New Almaden, San Jose

Name: New Almaden
Address: San Jose, United States

#29 among attractions in San Jose

Museum, History museum

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New Almaden, known in Spanish as Nueva Almadén, is a historic community and former mercury mine in the Capitancillos Hills of San Jose, California, located at the southwestern point of Almaden Valley in South San Jose. New Almaden is divided into two parts: the mines and much of their immediate surroundings, including historic ghost town settlements in the Capintancillas, which together form the Almaden Quicksilver County Park, and the largely residential historic district surrounding the Casa Grande. ()

Coordinates: 37°11'21"N, 121°49'60"W

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Almaden ValleySan Jose United States

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New Almaden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Santa Teresa County Park, Oakridge Mall, Golfland, Hayes Mansion.

3 miNE
Park
Santa Teresa County Park, San Jose
78 min walk • Santa Teresa County Park is an 1,674-acre park in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of San Jose, California, located within the Santa Teresa...
4.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Oakridge Mall, San Jose
118 min walk • Westfield Oakridge, commonly known as Oakridge, is a shopping mall in San Jose, California, located in the Blossom Valley neighborhood of South San Jose. Established in 1971, Oakridge has been redeveloped multiple times in its history, most recently in 2003, to the cost of $150 million.
4.6 miNW
37°14'59"N • 121°52'1"W
Golfland, San Jose
117 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park, Game and entertainment center
5.1 miN
Hotel, Event space, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Hayes Mansion, San Jose
130 min walk • The Hayes Mansion is a historic mansion estate in the Edenvale neighborhood of San Jose, California. The mansion currently operates as a hotel resort and is currently known as The Hayes Mansion Hotel.
5.9 miNW
Church
Transfiguration Catholic Community, San Jose
151 min walk • The Church of the Transfiguration is a Roman Catholic parish community, located in San Jose, California. The parish serves 750 families in the Diocese of San Jose.
5 miN
Park
Martial Cottle Park, San Jose
129 min walk • Martial Cottle Park is an upcoming park which is being developed as a collaboration between the California Department of Parks and Recreation and Santa Clara County Parks.
4.9 miN
37°15'37"N • 121°49'52"W
Jacobs Farm at Martial Cottle Park, San Jose
126 min walk • Park
2.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Almaden Valley, San Jose
70 min walk • Almaden Valley, commonly known simply as Almaden, is a valley and neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in South San Jose. It is nestled between the Santa Cruz Mountains to the west and the Santa Teresa Hills to the east.
5.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Edenvale, San Jose
136 min walk • Edenvale is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, in South San Jose.
7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Cambrian, San Jose
179 min walk • Cambrian is a neighborhood of San Jose, California, located in West San Jose. Though most of the neighborhood is incorporated as part of San Jose, a small portion exists as an unincorporated census-designated place called Cambrian Park.
4.5 miN
37°15'15"N • 121°49'30"W
Tradewinds HOA, San Jose
116 min walk • Square