The Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is located in San Jose and is home to a zoo, park, puppet theater and rides. The zoo is home to mammals, reptiles, birds and insects and offers an education center, Doc's Critter Care, playgrounds, family rides and the Picnic Basket Restaurant. The zoo also accommodates birthday parties, special events and group education classes.
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
1300 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112
408-794-6400
hhpz.org
Raging Waters is a water park located in San Jose that is open during the summer. The water park features high-speed water slides, a 350,000-gallon wave pool, an activity pool, kiddie pools, an endless river and a number of rides including the Great White Shark, Barracuda Blaster, Shotgun Falls and Blue Thunder/White Lighting. Tickets can be purchased daily or guests can buy a season pass, which offers unlimited visits all summer long. The park also has numerous snack shops, pavilions, restaurants and a picnic area.
Raging Waters
2333 South White Road
San Jose, CA 95148
408-238-9900
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The Winchester Mystery House was constructed from 1884 to 1922 and cost over $5.5 million to build. The house was built for Sarah Winchester, who began to build the house after losing her husband and son. The house has 160 rooms, 2,000 doors, 10,000 windows, 47 fireplaces, 13 bathrooms, six kitchens and 47 stairways. Sarah Winchester died in 1922 and now the house offers tours. The Grand Estate tour lasts 2 1/2 hours and offers a behind-the-scenes tour; other tours last approximately one hour.
Winchester Mystery House
525 S. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128
408-247-2101
winchestermysteryhouse.com
