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Amusement park - California's Great America is Northern California's best choice for family fun and adventure. It is the only theme park in Northern California that has a water park in it. With more than 30 rides.

The arena is also called the Shark Tank which come from it's primary tenant, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.

Sarah Winchester was heir to the Winchester repeating rifle fortune, and she was convinced that the spirits of all those killed with that gun were haunting her. To confuse the restless spirits, she constructed one of the oddest houses ever built and kept constructing it until the day of her death. The Victorian-style labyrinth that resulted, features a door on the second floor that opens onto thin air—others that open onto walls, and stairs and corridors that lead to dead ends.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American-based multinational corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services. Cisco has more than 70,714 employees and annual revenue of US$ 40.0 billion as of 2010.

There is something for everyone at San Jose Museum of Art: contemporary art, lectures, concerts, tours, book signings, special events and even programs for children. The museum has been host to many outstanding traveling shows and has been a champion of local artists. The museum bookstore offers a nice selection of usual museum merchandise, such as books, tote bags and greeting cards. The museum cafe offers a wonderful rotating menu of seasonal delights

Santana Row is an upscale shopping, housing, dining and entertainment complex in San Jose, California. Westfield Valley Fair is located just to its north, on the other side of Stevens Creek Boulevard, and the Winchester Mystery House just to the west, across Winchester Boulevard.

We’re California’s only major seaside amusement park PLUS a State Historic Landmark. Th home to two National Historic Landmarks: our 1911 Looff Carousel and 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster. Owned and operated by the Santa Cruz Seaside Company since 1915, the Boardwalk remains a family style amusement park creating memories that last a lifetime

The Mirassou Winery was a winery, founded in 1854 by Louis Pellier (1817-72) and his brother Pierre (1823-94) in what is now known as California's Silicon Valley, and for many years an icon of the agricultural heritage of the Santa Clara Valley. In 1881 Pierre Mirassou (1856-89) married Pierre Pellier's daughter Henriette (1860-1937).

San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination,[20] renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, and Chinatown.

The Great Mall of the Bay Area (often simply called The Great Mall) is a large outlet shopping mall in Milpitas, California built by Ivanhoe Cambridge in 1994, then acquired by Mills Corporation in 2003, and is now owned by the Simon Property Group since April 2007.

Raging Waters is the name of three water theme parks located in Sacramento, San Dimas, and San Jose, California, USA. They are the largest water parks in the state of California.[citation needed] The three parks are owned by Palace Entertainment but each contains different attractions. The three parks are generally closed during the winter months.

Bonfante Gardens deviate from the acquired image of present-day theme parks. The low key rides contribute to the parks more relaxed atmosphere compared to the excitement and exhaustion provided by most theme parks. The nature friendly setting, the rides and attractions all have agricultural themes and names.

The Tech Museum of Innovation, or simply The Tech, is a museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in downtown San Jose, California USA. It's a hands-on technology museum devoted to inspiring the innovator in everyone. It is open to the public daily.

The 18-hole "Summit Pointe" course at the Summitpointe Golf Club facility in Milpitas, California features 6,331 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 70.9 and it has a slope rating of 125 on Rye grass. Summit Pointe golf course opened in 1978.It is best known for providing some of the best views of the Silicone Valley. The front nine is hilly, so expect some uneven lies. However, the fairways are somewhat open compared to the narrower ones on the back nine.