Combine your visit to POF 2008 with a holiday or extra days to visit and enjoy some of the attractions in and around Santa Clara. There are many places to visit for the whole family.

Here is a sample of some of the places to visit and things to do:

• The Great American Amusement Park which is next to the Santa Clara Convention Center
  
  
• The famous Monterey Bay Aquarium which is a short drive from Santa Clara
  
  
• Visit and taste the wines of Napa Valley, a short distance away
  
  
• San Francisco is just 30 miles north of Santa Clara with a plethora of museums, places to visit and shopping
  
  
• Santa Cruz is a lovely town on the Pacific Ocean coast which features a world famous amusement park a short drive from Santa Clara
  
  
• Palo Alto, the home of the world famous Stanford University and a quaint place to visit
  
  
• Technical Museums in San Jose, including Intel
  
  
• Berkeley, home of the University of California Berkeley and a wonderful college town
  
  
• Las Vegas is close enough to drive or to take a short flight from San Jose