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All 296 places by distance →One day from San Jose
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:51 pm
34 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave San Jose
- Municipal Rose Gardengarden · 45 min
- Memorial Cross Parkmonument · 45 min
- Overfelt Gardens Parkgarden · 45 min
- Happy Hollow Park and Zoonature spot · 2 hrs
- Santa Clara County Fairgroundslake · 45 min
- Back in San Jose
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near San Jose?
Pellier Park (park, about 1 km), Trinity Cathedral (church, about 1 km), The First Unitarian Church of San José (church, about 1 km), First Presbyterian Church of San Jose (church, about 1 km), Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph (church, about 1 km), San José Museum of Art (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of San Jose?
219 places on Spotwander: 47 wildlife, forests & gardens, 38 hill stations & viewpoints, 28 parks, 31 churches, 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to San Jose?
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, about 4 km by road; Japanese Friendship Garden (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to San Jose?
KSCU-FM (Santa Clara), about 5 km by road; Anza Knoll (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from San Jose?
Start in San Jose, visit Municipal Rose Garden, then Memorial Cross Park, then Overfelt Gardens Park, then Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, then Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, and drive back — about 34 km by road in all.