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All tourists will want to see some of California's infamous waterworks and the surprisingly attractive Water Temple is the closest exemplar.
The Sunol Water Temple is located at 505 Paloma Way in Sunol, California. Designed by Willis Polk, the 59-foot (18 m) high classical pavilion is made up of twelve concrete Corinthian columns and a concrete ring girder that supports the conical wood and tile roof. Inside the temple, water originally from the Pleasanton well fields and Arroyo de la Laguna flowed into a white tiled cistern before plunging into a deeper water channel carrying water from the filter galleries to the Niles Aqueduct in Niles Canyon and across San Francisco Bay near the Dumbarton Bridge. The ceiling of the temple has panels with paintings by Yun Gee and other artists depicting a Native American maiden carrying water vessels, and women in classical poses. The temple is open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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A dog statue along Sunol Main Street.
The starting point of the Niles Canyon Railway, the railway office also functions as a museum.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, the Niles Canyon Railway is a heritage railroad that runs between Sunol to Niles in the Niles Canyon.
Welsh Road Staging Areas
Dominated by McGuire Peaks, the northern part of Sunol Regional Wilderness includes excellent views of San Antonio Reservoir.
Geary Road Staging Area
Large wilderness between Del Valle Regional Park and Mission Peak. It is characterized by chaparral, as well as rock formations and oak forests.