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Emma Prusch Farm Park
647 S King Road
San Jose, CA 95116
408-926-5555
Hours: Park hours are
daily from 8:30am until sunset
Admission Charged
Emma Prusch Farm Park
is the result of a generous gift from one of San Jose's pioneer
families. The property was deeded to the City of San Jose with the
understanding that it become a center for learning about the region's
agricultural past.
Children’s Discovery
Museum San Jose
180 Woz Way
San Jose, CA 95110-2780
408-298-5437
Hours: Call for days and hours of operation
Admission Charged
Children's Discovery
Museum is a hands-on museum featuring over 150 interactive exhibits.
Children of all ages
are invited to test, prod, taste, crank and tinker in the striking
purple building in Discovery Meadow.
Ira F. Brilliant
Center for Beethoven Studies
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
408-924-4590
Hours: Open Monday –
Friday, 1pm – 5pm
Admission Charged
One of the largest
collections of first and early editions of Beethoven's music outside of
Europe.
Mexican Heritage
Corporation
1700 Alum Rock Avenue
San Jose, CA 95116
408-928-5510
Hours: Call for
additional information
Admission Charged
The heart and soul of
cultural arts can be found at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, located in the
oldest and largest Mexican-American community in East San José.
Capturing the spirit of Mexican traditions creates a gateway to culture
history, literary arts, and visual performance. Roam the historic
Chinampa, floating gardens, view contemporary art in the exhibition
galleries, or enjoy one of the many theatrical performances in a
500-seat state-of-the-art-theatre.
Peralta Adobe - Fallon
House Historic Site
175 West St. John
San Jose, CA 95110
408-993-8182
Hours: Call for
additional information
Admission Charged
This historic site
offers a unique look into San Jose's Mexican and Spanish history through
the daily lives of two prominent early San Jose families.
The adobe, built in
1797, is the city's oldest address and the last remaining structure from
El Pueblo de San Jose & de Guadalupe. Across the street, the lavish 1855
Fallon House was home to one of San Jose's early mayors, Thomas Fallon.
The mansion showcases 15 fully-furnished Victorian period rooms and also
features an exhibit on Santa Clara Valley.
Rosicrucian Egyptian
Museum
1342 Naglee Ave.
San Jose, CA 95191
408-947-3635
Hours: Call for days
and hours of operation
Admission Charged
The Rosicrucian
Egyptian Museum, architecturally inspired by the Temple of Amon at
Karnak, houses the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit
in the western United States -- including objects from pre dynastic
times through Egypt's early Islamic era.
San Jose Historical
Museum
1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112
408-287-2290
Hours: Call for days
and hours of operation
Admission Charged
The San Jose
Historical Museum consists of 25 acres with 27 original and
reconstructed homes, businesses, and landmarks highlighting the culture
and history of San Jose and Santa Clara Valley. The museum is unique
with paved streets, running trolleys and an old-fashioned Ice Cream and
Candy Parlor, and a museum gift shop.
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market
Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-271-6880
Hours: Call for days
and hours of operation
Admission Charged
The San Jose Museum of
Art presents a full range of exhibitions with a focus on works created
during the 20th Century, including painting, sculpture, installations,
photography, works on paper, and video.
San Jose Museum of
Quilts
110 Paseo de San
Antonio
San Jose, CA 95112
408-971-0323
Hours: Tuesday to
Sunday: 10am - 5pm, Thursday: 10am – 8pm
Admission Charged
Regularly changing
exhibits of quilts and textiles from around the world as well as the
Museum's own collection.
Tech Museum of
Innovation
201 South Market
Street
San Jose, CA 95113
408-294-8324
Hours: Call for days
and hours of operation
Admission Charged
Technology from
Silicon Valley and beyond comes alive in this unique museum featuring
interactive exhibits for all ages. The Tech is a place about real
technology . . . changing the way people work and play, create, harness
and share information, how we innovate, how we do things differently.
Featuring over 250 interactive exhibits and the Hackworth IMAX Dome
Theater.
Alum Rock Park
16240 Alum Rock Ave
San Jose, CA 95127
408-259-5477
Hours: Call for
additional information
Admission Free
Alum Rock Park is
California's first and oldest municipal park, featuring 720 acres of
natural, rugged beauty where visitors can enjoy many leisure outdoor
activities including hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, family and
group picnics. The park has approximately 13 miles of trails including
six miles of horse trails and six miles of bicycle trails. A privately
operated riding stable offers trail rides in the park. In addition,
there are two children's playgrounds and a Visitor Center. Alum Rock
Park is also home to the Youth Science Institute.
Kelley Park
1300 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112
408-277-4191
Hours: Park hours are
daily from 8am to one-half hour after sunset
Admission Charged
Kelley Park is the
home to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the Japanese Friendship Garden and the
San Jose Historical Museum. Visitors may enjoy a train ride, picnicking,
beautiful lawn and shade tree areas or a walk through the tranquil
Japanese Friendship Garden. For those looking for more activity, visit
the zoo, amusement park and play area of Happy Hollow or step back in
time to the historic 1800s of San Jose at the Historical Museum.
Monopoly in the Park
Guadalupe River Park
San Jose, CA 95112
408-995-MITP
Hours: Call for
additional information
Admission Charged
Monopoly in the Park
is said to be the world's biggest version of the most popular board game
ever, and is San Jose's new "larger than life" attraction. Here in the
park, the real estate market is always booming, as property is traded on
a 930-square foot permanent Monopoly board. Now everyone has a chance to
make it big in Silicon Valley real estate.
San Jose Municipal
Rose Garden
Naglee Avenue and Dana
Avenue
San Jose, CA
408-277-5422
Hours: Open 8am to
one-half hour after sunset
Admission Free
San Jose's 5.5-acre
Municipal Rose Garden (a one-time prune orchard) is exclusively devoted
to shrubs of the rose family and features more than 3,500 rose shrubs
with 189 varieties represented, including several miniature varieties.
The Garden also features new rose varieties, serving as a test site for
new roses before release to the general public. A favorite time to visit
is early May when the acres of fragrant, majestic roses are at their
most beautiful stage.
Nearby Fun:
Bonfante Gardens
Family Theme Park
3050 Hecker Pass Hwy
Gilroy, CA 95020
408-840-7100
Hours: Call for days
and hours of operation
Admission Charged
Bonfante Gardens
Family Theme Park combines the beauty of magnificent gardens with the
appeal and excitement of a traditional family theme park. The park
features 19 rides and 21 attractions, geared toward families with young
children and garden lovers.
Paramount’s Great
America
Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95052
408-988-1776
Hours: Varies by
season, call for additional information
Admission Charged
A universe of
Nickelodeon fun, friends, and adventures burst into life at Paramount’s
Great America. The stars on Nickelodeon, the network preferred by kids,
come to life at one of Northern California’s favorite theme parks for
family fun and thrills.
The Boardwalk
400 Beach St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-423-5590
Hours: Vary by season,
call for additional information
Admission Free, charge
for attractions
The Boardwalk is a
half-mile long historic amusement park next to Santa Cruz's mile long
main beach. It includes more than 34 rides and attractions (featuring
two national historic landmarks: the 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster
and the 1911 Looff Carousel plus plenty of modern ride thrills), dozens
of restaurants, shops, games, indoor arcades, and miniature golf.
Six Flags Marine World
2001 Marine World
Parkway
Vallejo, CA 94589
707-644-4000
Hours: Vary by season,
call for additional information
Admission Charged
Six Flags Marine World
is home to America's Favorite Thrills! It's the country's only
combination wildlife park, oceanarium and theme park featuring over 30
thrilling rides, 35 exotic animal attractions and 10 great shows.
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza
Circle
Danville, CA 95406
925-736-2277
Hours: Open
Wednesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm, and holidays with the exception of
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Admission Charged
Smithsonian affiliate
with changing exhibits/artifacts from Smithsonian collections: large
galleries with over 100 of the world's greatest autos dating from the
1890's. |
