Here are some links to give you an idea of what you can do during, before, or after the show.

• Local (near Santa Clara)
• City of San Francisco
• Regional (San Francisco Bay Area)
• Other areas of California

Consider these activities for a break during the show, or if you just don't want to travel far.

• Santa Clara University historic Spanish mission, California's oldest university
• Intel Museum in Santa Clara learn about computer chips
• Tech Museum of Innovation in nearby San Jose
• Nasa Ames Research Center Visitor Center tours available
• South Bay Historical Railroad Society in Santa Clara
• Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts west of the Mississippi
• Winchester Mystery House San Jose's No. 1 Attraction
• J. Lohr Winery closest working winery to show, tours and tasting room
• Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge nearby refuge with many migrating birds in November
• Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society third largest Audubon chapter in California

San Francisco is just 45 miles north of Santa Clara and is consistently the number one tourist destination in the United States!

• Alcatraz Island Tours see where Robert "The Birdman" Stroud spent his last days
• Golden Gate Bridge One of the top ten construction achievements of the 20th Century
• Pier 39 part of Fisherman's wharf, San Francisco's No. 1 Attraction, shops and live sea lions!
• San Francisco Cable Cars still part of the City's transportation system
• Cable Car Museum if just riding them isn't enough
• Ghiradelli Square historic district and shopping
• Chinatown San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest in the U.S.
• North Beach (little Italy) this neighborhood has it all
• San Francisco Zoo has birds and other major exhibits, great new lemur exhibit

Allow a full day for most of these activities

• Monterey Bay Aquarium outstanding aquarium, 3 story tall tank with giant kelp forest
• Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk the Bay Area's Seaside Amusement Park
• Great Mall of the Bay Area Northern California's Largest Outlet Mall
• Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park closest old growth redwoods to Santa Clara
• Roaring Camp Railroad scenic train rides through redwood forest
• Stanford University gorgeous campus, free walking tours
• University of California, Berkeley  first UC campus, free visitor tours
• Napa Valley Wine Train scenic 3-hour ride through Napa Valley Wine Country
• Oceanic Society whale watching trips

If you are coming for an extended stay, here are some other major California destinations about 1 day's drive from Santa Clara.

• Death Valley National Park November is a nice time to visit
• Disneyland the happiest place on earth
• Lake Tahoe alpine vacation land, 1960 Winter Olympics site
• San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park considered by many to be the best zoo in the world
• Universal Studios Hollywood learn how movies are made
• Yosemite National Park America's favorite national park
• California official State Tourism Guide