Danville (California)

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Danville [1] is in Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area, just south of Mount Diablo.

[edit] Get in

Interstate 680 is the only highway through the small town of Danville. From Oakland, take Highway 24 east through the Caldecott tunnel, then follow 680 south from Walnut Creek. From the South Bay, take 680 north.

[edit] Get around

Danville is small enough that most of the downtown area can be accessed on foot. However it is spread out enough that moving from area to area will require a car. There is essentially no public transit within the town.

[edit][add listing] See

• Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site - The beauty and seclusion of rural California provided Eugene O'Neill an ideal retreat.
• Mt Diablo State Park has it's southern entrance through Danvile's close neighbor, Diablo.

[edit][add listing] Do

The Blackhawk Automotive Museum is a showpiece museum in the Blackhawk Plaza area.

The Museum of the San Ramon Valley, a local area history museum is housed in the old train depot on Railroad Avenue in the Downtown area.

Sycamore Valley park on camino tassajara. The park has 3 lanes to play bouche ball.

• Try something different with Danville based Gamer Express. A customized RV with 12 state of the art video gaming stations which comes to your location. Play against each other in a free for all or in teams. It's great for danville birthday parties or just for fun. ==Buy== Danville has a quaint downtown with interesting shops and eateries. In the Blackhawk area, a large shopping mall, Blackhawk Plaza, fancies high-end shops, excellent restaurants, and the Blackhawk Auto Museum. ==Eat== In Downtown on Hartz Ave. you have the option of high end dining such as Bridges or Faz. If you are looking for a local favorite, you might want to try Dominico's or Pete's Brass Rail for lunch, which are more affordable. ==Drink== Elliott's bar is a local watering-hole located on Hartz Avenue that was established in 1907. Has cheap beer, shuffleboard, and a patio in the back. A few doors down, the Crown pub is a British bar serving quality beer on tap and great fish and chips. ==Sleep== * Best Western Danville Sycamore Inn, 803 Camino Ramon, ☎ +1 925 855-8888 (toll free: +1 877 449-8888, fax: +1 925 855-8889), [2].  edit ==Get out==

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