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San Jose is located at 37°20′10″N 121°53′26″W. San Jose is located within the Santa Clara Valley, in the southern part of the Bay Area in Northern California. The northernmost portion of San Jose touches San Francisco Bay at Alviso, though most of the city lies away from the bayshore.
- 3.3 miles to city center. Address: 3055 Olin Avenue. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND. Where do Silicon Valley tycoons go to spend their money? To Santana Row, a chic shopping development just a short drive west of downtown San Jose.
- 0.1 miles to city center. Address: 80 S. Market St. Free, Tours, Churches/Religious Sites. TYPE. Less than 1 hour. TIME TO SPEND.
- 1.9 miles to city center. Address: 1660 Park Ave. Museums. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- Address: 201 South Market Street. Museums. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND. The Tech Interactive is right at home in San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley.
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The Winchester Mystery House was always just a big house we’d drive by on the way to my favorite restaurant, Khanh’s Restaurant. But recently, I took the time to actually visit the 24,000-square-foot mansion of Sarah Winchester, the heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune, which underwent renovation in 1886 and never finished even upon her...
But perhaps no place in San Jose is quite as glamorous in my nostalgia as Signia by Hilton San Jose, which was a Fairmont hotel until its re-branding this year. Walking off downtown’s centerpiece Plaza de Cesar Chavezright into the lobby was my first experience at a luxe hotel (it was the first place I saw towels in a public bathroom instead of dis...
The answer is simple: any time. Even during the holidays, the sun likely shines in San Jose — as it averages 300 days of sunshine with temperatures averaging in the 50s in January and the 70s in July. It’s no wonder Dionne Warwick sang, “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” — which was the theme song to our newscast when I was younger. Going home agai...
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- Municipal Rose Garden. Established in 1927, the Municipal Rose Garden has blossomed to become one of the most visited attractions of the city. Rows and rows of roses define much of this five-acre park in the middle of a lovely city neighborhood, with peak blooming occurring throughout the month of May.
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum houses the largest collection of authentic Ancient Egyptian artifacts in western North America.
- Downtown San Jose. As the largest Bay Area city and third largest city in California, the downtown district of San Jose is buzzing with activity. Sidewalk cafes, boutique storefronts, and community institutions define much of downtown, blending modern cultural appeal with historic architecture.
- Santana Row. Santana Row is a premier commercial and entertainment district with a bustling mix of shopping, dining, and foot traffic. Name-brand stores like Kate Spade and Gucci line the pedestrian walkways within the Mediterranean outdoor shopping plaza, next to well-reviewed restaurants purveying everything from fine-dining Italian to casual street tacos.
Guide to the best hotels and things to do in San Jose. Maps, travel tips and more.
Often called "the Capital of Silicon Valley ", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 10th largest city in the United States. It was named the 6th safest big city in the US in 2015.
With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area —which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively —the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 13th-most populous in the ...
