101 Family Day Trips and Day Trips Around San Jose
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Take A Deep Breath In the Garden
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Los Gatos Lavender Farm |
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Municipal Rose Garden |
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Japanese Friendship Garden |
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Heritage Rose Garden |
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Chinese Cultural Garden |
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Guadaloupe River Park |
Get Wild on a Hike
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San Bruno Mountain State and County Park |
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Oyster Point Marina and Park |
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Shoreline at Mountain View |
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Sawyer Camp Trail |
Time Travel Today
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San Jose History Park |
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Niles Canyon Railway |
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Mission San Jose |
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Winchester Mystery House |
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park |
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Black Cavern Chasm |
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park |
Make Life a Beach
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Aquatic Park Cove |
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Angel Island State Park |
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Cull Canyon |
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Don Castro Regional Park |
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Parkside Aquatic Beach |
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Chicken Ranch Beach |
Splash into Some Water Fun
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Raging Waters San Jose |
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Golfland San Jose |
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Aqua Adventure |
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South Bay Shores |
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Great Wolf Lodge - San Francisco |
Spend the Day at a Museum
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Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose |
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Curiodyssey |
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Aquarium of the Bay |
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Children's Museum of Sonoma County |
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Randall Museum of Science, Nature and the Arts |
Explore These Cities
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Calistoga |
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San Francisco |
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Monterey |
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Santa Rosa |
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Carmel-by-the-Sea |
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Sacramento |
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Sausalito |
All Aboard Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (and Boats!)
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Wings of History Air Museum |
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Hiller Aviation Museum |
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The Transportation Museum |
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The Schooner Freda B |
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San Francisco Whale Tours |
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Sea Spirit Ocean Safari |
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Academy of Art University Automobile Museum |
Grow Some Fun at the Farm
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Emma Prusch Farm Park |
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Ardenwood Farm Park |
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Swanton Berry Farm |
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Spina Farms |
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Hidden Villa |
Play Ball!
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Bowlero Milpitas |
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San Jose Batting Cages |
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Golfland San Jose |
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Campo di Bocce |
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Fremont Table Tennis Academy - San Jose |
Treat Yo' Self
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Willow Glen Creamery |
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Sweet Fix Creamery |
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Smitten Ice Cream |
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CREAM San Jose |
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Cauldron Ice Cream |
Connect with Nature
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Skyline Ridge Preserve |
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Municipal Rose Garden |
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Hakone Japanese Garden |
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Filoli Gardens |
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San Francisco Botanical Garden |
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The Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt |
Amuse Yourself at These Amusement Parks
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California's Great America |
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Gilroy Gardens |
Talk to the Animals
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Happy Hollow |
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Oakland Zoo |
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Gilroy Ostrich Farm |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium |
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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo |
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Lemos Farm |
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Alma Bonita Animal Rescue |
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San Francisco Zoo |
Explore the Globe Close to Home
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Portuguese Historical Museum |
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Japanese Friendship Garden and Tea House |
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Japantown |
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum |
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Mexican Heritage Plaza |
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Chinese Cultural Garden |
Let's Go Chasing Waterfalls
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Castle Rock State Park |
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Maple Falls |
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Rainbow Falls |
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Carson Falls |
Get Active Indoors
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Luv 2 Play |
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Pump It Up |
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Fun Factory |
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Rockin' Jump Trampoline Park |
Challenge Yourself
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Symphony Silicon Valley |
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San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art |
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Omescape Escape Room |
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Planet Granite Santa Clara |
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iFly |
Shop Your Heart Out
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Hicklebees |
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Zonkey Toys |
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The Wooden Horse |
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Automobuild |
Limiting our list to 101 ideas meant some great destinations may have been left off the list - if there is something you’d like to see added, share it with us on Facebook!
Most of these destinations are within an hour from downtown San Jose. For those that are a bit farther away:
= Less than 1 hour away
= 1 to 2 hours away
= 2 to 3 hours away
= Just over 3 hours away
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