Museums
Union City Historical Museum
Check pricesA nonprofit museum devoted to preserving and teaching about Union City's heritage.
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Sports & Outdoors
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
Hayward nature center built above a salt marsh that introduces visitors to San Francisco Bay estuary ecology.
4901 Breakwater Avenue, Hayward, CA 94545 · Hayward, CA
About Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
Run by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, this interpretive center sits raised above tidal marsh along the bay shore. Its exhibits, programs, and activities aim to build appreciation and stewardship for the bay and the life it supports. The center opened in 1986 to serve school groups, community groups, and the public. Nearby, the Hayward Regional Shoreline trail system runs for many miles along mudflats, marsh, grassland, and salt evaporation ponds, and visitors are asked to stay on the trail to protect wildlife. School and private group education programs are offered on select dates, and the center takes booking requests through a program request form.
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