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With roller coasters, thrill rides, children's attractions, the South Bay Shores water park, and Vegas-style live shows. Parking costs $30.
California's Great America is an amusement park located in Santa Clara, California, United States, within the San Francisco Bay Area. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park features more than 40 attractions, including nine roller coasters and a water park named South Bay Shores. The park opened on March 20, 1976, as one of two near-identical Americana-themed parks developed by the Marriott Corporation; the other park being Six Flags Great America in Illinois. The park's land is owned by Prologis and leased back to Six Flags, and California's Great America is expected to close after the 2027 season if its lease is not extended.
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San Jose's resident opera company performs on a restored 1920s vaudeville stage and features some of the most accomplished young voices in the country.
The Bay Area's Major League Soccer team. The "Quakes" opened their new stadium, now known as PayPal Park, for the 2015 season.
San Jose's 5½–acre Municipal Rose Garden, once a prune orchard, draws thousands of visitors each year. The Garden is exclusively devoted to shrubs of the rose family and features over 4,000 rose shrubs with 189 varieties represented. Hybrid–teas comprise 75 percent of the plantings.
This museum of Ancient Egypt features exhibits funded by the Rosicrucian Order, who have secured artifacts from archaeologists working in the area since the 1920s. Take a tour through a detailed replica of an Egyptian tomb and browse their collection of mummies and artifacts. The museum also houses a sizable library of occult books, that is open to the public.
This garden was planted by volunteers in 1995. It has a collection of almost 4,000 plants of more than 3,000 rose varieties.
A "European-style" village of shops, restaurants, and high-priced condos, with hotels and great nightlife. There's a year-round farmer's market on Sundays, and during the summer bands play free outdoor music every weekend. Santana row has become a hang-out spot for San Jose's residents. Has numerous restaurants, bakeries, cafes and central garden. Stores include Anthropologie, J. Crew, and surf shops. Its development has had a huge impact on the San Jose landscape and economy.