3 national park units, and the sights travelers look up most.

Attractions nearby
120
within 60 miles
The big one
28 mi
California's Great America
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 28 mi north

California's Great America

Theme park in Santa Clara, California.

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What’s around Aptos

Orange: Aptos. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.

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Everything nearby

Best known first

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Aptos → · Aptos’ history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oyster Point Marina/Park: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0 · Cow Palace: Dante Alighieri , CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Arena: Mike Disharoon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Filoli: Sukuru, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Fairyland: Wordworking, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Computer History Museum: Dzou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford Research Park: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 17-Mile Drive: Humanoid one, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Josta Photo, CC BY 2.0 · Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Merritt: Dcoetzee, Public domain · Golden Gate National Cemetery: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CEFCU Stadium: Sjsualum at English Wikipedia, Public domain · San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Shoreline Amphitheatre: Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Juan Bautista: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 · Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Zarathustra~commonswiki assumed (based on c, CC BY 2.5 · Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San José: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McWay Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Basin Redwoods State Park: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Gilroy Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Martin's Beach: Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA, CC BY 2.0 · National Steinbeck Center: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Zoo: Todd Dailey, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Bmp713, Public domain · Ardenwood Historic Farm: Mactographer at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Chabot Space and Science Center: The original uploader was Daniel Olsen at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: LPS.1, CC0 · Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Wordydave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stanford Mausoleum: Jawed Karim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hiller Aviation Museum: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridges State Beach: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anderson Canyon: Wattssw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park: The original uploader was Mrwrite at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Oakland Museum of California: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pfeiffer Beach: Kace Rodriguez kace, CC0 · Blackhawk Museum: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad: The original uploader was Lordkinbote at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Tech Interactive: The Tech Museum of Innovation, CC BY 2.0 · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo: Don DeBold from San José, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Alum Rock Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hakone Gardens: The original uploader was Doopokko at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stevens Stadium: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McLaren Park: Allan Ferguson, CC BY 2.0 · San Jose Museum of Art: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Montalvo Arts Center: Frecklefoot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Golden Gate Railroad Museum: Grey3k, CC0 · Intel Museum: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Military Vehicle Technology Foundation: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arizona Cactus Garden: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia: Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Japanese Friendship Garden: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Aviation Museum: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pacific Pinball Museum: Michael Moore for the Pacific Pinball Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Grey3k, CC BY 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Daderot, CC0 · Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: Jets.hunt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Mateo County History Museum: SPUCLA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford University Arboretum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alameda Theatre: Binksternet, Public domain · Bayview Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0 · St. James Park: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Triton Museum of Art: Tritonmuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ainsley House: JaGa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alameda Naval Air Museum: tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0 · De Saisset Museum: Matthew Hendricks (SCUMATT at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Forbes Mill: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lathrop House: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey History and Art Museum: Guylaen, CC0 · Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of American Heritage: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pardee Home: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Viet Museum: San Jose Trip, CC BY 2.0 · Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz: Mike Fernwood from Santa Cruz, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carmel Art Association: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Park: Orin Zebest Camera location37° 42′ 49.69″ N, 122° 27′ 00.73″ W View this and o, CC BY 2.0 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Los Altos History Museum: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Art and History: WCCasey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Ames Visitor Center: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Museum Los Gatos: Victoriaahalll, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niles Depot Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: Collin Knopp-Schwyn, CC BY 4.0 · Portuguese Historical Museum: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Berwick Manor and Orchard: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Historical Museum: Museummadness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guadalupe River Park & Gardens: No machine-readable author provided. Dvortygirl assumed (based on copyright clai, Public domain · Messina Orchard: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Mateo Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Wings of History Museum: Iluvplanes, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Labadie Arboretum: National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park., Public domain · South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Pedro Xing, CC0

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