Neighborhood Highlights
East Bay Regional Park
Enjoy a stroll through these gorgeous parklands. Don't forget your binoculars; they have been known to be home to many rare and endangered species. Whether you enjoy fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, or picnicking, a day at the park is a day well spent.
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Located in a historic film theater, this silent film museum allows you to get up close and personal with silent-era projectors, cameras, photographs, and movie posters, among many other items. The best part is that the theater is operating and screening films.
Museum of Local History
Preserving Southern Alameda County's memories, documents, artifacts, and structures for future generations is the mission of The Museum of Local History. Enjoy a day exploring the museum and California native garden.
About Fremont
In 1797, Spaniard Father Fermin de Lasuén founded Mission San Jose, the 14th California Mission – located about 15 miles northeast of the Pueblo of San Jose near the foot of Mission Peak. Mission San Jose today is a reminder of Fremont’s rich Spanish heritage and a memorial to the thousands of Native Americans who lived and died there.
Did you know? Academy Award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter Charlie Chaplin filmed several movies in the Fremont area – most notably The Tramp. The Niles district was one of the earliest homes of the motion picture industry in California.
