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Attractions near Hollister

32 mi from Hollister, Monterey Bay Aquarium leads the list

Roughly 343K visitors a year make it to Pinnacles National Park. None of our places to visit is inside Hollister; 23 are within 40 miles. There are 10 museums, 3 gardens and 2 theme parks to choose from. If you have a day, head to Levi's Stadium, 49 mi away.

Attractions nearby
86
within 60 miles
The big one
49 mi
California's Great America
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theme park · 49 mi northwest

California's Great America

Theme park in Santa Clara, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped around Hollister

The map ends at Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, 39 mi out.

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Orange: Hollister. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything to see

86 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.

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

Parks and trails in Hollister → · Hollister’s 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 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · 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 · National Steinbeck Center: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Bmp713, Public domain · 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 · 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 · Pfeiffer Beach: Kace Rodriguez kace, CC0 · 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 · 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 · Japanese Friendship Garden: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Grey3k, CC BY 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Daderot, CC0 · McHenry Mansion: Rayana fazli at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: Jets.hunt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford University Arboretum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gallo Center for the Arts: OsotedeMonte, CC BY 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 · De Saisset Museum: Matthew Hendricks (SCUMATT at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Forbes Mill: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Merced Theatre: Mark Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, 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 · Wings of History Museum: Iluvplanes, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Pedro Xing, CC0

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