Alum Rock Park Alum Rock Park is one of California's oldest municipal parks, first established in 1872. The park presents 720 acres of 'natural, rugged beauty', outdoor recreation options, and learning opportunities. It is nestled within the Alum Rock Canyon, amidst the foothills of the Diablo Range. While here, your group will be able to…
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The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies Located on the San Jose State University campus, the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies holds the largest collection of Beethoven materials outside of Europe! This museum is devoted solely to the life, works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven, who lived from 1770 to 1827.…
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Japantown San Jose
Japantown San Jose [caption id="attachment_29312" align="alignright" width="425"] Japanese American Museum Credit Visit San Jose California[/caption] One of the most culturally enlightening places to visit while in San Jose is Japantown, located just blocks away from City Hall. This community is 150 years old, a unique ethnic neighborhood that provides a 'rare blend of business, culture,…
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Guadalupe River Park
Guadalupe River Park Welcome to Guadalupe River Park, the small San Jose city park located along the banks of the Guadalupe River. Making a 3-mile ribbon extending from the heart of downtown to highway 280 in the south, this park system is the perfect place to 'recreate, relax, discover, and enjoy'. Onsite you will find…
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San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is the historic garden founded in 1927 that is dedicated exclusively to roses and rose variations. Featuring over 3,500 shrubs and 189 different rose varieties, it is easy to see why this has been called both 'America's Best Rose Garden', and 'one of the…
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Santana Row
Santana Row Silicon Valley's Premier Destination for Shopping, Dining, Living, Working and Playing. If you are in need of some serious retail therapy while visiting the Silicon Valley you need to head to Santana Row, the upscale commercial district located in West San Jose. Here you will find over 1.7 million square feet of retail,…
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Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum The largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs, oral histories, and moving images. A visit to the Computer History Museum is like a visit to our technological past, this museum 'bringing computer history to life through large-scale exhibits, an acclaimed speaker series, a dynamic…
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San Jose State University
San Jose State University San Jose State University, or SJSU for short, is the oldest public university on the West Coast, as well as the founding campus of the California State University System. With around 27,000 undergraduates at any given time, this Silicon Valley school provides the 'excitement of studying at a large metropolitan campus…
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Googleplex Campus
Googleplex Campus One of the most recognizable company names in the entire world, Google, has a campus right here in San Jose, and while you can't visit the office buildings themselves, you can visit the Googleplex Campus, which should be on every tech-lovers bucket list. At Googleplex Campus, you can see various statues such as…
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Apple Park
Apple Park Apple Park is the $5 billion headquarters of Apple, a glass-walled, circular building located in Cupertino, California. The building is an exquisite example of blended architecture and totals 1 mile in circumference, though it is closed to the public. What isn't closed to the public, however, is the Visitor Center across the street, a…
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