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    Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall 2003

     "San Jose, CA"
     
     San Jose, California
     
     
     

    With a population of nearly 875,000, San Jose is larger than San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Miami, Denver, and New Orleans. The city is the largest in Northern California. Situated between the Diablo and Santa Cruz mountain ranges, San Jose encompasses 170 square miles at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. Founded in 1777, San Jose served as the first capital before California was officially a state. San Jose events include: San Jose Greek Festival, San Jose America Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, and San Jose Holiday Parade & Christmas in the Park.

     Alum Rock Park
     Alum Rock Ave.
     San Jose, California
     (408)259-5477 or 258-4322
     
     The park offers picnic facilities, mineral springs, the Youth Science Institute, and trails.

     Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
     jct. of Woz Way and Auzerais St.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 298-5437
     
     This children's museum presents changing exhibits and programs about themselves and the world around them.

     Happy Hollow
     1300 Senter Rd.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 295-8383
     
     The park is for a family park for people to come enjoy themselves.

     Japanese Friendship Garden
     1500 Senter Rd.
     San Jose, California
     (408)277-4192 or 277-5254
     
     The garden offers landscaping and lanterns of Japanese culture.

     Kelley Park
     Senter and Story Rds.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 277-5738
     
     The park offers some of the city's most popular attractions.

     Lick Observaatory
     oMount Hamilton, use Alum Rock Rd.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 274-5061
     
     The obseratory was dedicated in 1888 and is now overlooking the Santa Clara Valley.

     Mirassou Vineyards
     3000 Aborn Rd.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 274-4000
     
     The winery offers tours and tastings.

     Municipal Rose Gardens
     Naglee Ave.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 287-0698
     
     The gardens have over 5,000 plants and 186 varieties of roses.

     Overfelt Gardens
     Educational Park Dr. and McKee Rd.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 251-3323
     
     The gardens have a fragrance garden and three small lakes.

     Raging Waters
     off Capitol Expwy., Lake Cunningham Regional Park
     San Jose, California
     (408) 270-8000 or 654-5450
     
     This 16-acre water-theme park has over 30 waterslides and a wave pool.

     Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium
     Park Ave. between Naglee and Randol
     San Jose, California
     (408)947-3636 or 947-3638
     
     The center offers a collection of Egyptian artifacts and a planetarium.

     San Jose Cenvention/Visitors Bureau
     333 W. San Carlos St.
     San Jose, California
     (408)292-9600 977-0900
     
     

     San Jose Historical Museum
     1600 Senter Rd. at Phelan Ave.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 287-2290
     
     The museum has a Chinese temple and 21 original and restored Victorian buildings.

     San Jose Museum of Art
     110 S. Market St.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 294-2787
     
     The museum was built in 1892 and houses changing exhibits of contemporary art.

     Tech Museum of Innovatioon
     145 W. San Carlos St.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 279-7150
     
     The museum offer exhibits and interactive displays of how technology has changed our life.

     Winchester Mystery House
     525 S. Winchester Blvd. between I-280 and Stevens Creek Blvd.
     San Jose, California
     (408) 247-2101
     
     The Victorian mansion offers guided tours lasting about 65 minutes

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