San Jose Hotel Area Attractions

PGA Theme Park Winchester Mystery House Raging Waters San Jose Arena Santa Clara de Asis Bay 101 Casino Performing Arts Bonfante Gardens Stanford Lively Arts Shoreline Amphitheater NASA Research Center Moffett Field Space Camp Six Flags Marine World

Looking for fun entertainment and exciting things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area? Explore San Jose’s hottest attractions, shops, museums, and historic landmarks – within easy reach from the San Jose Best Western Airport Plaza. From thrilling theme parks to innovative museums to sports events at HP Pavilion to an exciting nightlife, San Jose is your perfect vacation or business destination.

Paramount's Great America Theme Park. Paramount’s Great America is Northern California’s ultimate family theme park and entertainment destination. Located in Santa Clara, Paramount's Great America features 10 pulse-pounding coasters, exciting rides, live stage show, concerts, Nickelodeon TV characters and the wild water rides of Boomerang Bay. Visit www.pgathrills.com. [Top]


Winchester Mystery House. Beautiful and bizarre, the Winchester Mystery House is an amazing tour. An architectural marvel, the Victorian mansion is filled with unexplained oddities, such as the staircase to the ceiling and a door that opens onto a wall. See three working elevators, 47 fireplaces, rambling roofs, exquisite hand inlaid parquet floors, gold and silver chandeliers, and Tiffany art glass windows. Visit www.winchestermysteryhouse.com. [Top]


Raging Waters San Jose. Raging Waters in San Jose is the world’s wildest water adventure with thrilling water rides, the Wave Pool and Activity Pool, attractions, shops and food. Experience the Dragon’s Den, splashy twists and turns on Barracuda Blaster, or a journey through streams and waterfalls on the Lazy River. Visit www.rwsplash.com. [Top]


HP Pavilion San Jose Arena. Cheer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks as they heat up the ice for 41 home season games at HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose. This state-of-the art San Jose arena hosts up to 180 events and concerts every year, including Grammy winning musicians, Olympic athletes, world-class shows and theater, exhibitions and competitions, and exciting family shows and spectacles. Enjoy upcoming boxing events, such as Fight Night, the Sap Open tennis tournament, and sports competitions. Call Event Information at (408) 287-9200 or visit www.hppsj.com. [Top]


Mission Santa Clara de Asis. Located on Santa Clara University, this is the eighth of 21 missions built around California by Father Junipero Serra and his Spanish Franciscan padres. Built in 1777, Mission Santa Clara is a California historical landmark. Call (408) 554.4023 or visit www.scu.edu/visitors. [Top]


Bay 101 Casino. Enjoy gaming action on two casino floors with 40 card tables offering a variety of card games including Hold ‘em, Lowball, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, Super Pan 9, and more. Bay 101 Casino is located 3 miles south off Hwy 101 in San Jose. Call (408) 451-8888 or visit www.bay101.com. [Top]


Center for the Performing Arts. The Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose presents staged productions, events, concerts, dance and shows, and an elegant intimate after-theater area. The theater features seating for 2,665, and an infrared system for the hearing-impaired. [Top]


Bonfante Gardens. Explore Bonfante Gardens, a unique combination of four beautiful gardens and amusement rides with the mid-20th century history and agricultural roots of Santa Clara Valley. Set among 600 acres of Gilroy countryside, Bonfante Gardens features 19 rides and 21 attractions including theme gardens, food concessions, an event plaza, and 19 of the world famous Circus Trees. Call (408) 840-7100. [Top]


Stanford Lively Arts. Stanford Lively Arts invites audiences to explore classical and world music, dance, and spoken word performances by famous artists and astounding newcomers. Through passionate live performance and the creation of new art, Stanford makes performing arts an exciting part of the Bay Area. [Top]


Shoreline Amphitheater. Experience the Bay Area’s largest, most amazing outdoor concert facility, featuring state-of-the-art technical, visual, and sound systems. The world's most talented entertainers are showcased in an award-winning concert space which delivers an amazing sonic experience. Located in Mountain View, Shoreline features craft booths, eclectic foods, and boasts one of the world’s largest tent structures. Visit www.shoreline-amd.com. [Top]


NASA Ames Research Center. Located in Mountain View, Ames hosts federal, civilian, and military agencies on the adjoining 1,500-acre former naval air station, known as Moffett Federal Airfield. Ames offers educational outreach activities to stimulate student interest in science, mathematics, and technology; and to enhance the knowledge and skills of faculty at all levels. Visit www.arc.nasa.org. [Top]


Moffett Field. Originally the Naval Air Station’s home base for the Navy dirigible U.S.S. Macon, Moffett Field is home to NASA Ames Research Center. Moffett Field’s two runways, three aircraft hangars, and 3.5 million square feet of facilities is a shared federal facility known as Moffett Federal Airfield. Exciting annual air shows thrill spectators with thrilling aeronautics by some of the country’s best civilian and military aviators. NASA celebrates more than 100 years of flight at Moffett Field. Visit www.airshownetwork.com. [Top]


Space Camp. Train like a real astronaut. At Space Camp, you fly on a realistic, simulated shuttle mission, experiencing weightlessness and a space walk. Space Camp is a fun and educational way to spends five days learning about the physical, mental and emotional demands that astronauts face. [Top]


Six Flags Marine World. America’s only combination wildlife park, oceanarium and theme park, this awesome adventure park features: exciting thrill rides, such as Zonga, kid’s attractions, such as Looney Tunes Seaport, with 12 different rides, attractions and shows; and a unique animal zoo where you can get personal with dolphins, sea lions, sharks, reptiles, giraffes. [Top]

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