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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110-2722
The Children's Museum, a contemporary structure whose purple façade is fairly easy to spot, was designed with three concepts in mind: Community, Connections and Creativity. Indeed, kids – and their parents – are invited to participate in various interactive exhibits, ranging from technology to the arts. Many of the patrons' favorite exhibit is...
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 1650 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA 95112
This open-air museum focuses on the history of the city and the Valley. Within its approximately 25 acres are a replica of San Jose's original Main Street, a fire station, and an old-fashioned ice-cream parlor. You can also visit a hotel, print shop, doctor's office, blacksmith, and one-room schoolhouse. In addition, the campus boasts an exhibit...
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8119
The Intel Museum, despite its modest size, is an interesting place for adults and children of all ages. At this museum, you can learn a little about the history of both the Intel Corporation and Silicon Valley as a whole, including an interesting exhibit that explains the genesis of a computer chip. The museum store is located across from the...
Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and Museum
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 1 Washington Square, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 95192
The Center for Beethoven Studies finds its home on the campus of San Jose State University. If you are an aficionado of classical music, especially that of the great German composer, then this museum is a definite "must see." Included in the collection are early editions of his music, memorabilia, and original manuscripts.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 1664 Park Ave, Rosicrucian Park, San Jose, CA 95191
If you're entranced by the culture, technology, and philosophy of ancient peoples, you'll definitely want to visit this museum, which boasts one of California's most extensive collections of ancient Egyptian art and artifacts. Tour a replica of a tomb, see a garden of palms and papyrus, and marvel at a few mummies. The museum's planetarium shows...
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 110 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113-2383
This marvelous art museum focuses on contemporary California art. The museum's collection includes paintings, photography, glasswork, and sculptures. Special exhibits by the likes of Dale Chihuly, whose chandeliers adorn the museum's main entranceway, are quite common. The museum also hosts poetry readings, seminars, and opera recitals. Patrons...
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 520 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
San Jose is home to the oldest quilt museum in the United States, and the unique facility hosts ever-changing exhibitions of textile arts from around the world. In fact, if you visit expecting to see only a collection of traditional quilts, you'll be happily surprised to discover a wealth of contemporary items too. Great displays beautifully...
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113-2008
The noisy Tech Museum of Innovation, located on the Cesar Chavez Plaza, isn't too hard to find for its bright orange exterior tends to capture the eye. This is a great place for kids to be kids and adults to follow suit. Here, you can hop behind the wheel of a remote control Martin or do a test run on the same virtual simulator that the U.S....
Category: Museums - San Jose Attractions & Activities
Address: 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050-3791
Originally founded in San Jose in 1965, the Triton moved to Santa Clara shortly after its opening. The museum, as always, showcases modern art from the Valley and the Bay areas and hosts several international exhibits each year, along with offering lectures and classes. Photographs, watercolors, wood block prints, and more are among the media...
