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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do in San Jose [2025]
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Silicon Valley
4.5
/5
153 reviews
6.1
Based on 93 reviews
15.3 km from downtown
Address: California, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5–1 day
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Silicon Valley is the real source of innovation. You must come to see it when you come to California.
Stanford University has beautiful scenery; Apple, Google, and many other high-tech companies; you can also visit the Computer Museum to see the birthplace of Silicon Valley.
Although Silicon Valley is very famous, it looks ordinary from the outside. In fact, it is famous because of the companies and universities there. San Francisco, north of Silicon Valley, is more beautiful and more famous. The climate in Silicon Valley is very comfortable, so many rich and capable people like to live there.
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Winchester Mystery House
4.3
/5
34 reviews
4.7
Based on 3,221 reviews
5.5 km from downtown
Phone +14082472000
Address: 525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 1–2 hours
Highlights:
Haunted mansion night tour
Massive historic building, 38 years
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The Winchester Mystery House is also a very distinctive urban building. You can also see many interesting little things in the Mystery House. You can also see many things in this science and technology center, which is also a very interesting and fun thing.
5 star attraction. We just visited the Winchester Mystery House and it was awesome! We have always wanted to visit this place and we saw (part of) the movie of the same name when it came out. Very unique place, creepy but fascinating! The gift shop is super cute too. It was a bit frustrating not to take photos inside but it was really cool and would recommend it.
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San Jose Museum of Art
4.9
/5
15 reviews
4.5
Based on 200 reviews
Downtown San Jose | 771m from downtown
Phone +14082716840
Address: 110 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 2–3 hours
Highlights:
Downtown San Jose cultural area
Open until 9 PM Thursdays
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The San Jose Museum of Art has a lot of collections. This top museum also has a lot of good artworks. I really like visiting here, and there are a lot of things to see when I go back. This museum has a lot of precious items.
Plan your visit! This world-class art museum is huge! With so many galleries, you could spend days here, so it's best to prioritize what to see. On our recent visit, we saw the Andy Warhol special exhibition before visiting the American Art, emphasis on Georgia O'Keeffe (12 works on display in a single gallery!) followed by the Impressionism galleries (this museum has one of the best Impressionism collections in the country!). That took up the bulk of our 6 hours at the museum! On our last visit, we saw the Chagall windows and the reconstructed Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room as well as their architecture and sculpture courts. Who knows what we will focus on when we next visit! Be sure to take a map so that you know where you are going within the building. Also, re-entry to the building is allowed so you can go out for lunch or a take a break outdoors.
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Municipal Rose Garden
4.8
/5
12 reviews
4.2
Based on 634 reviews
3.1 km from downtown
Phone +14087947275
Address: 1649 Naglee Ave, San Jose, CA 95126, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5–1 hour
Highlights:
Roses bloom in early May
Free entry to Rose Manor
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There are many flowers and plants in this rose garden, which is also a small park in this small town. The rose garden is also a very interesting landscape. You can see many good facilities and there are quite a lot of roses.
[Scenery] The Municipal Rose Garden is a very beautiful garden in San Jose!
[Fun] There are paths in the garden. When the roses are in full bloom, the scenery is charming and the fragrance is overflowing. It is a good place for locals to take a walk and relax.
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