City in California, United States
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Sunnyvale is a city in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California. Sunnyvale was ranked the 5th safest city in the United States in its size category for 2004.
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Sunnyvale Historical Society
describes the cities growth from an early agriculture focused town to the home of many of Silicon Valley's largest and most innovative companies.
Iron Man Museum
The Museum is open on a limited basis. Docent guided individual and group tours are open to the public by scheduling in advance.
Very good, slightly upscale Afghan restaurant.
Their motto, "Healthy Food & Lots of It", is a fair assessment. Tucked away in a large dead strip-mall, this restaurant has an okay basic menu of salads and sandwiches plus two freshly made soups each day. in addition, there are two breakfast specials, 5 or so lunch specials such as a sandwich made with smoked chicken, roasted onions and peppers, topped with pepper jack cheese and chipotle mayo on grilled focaccia bread. At dinner there's 6+ specials such as Grilled Half Moon Bay Salmon crusted with Fennel seed and served with tabouleh, grilled endigia, rocolla and raspberry salad with kalamata olive vinaigrette. Menu changes every Tuesday.
Fast service restaurant with basic covered seating outside. Excellent middle-eastern vegetarian and meat dishes including obviously falafel, all served with fresh pita bread. The small car park gets full quickly at lunch times as it is very popular.
Part of a popular local chain known for its coffee cake and breakfast but has a large lunch and dinner menu. It is very family friendly and has a good gluten free menu.
A good, established Persian restaurant that has been reviewed several times in the SJ Mercury and other weekly newspapers in the area. Casual, but well-appointed.
Pronounced "GUM-BAH". Okay Italian food and pizza. Casual.
On Murphy Ave. Known for their tasty Pad Thai as well as Pannang Curry.
Very popular burger/brewpub spot. $10–15 but quite cheap during evening/weekend specials.
Murphy is the old main street in downtown Sunnyvale with 2 Irish pubs and several other bars and restaurants.
Coffee shop and cafe with character. Free Wi-Fi for customers.
Microbrewery with some reasonable beers. Also serving food.
This hotel offers free breakfast, laundry facility, and outdoor patio with BBQ grill.
Offers peaceful surroundings and superior service for business travel or family vacations. Features pet-friendly accommodations and plenty of dog-walking space.
By bus
See 511.org for a bay area trip planner by public transit.
By train
Caltrain connects San Jose and Gilroy with San Francisco, passing through Sunnyvale at two stations. Caltrain has a transfer point to BART via the Millbrae Station.
By train
Caltrain has its Sunnyvale stop in downtown Sunnyvale, and the Lawrence stop at the Lawrence Expressway.
By bike
Sunnyvale is a recognized "bike friendly community". Many major roads have bike lanes, and if you get tired of cycling, the VTA buses, light rail, and Caltrain also allow bikes at all hours.
By microtransit
Sunnyvale Beam is an on-demand transit service in Sunnyvale.
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San Jose · International · SJC
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