Pleasanton Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Alameda County, California, United States
About Pleasanton
Pleasanton has changed greatly in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, but it has managed to maintain a cowboy-town appearance. Busy town streets, which are often tree-lined, are well-designed and, especially in the north of the town, take up a total of six lanes; yet there are other, nearby, yet smaller streets, which have remained surprisingly quiet despite expanding population and progress. However, the truly unusual, though rather quaint, aspect of Pleasanton is that, despite the buildings that look like they came straight out of a Western, Pleasanton's location near the Silicon Valley gives it a cosmopolitan feeling: restaurants with Mexican, Italian, Turkish, Asian, and American-cuisines are all within a mile of each other. Pleasanton was founded as "Alisal". The town was to be in
Top Attractions in Pleasanton
Explore the best things to see and do in Pleasanton:
- ★3rd Thursdays Art Walk
- ★Abandoned Railroad
- ★Alameda County Fair
- ★Alviso Adobe Community Park
- ★Augustin Bernal Park
- ★Bernal Community Park
- ★Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
- ★Callippe Golf Course
Where to Eat in Pleasanton
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Albertos Cantina
- 🍴Andy & Yu's
- 🍴Baci
- 🍴Blue Agave
- 🍴Chianti Reserve
- 🍴Cocina
Where to Stay in Pleasanton
- 🏨AC Hotel by Marriott Pleasanton
- 🏨Courtyard Pleasanton
- 🏨Four Points by Sheraton Pleasanton
- 🏨Hyatt House Pleasanton Pleasanton Hotel
- 🏨Larkspur Landing Pleasanton
- 🏨Motel 6
Pleasanton Travel Guide Sections
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