Take advantage of the Free Walking Tours of historic Gilroy districts provided by the Gilroy Historical Society . Tours are available on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 12 pm . At the end of your tour , you ’ ll be ready for lunch , and there ’ s no better place to enjoy your noontime meal than downtown Gilroy . Try out Old City Hall or The Millias Restaurant . There ’ s also Garlic City Café , and Bella Viva Wine Bar . After lunch , it ’ s time to shop , and downtown Gilroy has it all . From antiques , to pottery , to souvenirs , to fashion and furniture , you ’ re sure to find something for you and your home . gilroyhistoricalsociety . org .

Wings of History Museum

The Wings of History Museum , located at 12777 Wings Murphy of Avenue in San Martin History , dedicated Museum to the preservation and restoration of antique aircraft and aviation history , and has been in existence for more than 40 years . Experience the museum , as well as special event exhibits such as antique automobiles , tractors , engines , and many other unique modes of transportation . This year the Museum hosts its seventeenth Open House on Saturday , May 20 , from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm . The annual event offers fun , food , cars , tractors , free hot air balloon rides , and more . wingsofhistory . org ,

Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail

Tour over 20 Santa Clara Valley wineries Gilroy by downloading a Wine Trail Map at visitgilroy . com . Here are just a few local favorites : Guglielmo Winery , Fortino Winery , Morgan Hill Cellars , Sarah ’ s Vineyard , and Kirgin Cellars , which hosts cricket matches . For the best views in the Valley , visit Clos La Chance , Ross Vineyards or Sunlit Oaks Vineyards . For a mountain retreat , visit Martin Ranch or Fernwood Cellars . santaclarawines . com

Chitactac-Adams Heritage Park

Located at 10001 Watsonville Road in Gilroy is a lovely 4.5 acre park-site featuring the beautiful Uvas Creek . The park offers a unique view into the Native American culture of Santa Clara County before and after the arrival of the Spanish in the late 1700 ’ s . Take a self-guided interpretive walk around the site , including eight stations with interpretive panels , exhibiting photographs and original art highlighting the Adams School , Chitactac village life , tulle structures , and petroglyphs ( rock art ). The park is open daily year-round from 8 am to sunset . The self-guided tour and exhibit shelters are accessible when the park is open . sccgov . org / sites / parks / parkfinder / pages / chitactacadams . aspx

Mount Madonna Park , at 7850 Pole Line Road in Watsonville , is open yearround from 8 am until sunset and is one of the most majestic of Santa Clara County ’ s regional parks and recreation areas , featuring the characteristic redwood forest of the Santa Cruz Mountain range . Visitors can learn about areas where Ohlone Indians hunted and harvested , or take the onemile self-guided nature trail that winds around the ruins of cattle baron Henry Miller ’ s summer home . Mt . Madonna also offers horseback trail rides , a wonderful way to explore the beauty of the park . sccgov . org / sites / parks / parkfinderPages / MtMadonna . aspx

Golf Courses

Try a new spin on the game by heading over to Gavilan College Golf Course at 5055 Santa Theresa Boulevard in Gilroy for a round of Foot Golf . Morgan Hill ’ s Coyote Creek Golf Club , boasts two 18-hole courses . It is also home to the annual Senior PGA Tour tournament . CordeValle Golf Club offers golfers 1,700 acres of hills and valleys with elevated tees , streams , California oaks and sycamores , on more than 1,000 protected acres . San Juan Oaks Golf Club is nestled within a quiet , natural foothill setting of mature oak trees and rolling hills where the back nine takes players over 150 feet above the valley floor . For more spectacular views , visit Cinnabar Hills Golf Club , named for the rich , red ore mined there during the 1800s . Cinnabar Hills , offers three distinct nines : The Canyon , The Lake , and T he Mountain . Gilroy Golf Course is the “ Best 11-hole golf course in the U . S .” Eagle Ridge ’ challenging layout has been a qualifying course for a number of USGA , PGA , and NCGA events .

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