Things to Do with Kids in San Jose, CA

  • TripBuzz found 398 things to do with kids in or near San Jose, California, including 375 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Los Altos, Cupertino, Mountain View and Newark.
  • From Children's Discovery Museum to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the San Jose area offers 126 different types of family activities, including: Parks, History Museums, Movie Theaters and Theaters.
  • Once a farming town, the city of San Jose is now the largest city in Northern California and third largest in the state. Now an urbanized metropolitan area, the city features a thriving business, residential and tourism landscape. The downtown historic district is one of the cities most visited attractions, home to historic hotels, museums and sculptures. The cities many parks, cultural venues and scenic hiking trails are also popular.
  • TripBuzz found 398 things to do with kids in or near San Jose, California, including 375 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Los Altos, Cupertino, Mountain View and Newark.
  • From Children's Discovery Museum to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, the San Jose area offers 126 different types of family activities, including: Parks, History Museums, Movie Theaters and Theaters.
  • Once a farming town, the city of San Jose is now the largest city in Northern California and third largest in the state. Now an urbanized metropolitan area, the city features a thriving business, residential and tourism landscape. The downtown historic district is one of the cities most visited attractions, home to historic hotels, museums and sculptures. The cities many parks, cultural venues and scenic hiking trails are also popular.
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0.0 Miles
Equipped with rental paintball guns and masks, groups vie for supremacy over outdoor fields and engage in virtual reality adventures.
0.9 Miles
89% 1249 votes
Children's Museums 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110 MoreLess Info
San Jose's Children's Discovery Museum is intended to introduce babies, toddlers and young children to the fascinating world around them. The exhibits are meant to be touched, explored, climbed on and otherwise manipulated.
1.2 Miles
82% 1619 votes
Zoos 1300 Senter Road, San Jose, CA 95112 MoreLess Info
Children love coming to the Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in San Jose, California. It is an entire zoo geared for children. Visitors interact with dozens of animals and enjoy presentations by zoo staff and costume characters.
3.6 Miles
65% 232 votes
Paintball 2542 Monterey Highway, San Jose, CA 95111 MoreLess Info
Featuring 5 playing fields, Santa Clara Paintball offers visitors paintball courses with inflatable obstacles, box mazes, and urban barriers. The paintball center hosts a splatmaster event where kids can aim their paintball guns at physical targets.
5.0 Miles
47% 245 votes
Water Parks 23457 Hayward Ca, San Jose, CA 95148 MoreLess Info
Tube slides, waterfalls, a wave pool and a selection of places to eat are just some of the things that you will find at Raging Waters in San Jose. Stay in a local hotel and turn your day into a short break.
1.6 Miles
85% 1443 votes
History Museums 1660 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95191 MoreLess Info
Located in San Jose, the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum features huge collections of Egyptian art and artifacts. Its extensive holdings are larger than any other Egyptian collections west of the Mississippi River.
5.1 Miles
84% 504 votes
Movie Theaters 3630 Hillcap Avenue, San Jose, CA 95136 MoreLess Info
A retro styled drive-in movie venue, the West Wind Capitol 6 Drive-In shows Hollywood new releases with all digital projection. The theater hosts promotions like family fun nights, and features a snack bar.
0.6 Miles
79% 441 votes
Movie Theaters 201 S 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95113 MoreLess Info
The Camera 12 Cinema is a 12 theater movie multiplex that shows a combination of new Hollywood releases and classics, art house films, foreign films, and cult favorites. The theater offers a variety of promotions and special events.
10.6 Miles
90% 244 votes
Parks At the corner of McAbee Road and Camden Avenue, San Jose, CA 95120 MoreLess Info
Almaden Quicksilver Country Park is a great place for a day out with family and friends. Admission is free with multiple entrances. There are many hiking trails, well-maintained picnic grounds and some old mines and mining equipment to explore. Pets are allowed inside.
5.6 Miles
88% 261 votes
Parks 16240 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95121 MoreLess Info
Alum Rock Park offers walking trails with some beautiful rock formations. A nice place to spend a day during the summer.
11.9 Miles
89% 28 votes
History Museums 21570 Almaden Road off Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA MoreLess Info
The history of local quicksilver mining is put on display at the New Almaden Mercury Mining Museum. Located within the Almaden Quicksilver County Park, there are mine dioramas, artifacts from historic mining facilities, and exhibits covering the lifestyles of mining communities.
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