San Jose California is known as the "Capital of Silicon Valley" and spans 174 square miles. San Jose current population 894,000 is the 3rd largest of cities in California.

The City of San Jose has the nation's best public safety record of any metropolitan area, a range of ethnic diversities and a temperate Mediterranean type climate. San Jose lies 50 miles south of San Francisco, while Oakland is 35 miles to the northeast. The scenic Monterey/Carmel area is 70 miles to the south. With nearly 300 sunny days per year, San Jose registers a 71-degree daily mean maximum temperature and less than 14 inches of rainfall yearly.

San Jose Attractions

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Paramount's Great America
Raging Waters
San Jose Flea Market
San José Regional Parks
Winchester Mystery House

San Jose Museums

Children's Discovery
History San José
San Jose Museum of Art
The Rosicrucian Museum
The Tech Museum

San Jose Sports

Bay Area CyberRays
San Jose Giants
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sabercats
San Jose Stealth

San Jose Libraries

Almaden
Alviso
Berryessa
Biblioteca Latinoamericana
Cambrian
Calabazas
East San José Carnegie
Educational Park
Evergreen
Hillview
Joyce Ellington
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pearl Avenue
Rose Garden
Santa Teresa
Seventrees
Vineland
Willow Glen
West Valley