San Jose, California
Attractions
Parks, gardens, and other outdoor recreational sites
- Almaden Quicksilver County Park, 4,147 acres (17 km²) of former mercury mines in South San Jose
- Alum Rock Park, 718 acres (2.9 km²) in East San Jose, the oldest municipal park in California
- Emma Prusch Farm Park, 43.5 acres (176,000 m²) in East San Jose. Donated by Emma Prusch to demonstrate the valley's agricultural past, it includes a 4-H barn (the largest in San Jose), community gardens, a rare-fruit orchard, demonstration gardens, picnic areas, and expanses of lawn. http://www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/regionalparks/pfp/
- Kelley Park, including diverse facilities such as Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (a child-centric amusement park), the Japanese Friendship Garden, History Park at Kelley Park, and the Portuguese Historical Museum within the history park
- Kirk Park, home to the San Jose Young People's Theater
- Overfelt Gardens, including the Chinese Cultural Garden
- Plaza de César Chávez, a small park in Downtown, hosts outdoor concerts and the Christmas in the Park display.
- Raging Waters, water park with water slides and other water attractions
- San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, 5˝ acre (22,000 m²) park in the Rose Garden neighborhood, featuring over 4,000 rose bushes
Museums, libraries, and other cultural collections
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
- History Park at Kelley Park
- Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, home of the largest Beethoven collection outside Europe
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, the largest U.S. public library west of Mississippi River
- Mexican Heritage Plaza, a museum and cultural center for Mexican Americans in the area
- Portuguese Historical Museum
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, home of the largest collection of Egyptian relics in the western United States
- San Jose Museum of Art
- The Tech Museum of Innovation
Sports and event venues
- HP Pavilion - home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks
- San Jose Convention Center
- San Jose Municipal Stadium, home of the minor league San Jose Giants.
- Spartan Stadium, home of San José State University football and the Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes
Other structures
- Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, the oldest parish in California
- Lick Observatory, home of what was once the largest telescope in the world
- Sikh Gurdwara - San Jose, the largest Gurdwara (a Sikh temple) in the United States
- Peralta Adobe, a restored adobe home showing the lifestyle of Spanish and Mexican California
- Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling, 160-room Victorian mansion built by Sarah Winchester
See also attractions in adjacent communities in Santa Clara County.
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