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| Jun | Jul | Aug |
| $395 | $504 | $505 |
Pro
Nice weather all year round, plenty of parking, loads of restaurants
Con
It can feel like Los Angeles #2 with the freeways, smog, flatness and surrounding hills.
In a nutshell
A paradise for computer geeks, mallrats, and sun worshippers
19 Reviews Its most famous landmark is the Winchester Mystery House , 525 S Winchester Blvd, just off I-280 near Hwy-17 ($12.95-22.95; daily 9am-5pm, until 7pm June-Sept). Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester rifle fortune, was convinced upon her husband's death that he had been taken by the spirits of...
6 Reviews This beautiful museum and park are in the middle of San Jose, yet when you're there it's easy to forget everything except the ancient architecture and artifacts which are close enough to touch. Walk down into, and through, a life-sized Ancient Egyptian burial vault, complete with antiqued hieroglyph...
2 Reviews Mission Santa Clara de Asis was established in 1777 as the 8th of California's 21 Spanish Missions. By 1779 flooding threatened the religious center, so it was temporarily moved to higher ground, then a permanent site was selected in 1781. The original church at this new site (actually the mission's...
6 Reviews Chock-full of unique hands-on exhibits, this cosmopolitan museum in the heart of downtown San Jose singularly focuses on how technology functions and is changing every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn. The exhibits explore every possible application of technology: science, medicine,...
2 Reviews Japantown San José has been here since about 1890, and plays an important part in San José area history. Japanese Americans were highly involved in agriculture and commerce in the city's earlier years, and Japantown was a hub of activity. Japantown today is centered around North 5th Street and...
3 Reviews California Trolley and Railroad Corporation The California Trolley and Railroad Corporation operates historical streetcars on the grounds of Kelly Park and inside the History San José park at 635 Phelan Avenue, San José, CA. Tracks run through the park and along Senter Road with stops at the Happy...
1 Review Hakone is a wonderful place to visit, for its beautiful gardens, architecture and as an oasis of calm. It's the oldest Japanese and Asian estate gardens in the Western Hemisphere, established in 1915, and a landmarks of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is an authentic replica of...
2 Reviews When Santana Row first opened a few years ago I wasn't very interested in going there. I was cynical about a new, "fake" downtown being created to look like a nice, European style pedestrian area filled with higher end shops and restaurants. Over the past few years, however, I'll admit to having...
4 Reviews and 338 Opinions Even though San Jose failed to impress me the Valencia is one of the better hotels I've stayed in...
La Quinta Inn San Jose Airport
1 Review and 99 Opinions This place is "near" the airport. Fortunately, they have a free shuttle that will come and pick you...
8 Reviews Original Joes's is well know for huge steaks and chops. Sit at the bar and get a real treat as you watch them on the grill. Pretty tasty with their own special sauce. Doesn't kill the wallet as well. The overall atmosphere is average. Just a long bar and restaurant. No outlandish artwork.
Teske's Germania Restaurant-Bar & Beer Garden
9 Reviews Teske's has been a fixture in downtown San Jose for many years. I first was here back in the early 1990's and felt like a newcomer. It hasn't changed much since then. It is in an old, Victorian era building on North First Street, with an old, dark wood bar room, two large dining rooms (lots of...
Gordon Biersch Restaurant Brewery
3 Reviews One of my biggest complaints about San Jose has always been the lack of casual nightlife. The city has a huge trendy club scene with big bouncers guarding the doors of the hottest clubs and ensuring only the most beautiful and well-dressed people enter. What is there for those of us who wear ratty...
15 Reviews It is very easy to go to Winchester House by Caltrain train and the by a bus. From San Francisco Caltrain Sation to Santa Clara station and from there take a bus number 60 Southbound to Winchester house.
7 Reviews If you live south of the Bay area like I do, San Jose Airport is easily the most convenient of the three biggies (San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose). Cost for long-term parking here is the middle of the three: SFO is $12 per day, San Jose is $15 per day, and Oakland is $19 a day (for even cheaper...
4 Reviews Nijiya is a small chain of grocery stores with about 11 stores in central and southern California, as well as one in New York. They specialize in Japanese meats, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), spices, snacks, and candies of all varieties. They have a huge amount of imported items, but also a...
6 Reviews Santana Row is newly developed shopping and dining area in San Jose. It is claimed to be an European styled district with a lot of cafés, restaurants, boutiques and decent pavements to walk on. In some sense, the place has gained sort of poshy European appeal. On the other hand, the district is...
2 Reviews The area between Story, King and Capitol This is among the roughest area of town...not a good place to hang out as tourist at night. San Jose is among the safest cities in the US but if you look for bad spots, you will find them ! For details on crime rate see web site below:
6 Reviews Little Kabul is a small area of Fremont's Centerville District, about 10 miles from San Jose. Though just a block long, the area hosts some 20 Afghan businesses and the city of Fremont has some 15,000 Afghan immigrants, making it the largest Afghan community in the United States. Little Kabul has a...
6 Reviews While the orchards of Silicon Valley are now gone, it is surprisingly easy to find off the beaten track hiking and walking trails. There are good regional, county and state parks nearby that have some of the best scenery California has to offer. No kidding. There are redwood groves, waterfall...
Sports / Recreation / Shopping
4 Reviews Santana Row and Valley Fair mall (both across the street from each other) provide great shopping of most major retail shops, but if you're like me who's more into great restaurants, window shopping or being outdoors, this area is perfect to spend several hours at! Both shopping centers have great...
4 Reviews I hope this map helps you find the Winchester Mystery House. We found it very easily! Located on Winchester Boulevard, between Interstate 280 and Steen Creek Blvd. Follow the Winchester Mystery House signs. Here is link from the web site with more directions. Directions to Winchester Mystery House
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Suburbs and strip malls define much of the San Jose area. There are, however, some notable locations that merit attention. Downtown is slowly revitalizing, if not as a shopping district, as a place......
I have been born and raised in San Jose, California. I have seen the valley grow from a small suburbia to the thriving capitol of Silicon Valley. There are many nice features in San Jose, but people...
North on Hwy 1, across Hwy 156, then up 101...
Hey, that's how I get to San Jose from Monterey. Do YOU know the way to San Jose?
California's Original Capital City: San Jose!
During a little research of the city for my trip, I found out something that I had not known about San Jose. It was the original state capital of California prior to its statehood into the US....
Born, raised...yeah I know the way
Born and raised... I was born in Alexian Brother's Hospital in San Jose in 1971 and lived there until I was 16, commuted there from Gilroy at ages 16 to 24, then moved back from 24-29 in 2001. San...
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