San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

The largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on display in western North America: mummies, a tomb replica, the works. Kids under 7 free.

A San Jose icon since 1966: order at the window, eat at picnic tables under a giant San Jose mural. The banana shakes get even falafel skeptics through the meal.

A farm room with a tractor to climb and a real barn, a beach room with a sandbox, an art room and a crawling room for babies and toddlers.

Kids watch soup dumplings being folded through the kitchen window, then demolish them.

Neighborhood park with a playground for ages 5 to 12.

Neighborhood park with a playground for all ages.