A historic region mixed with the booming tech industry of Silicon Valley, San Jose is an often forgotten city of California with as much influence as inspiration. Just south of San Francisco, you’ll want a private ride to see the area in style, whether that means reserving a sedan for coastal across Cabrillo Highway or grabbing an SUV so the whole family can stay together. Work travelers wanting to stay close to the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport should book a room along North 1st Street for airport shuttles as well as same-street access to the city’s VTA Light Rail. Utilize the Light Rail system to take business convenience to another level, making sure you arrive to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center as easy as you get to your room, or use the VTA for fun sight-seeing, taking the Light Rail to the bay, downtown, and beyond.
Without a doubt, San Jose offers some of the state’s most unique attractions, the most visited being the Winchester Mystery House - home to odd rooms that end outside and bizarre dead-end corridors, the famous house was designed to confuse ghosts as well as suffice the addled mind of a bored heiress. Compliment the spooky with something bursting with life, taking a stroll through the Municipal Rose Garden for bright colors as well as the Japanese Friendship Garden for tranquil architecture and fish ponds. Learn about the region’s important role in technology as well at The Tech Museum of Innovation on Market Street, the facility offering an IMAX theater as well as interactive exhibits. Head to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum afterward, complimenting the new with the ancient as you walk through artifacts that helped shape the modern world, finally ending the day with classic eats at 4th Street Smoking Pig BBQ Company.