This flea market started in 1960 with only 20 sellers and about 100 customers, but since then has hosted more than 6,000 sellers in the quarter mile produce line.
This park was donated by Mildred Overfelt in 1959 in memory of her parents William and Mary Overfelt, who were pioneers that started grain and dairy farms in the 1960s.
Built in 1797, this is the oldest building in San Jose and the last remaining structure from El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe.The Fallon house was built in 1855 and was home to the earliest mayors.
In 1928 the museum first opened in the administration building of AMORC, but as the collection of artifacts grew, so did the museum.It was permanently moved here in 1995 W/all of Harvey Lewis’ pieces.
Josean Emma Prusch donated the 87 acres of land in 1962, the city then began to use volunteers to build and preserve 47 acres of the original land. It opened to the public in 1983 as a park & a farm.
This museum was founded in 1969 in downtown San Jose and has a large base of art from west coast artists from the 20th-21st century. The historical wing was once a post office when it was first built
The 5½ Acre Park was built in 1927 as a result of efforts by the Santa Clara County Rose Society.This garden is dedicated to shrubs of the rose family,and has now collected over 3,500 rose bushes.
This is the site of the first state capital from 1849-1851. The state seal of California in the center of the circle of palm trees. Visitors can ice skate in the center during the winter months.
James F. Cunningham purchased this land in the 1880s. It was originally a dairy farm but because of flooding, the city of San Jose stepped in, turning it into a man made lake by the 1900s.
This park was founded in 1872 and was the first municipal park in the state of California.From 1921 to the early 1960s the Boy Scouts of America had exclusive access to the beauty & mineral springs.
After years of planning, the museum opened in 1990 in the old San Jose convention center. In 1998 it opened in a larger 3 floor venue where it holds four major theme galleries and an IMAX theatre.
The first museum in the US to focus completely on Quilts & Textiles; it was first opened in 1977 in Santa Clara. It permanently moved to San Jose in 2005 & now holds more than 550 quilts & textiles.
Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. In 1855, entrepreneur James Mason Hutchings & artist Thomas Ayres were the first to tour the area.
Sarah Winchester, a wealthy widow, built the 160-room Victorian Winchester mansion in 1884. It took over 38 years to build and had workers work on it year round until her death in 1922.
Built in 1862, it is the oldest continually operating saloon west of the Mississippi. In 1879 the hotel was purchased by Ellen and Daniel Holbrooke and was given its current name.
It is said that every US President since William Howard Taft has stayed at this hotel. This hotel is the first place Tony Bennett ever sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”
Learn about the UO’s rich track and field heritage, from the days of Bill Hayward to the Olympic Trials, at the Powell Plaza timeline by the main gate. Mehr erfahren.
Stop by to visit the student government offices, or join one of the student organizations based here. Mehr erfahren.
The statues of the Pioneer to the north and the Pioneer Mother to the south can "see" one another through the glass doors of Johnson Hall. Mehr erfahren.
Artwork in the four-story Willamette Hall atrium is representative of four sciences: physics, chemistry, astronomy, and molecular biology. Can you spot the four works of art?
You think YOU need new shoes? Check out the world’s oldest pair of running shoes, as well as 15,000 years of Northwest cultural history. Mehr erfahren.
UO admissions counselors are standing by to meet with you. Make an appointment and maybe someday you, too, can be a Duck! Mehr erfahren.
Get in tune with the UO School of Music and Dance by catching a performance by any of the school's dozens of student ensembles. You can find a full events calendar on the SOMD website.
Student work in the UO’s picturesque Urban Farm produces vegetables for local food banks. Mehr erfahren.
Wait, is that a skylight... affixed into the ground? The UO's Lokey Laboratories are constructed below ground to minimize vibrations that could affect sensitive scientific equipment. Mehr erfahren.
The recent expansion of the UO’s Miller Theatre Complex added the black-box arena-style Hope Theatre, as well as a new costume shop with fitting room, dye room, and green room to the existing Robinson Mehr erfahren.
Dedicated in May 1919. The sculptor, Alexander Phimister Proctor (1862-1950), used a trapper from near Burns, Oregon, as his model. Mehr erfahren.
When the Pioneer Mother was dedicated in 1932, she was sited near the original women's buildings--Gerlinger Hall, and the Hendricks and Susan Campbell residence halls. Mehr erfahren.
