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Things to do in San Jose / San Francisco?
Hey guys, just checking to see if anyone has any tips for my upcoming US Vacay.
The family and I (Myself, wife, and 5 year old) will be flying to San Jose from November 18 to November 30. Will also be spending our very first American Thanksgiving with my relatives (almost everyone in my family emigrated to the States in the 1980s). Does anyone have a good idea of fun places to bring my son around the Bay Area? We will not have time to visit my relatives in Los Angeles, so Disneyland / Universal is out of the picture. We are thinking about Six Flags Great America, and we see that it'll be open the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
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11-06-2018, 12:20 PM | #2 |
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San Francisco:
I don't know how fun these things are, but the self-guided tour to Alcatraz is awesome. Fisherman's Wharf is alright, last I was there it's a bit overrun with street performers and beggars. Taking a boat around and under Golden Gate Bridge if you can find a good boat captain that is not one of the seemingly hundreds of gypsy type "boats" that try to get people on board. Taking the trolley. It's fun in theory, but slow and painful to actually be on. People were walking faster than us. Just driving anywhere or being driven is an experience with the sharp hills. I recommend to let the taxis do it for you.
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11-06-2018, 12:27 PM | #3 |
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Best thing to do in San Jose is to go to San Francisco.
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11-06-2018, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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Santa Cruz is a fun city IMO. They have a small boardwalk and amusement park on the beach.
Agreed that San Jose doesn't have a lot to do.
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11-06-2018, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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Having lived all my life in San Jose, there are at least a few things I know of to do.
Stuff To Do:
Now to my favorite part...food to eat. There are a ton of great food options here, and many people skip most of them because let's face it - San Francisco is just up the road and they blow us away in terms of quantity of food joints. That being said, there are several here that are well worth your time, and one that I will insist you stop by if you can fit it in:
I could go on, but this is a good start. Feel free to let me know if you want to know more - another great thing about San Jose is it is close to a lot of other cool places. As mentioned earlier, Santa Cruz is not far, Cupertino and Palo Alto have their own great scenes to check out, and obviously San Francisco is just up the peninsula. |
11-06-2018, 04:48 PM | #6 |
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I have a 5 year old, she has 7 cousins between 4-10 that come here to SF for thanksgivings.
1. Fisherman’s warf, gotta do it. Kids love the old ships on Hyde street pier. You can explore them at your leisure. 2. Bay cruise. Alcatraz is boring for a 5 year old and tickets are probably already sold out. However, you can do a blue and gold fleet bay tour anytime, every hour I think. It’s great, nice tour, goes under the Golden Gate Bridge. There’s also a rocket boat in the bay, high speed fun. 3. Great America is not that 5 year old friendly, especially with the water park closed. Your best bet is either Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo which has lots of great rides plus animal shows or Santa Cruz boardwalk. 4. Downtown San Jose Christmas in the Park. Really fun night time walk around thing, some carnival rides too. As far as food, two family friendly ones I can recommend are: Pedro’s in Los Gatos Mezcal in downtown SJ If the weather is rainy I will post some indoor recs Last edited by AENeuman : 11-06-2018 at 04:49 PM. |
11-07-2018, 02:10 AM | #7 |
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Only had a day and a half in San Francisco after TwitchCon, and didn't really plan in advance.
Hawk Hill (California - Wikipedia) There are three viewpoints on the drive up the hill that offer great views of the Golden Gate Bridge. We were spending a lot of money on an Uber driver so we just went straight to the top one. From there, its a short walk to the top of the hill which offered one of the prettiest sunset views that I've ever seen. We also walked through Golden Gate Park and found that very nice, and did an Alcatraz tour. |
11-07-2018, 07:04 AM | #8 |
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Thank you for the tips, guys!
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11-07-2018, 04:37 PM | #9 |
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Haven't been to San Jose, but my two favourite things in San Fran were the self-guided walking tour of Alcatraz, and hiring bikes and riding across the Golden Gate Bridge and over to Sausalito, then catching the ferry back.
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I would echo these both, but I walked across the bridge instead (and explored the museum there). Also Golden Gate Park (which is not near Golden Gate Bridge mind) is pretty cool and has some interesting museums.
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11-08-2018, 07:53 AM | #11 |
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visit a bath house
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