Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd., . Tu-Su 10AM-4PM. Ardenwood is a 200 acre working farm originally founded in 19th century and was the home of gold miner and sharecropper George Patterson. On Thursdays through Sundays, park staff and volunteers dress in Victorian costumes and demonstrate farm chores. Visitors can help with the crops, visit the farm animals, ride a hay wagon or horse-drawn train, and observe a blacksmith at work.Tu W Sa Adults $2, Children $1; Th F Su Adults $5, Children $4. �
Fremont Central Park and Lake Elizabeth, 40000 Paseo Padre Parkway, ☎ +1 510 790-5541, . Huge park south of the Fremont BART station (bounded by Stevenson Blvd, Paseo Padre Pkwy, and the Union Pacific Railroad) with paved trails around Lake Elizabeth and with Mission Peak as backdrop. Great for a picnic, kite-flying or exercise. Boat rentals available. Aqua Adventure water park, opened in 2009, anchors the south side (near Grimmer). The Visitor, Senior, and Community Centers are located off Paseo Padre Pkwy. Along the Stevenson Blvd edge of the park are the Fremont Main Library and Police Department. The north side of the park has 6 softball fields, 10 soccer/football fields, and 18 tennis courts. �
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Area National Wildlife Refuge, (Take SR84 west toward the Dumbarton Bridge. Go south at the Thornton Exit. After a quarter mile, turn right onto Marshlands Rd.), ☎ +1 510 792-0222, . The baylands around the south end of the San Francisco Bay have been turned into a federally-regulated Wildlife Refuge. A new small visitor center at the Fremont headquarters on Marshlands Road provides information about and maps of the Refuge bayland trails and hilltop lookout. These marshlands are also home to Drawbridge, California, a long-abandoned ghost town along the railroad lines into the area, however current safety regulations imposed by the refuge prohibit entering the area. �
The main facade of the restored 1809 Mission San José chapel
Mission San Jose and Museum, 43300 Mission Blvd., . Museum open daily 10AM-5PM; Mass weekdays 8AM. Spanish mission founded in 1797. The original 1809 adobe church was destroyed by an 1868 earthquake along the Hayward fault. The current mission building underwent a four-year reconstruction project to produce a modern replica of the 1809 adobe church with 4'-5' walls and was dedicated in 1985 for daily Mass and tours ($3). The only surviving building from the Spanish period is a monastery, which serves as a small museum of seven rooms that houses a collection of artifacts, vestments, and memorabilia. The small cemetery holds the graves of many prominent Spanish and American settlers. �
Sunol Water Temple, (outside of Fremont proper, east on SR84, the Niles Canyon Road, near Pleasanton). M-F 9AM-3PM. All tourists will want to see some of California's infamous waterworks and the surprisingly attractive Water Temple is the closest exemplar. �
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