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2. Prime Time Athletic (Burlingame)
3. 24 Hour Fitness (San Mateo)
4. Equinox (San Mateo)
5. Crunch Gym (San Mateo)
6. The Great Entertainer (San Mateo)
7. Curves (Millbrae)
8. YMCA (San Mateo)
9. Fitness 19 (San Mateo)
10. San Mateo Athletic Club (San Mateo)
Pacific Coasts' Sites, Lights & Bites: Coastal Attractions and Activities
• Moss Beach's Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (Moss Beach) is one of the best
spots on California's Pacific coast to study intertidal ecology. At low tide, the
tide pools serve up sea urchins, crabs, sea anemones, starfish and other
aquatic life for viewing. Naturalists are on hand to point out interesting facts,
lead hikes, and focus on understanding the ways of the reserve.
• Sport fishing is provided out of Princeton Harbor (Half Moon Bay). Hobby
fisherman can try their luck off the pier at Pillar Point, the San Mateo bridge
Pier and Oyster Point Pier.
• Rent a horse on the coastside and take a relaxing ride along one of our
many beaches.
• Pigeon Point Lighthouse (Pescadero): One of the tallest lighthouses in the
U.S. Built in 1872 following a string of shipwrecks.
• Point Montara Lighthouse (Montara): Picturesque 1875 light station served
as a naval training base during WWII.
• On the bayside, visit Foster City and enjoy kayaking, paddle boating, and
water skiing.
Spooktacular Places of San Mateo County
• At a spot that is now the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company (Pillar Point)
rests a fourteen-foot, two-ton anchor from the Rydal Hall, a sailing vessel
that was shipwrecked on the reefs at nearby Pillar Point in October 1876.
When rare storms hit the Coastside, passers-by swear that they hear the
sounds of moaning in the vicinity of the anchor. Some believe the moans
are the lament of the lost souls who went down with their ship.
• Moss Beach Distillery (Moss Beach), a spot made famous by its resident
ghost whose story was featured in the TV program "Unsolved Mysteries."
According to the legend, a beautiful married woman, always dressed in blue, fell in love with a
sophisticated ladies' man that was a piano player in a local bar. Their illicit love affair continued until the stormy night when the "Blue Lady" died in a tragic automobile accident. Her ghost, some have said,
appears dripping wet, covered with slime and seaweed.
• The historic Woodside Store (Woodside), an early center of the logging community, is said to be haunted by the ghost dog belonging to Dr. Tripp, the store's founder.
Lights, Camerica, Action! Famous Film Locations of San Mateo County
• Kohl Mansion (Burlingame) was featured in scenes in Harold & Maude and
Flubber. San Mateo County History Museum (Redwood City) was the scene
for Mrs. Doubtfire
• Oracle Corporation (Redwood Shores) was the scene for Bicentennial Man.
• Filoli Mansion & Gardens (Woodside) was used for all of the following films:
Heaven Can Wait; Dynasty; Starman; An Inconvenient Woman; Dying
Young; Raising Cain; The Joy Luck Club; Nash Bridges; Lolita; George of the
Jungle; The Game; What Dreams May Come; Stigmata; The Wedding
Planner.
• Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (Moss Beach) was featured in Memoirs of a Geisha. The Pacific Ocean appeared as the Sea of Japan.
I'd Rather Be Shopping San Mateo County
• Burlingame Avenue (Burlingame) offers tree-lined streets, charming shops,
designer boutiques, and many wonderful restaurants.
• Hillsdale Shopping Center (San Mateo) has the finest collection of department
stores and specialty shops in the Bay Area. Nordstrom, Macy's, Mervyn's and
Sears, plus 130 specialty stores and restaurants.
• Main Street (Half Moon Bay) features plenty of shopping opportunities at
quaint shops, antique stores and an arts and craft center.
Get Fresh on the Coast
• Tour various fresh produce, dairy and floral farms.
•Visit with fisherman at Pillar Point Harbor.
• Visit local breweries + wineries.
• Enjoy dinner at one of our award-winnign fresh restaurants featuring the produce, seafood and wine you experienced on the tour that same day.
