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Blackhawk Museum
Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Pleasanton
California, United States · North America
About Pleasanton
Pleasanton is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Dublin, 56km from Golden Gate Bridge.
Pleasanton is in California, United States, with about 80,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dublin, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Pleasanton?
Within an hour or so of Pleasanton: Blackhawk Museum (16 km), Alice's Restaurant (46 km), Exploratorium (49 km), Coit Tower (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Pleasanton?
The nearest famous roads are 17-Mile Drive and Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur (CA-1).
Where is Pleasanton?
Pleasanton is in California, United States, about 7 km from Dublin.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 79,510
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 37.6624, -121.8747
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Pleasanton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Alice's Restaurant
A legendary biker and car enthusiast hangout on Skyline Boulevard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a must-stop on one of California's best riding roads.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Exploratorium
A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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Coit Tower
Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Alcatraz Island
Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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California Academy of Sciences
A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Golden Gate Bridge
The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Tom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)
Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Pleasanton
- 56 kmGolden Gate BridgeThe Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.
- 57 kmTom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
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