Washington-Guadalupe, San Jose

Name: Washington-Guadalupe
Address: San Jose, United States

#154 among attractions in San Jose

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Washington-Guadalupe is a neighborhood of central San Jose, California, located just south of Downtown San Jose. It is one of San Jose's most historic Chicano/Mexican-American districts. The area is a designated historic conservation district. The portion of Willow Street that passes through the district makes up the Calle Willow business district, made up primarily of Spanish-speaking businesses. ()

Coordinates: 37°19'17"N, 121°53'15"W

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Central San Jose (Washington-Guadalupe)San Jose United States

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Washington-Guadalupe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose Museum of Art, City National Civic, The Tech Museum of Innovation.

0.9 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph, San Jose
23 min walk • The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a large Roman Catholic church in Downtown San Jose, which serves as the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.
0.9 miN
Museum, Art museum
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
22 min walk • The San José Museum of Art is a modern and contemporary art museum in downtown San Jose, California, United States. Founded in 1969, the museum holds a permanent collection with an emphasis on West Coast artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
0.7 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Concerts and shows
City National Civic, San Jose
17 min walk • The San Jose Civic is a former arena, currently operating as a theatre, located in downtown San Jose, California. The venue is owned by the City of San Jose, is managed by Team San Jose and is booked by Nederlander Concerts.
0.7 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
18 min walk • The Tech Interactive is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other STEAM education resources. It is located in downtown San Jose, California, adjacent to the Plaza de César Chávez.
0.7 miN
Neighbourhood
Downtown San Jose, San Jose
19 min walk • Downtown San Jose is the central business district of San Jose, California. Downtown is one of the largest tech clusters in Silicon Valley, as well as the cultural and political center of San Jose.
1 miN
Library
Dr. Martin Luther King, San Jose
25 min walk • The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library is an 8-story public library and university library, located in downtown San Jose, California, which had its grand opening on August 16, 2003.
0.5 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose
14 min walk • Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana is a contemporary arts space focused on the Chicano and Latino experience and history, located in the SoFA district at 510 South First Street in San Jose, California. The museum was founded in 1989, in order to encourage civic dialog and social equity.
0.8 miN
Park
Circle of Palms Plaza, San Jose
22 min walk • The Circle of Palms Plaza is located in downtown San Jose, California. It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849-1851.
0.5 miN
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose
13 min walk • The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is an art museum in Downtown San Jose, California, USA. Founded in 1977, the museum is the first in the United States devoted solely to quilts and textiles as an art form.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose
12 min walk • Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose is a cultural institution serving children, families, and schools in the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area.
0.8 miN
Park
Plaza de César Chávez, San Jose
20 min walk • The Plaza de César Chávez is an urban plaza and park in Downtown San Jose, California. The plaza's origins date to 1797 as the plaza mayor of the Spanish Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, making it the oldest public space in Northern California. The plaza was reconsecrated after Californian civil rights activist César Chávez in 1993.

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Which popular attractions are close to Washington-Guadalupe?

Nearby attractions include Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, San Jose (12 min walk), Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose (13 min walk), San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose (13 min walk), Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, San Jose (14 min walk).

How to get to Washington-Guadalupe by public transport?

The nearest stations to Washington-Guadalupe:

Light rail

Virginia • Lines: Blue (6 min walk)
Children’s Discovery Museum • Lines: Blue (14 min walk)

Bus

Willow Street & Palm Street • Lines: 25 (9 min walk)
South 1st Street & West Virginia Street • Lines: 66, 68 (10 min walk)

Train

Tamien (16 min walk)
San Jose Diridon (26 min walk)