Discover San José

  • San Jose City Hall with a modern glass dome structure and adjacent stone buildings on a clear day.

    Photo by j_bongio from Flickr.com.

    San José is the tenth largest city in the United States and has everything people love about California and Silicon Valley—a great climate, unparalleled local food and wine, innovative businesses, cool shopping, plenty of nightlife, year-round outdoor recreation, and, of course, a thriving arts scene—dance, theater, music, and SJMA. Whether you crave fresh produce from the Farmers Market at San Pedro Square, feel like shopping on Santana Row, or seek a romantic night at the opera, here are some San José resources to help:

    Visitor information

    Visit San José
    sanjose.org

    San José Downtown Association
    sjdowntown.com

    San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau
    sfvisitor.org

    Cultural organizations

    Children’s Discovery Museum San Jose
    cdm.org

    Chopsticks Alley Art
    cdm.org

    de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University
    scu.edu/deSaisset

    Happy Hollow Park and Zoo
    Hhpz.org

    History San José
    historysanjose.org

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose
    icasanjose.org

    Japanese American Museum of San Jose
    jamsj.org

    MACLA
    maclaarte.org

    Noble Workshop & Gallery
    operasj.org

    Opera San Jose
    operasj.org

    Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
    rosicrucian.org

    San Jose Fire Museum
    sjquiltmuseum.org

    San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
    sjquiltmuseum.org

    San Jose State University Art Galleries
    gallery.sjsu.edu

    School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza
    Schoolofartsandculture.org

    Symphony San Jose
    symphonysanjose.org

    The Tech Interactive
    thetech.org

    Triton Museum of Art
    tritonmuseum.org

    Works/San José
    workssanjose.org