Top rated Historical place museums in San Jose, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Historical place museums in San Jose

Experience the best that San Jose has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 11 places from Historical place museum category.

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USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum

History museum

Aircraft carrier that participated in WWII & the Apollo 11 recovery mission now a museum with tours.

4.80 (3K reviews) (~60.62 km from centre)

Potomac Association

Tourist attraction

Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht, now open for exhibits & sightseeing cruises.

4.80 (41 reviews) (~61.53 km from centre)

Filoli Historic House & Garden

Historical place museum

An early-20th-century country estate & botanic garden, open for docent-led tours.

4.70 (4.8K reviews) (~40.4 km from centre)

San Juan Bautista

Mission

Iconic circa-1797 Spanish mission with mass, a gift shop & manicured grounds with valley views.

4.70 (2.3K reviews) (~62.95 km from centre)

Rengstorff House

Historical landmark

Historic home with Victorian Italianate architecture, tours & exhibits on 19th-century life.

4.60 (172 reviews) (~20.34 km from centre)

Haas-Lilienthal House

Museum

This historic Queen Anne Victorian home is open to the public as a museum with docent-led tours.

4.60 (164 reviews) (~69.29 km from centre)

Cohen Bray House

Historical place museum

👍👍 A beautiful authentic Victorian historical house, built in 1884, with original furnishings and household belongings. Tours on Sundays are given by enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides who give information on many different aspects of the house, its contents and its previous inhabitants, the Cohen-B...

4.60 (36 reviews) (~57.61 km from centre)

Winchester Mystery House

Historical place museum

Sprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts.

4.50 (13.9K reviews) (~5.7 km from centre)

Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate

Event venue

Elegant Victorian mansion now used as a venue for public events & concerts, plus parties & weddings.

4.50 (122 reviews) (~50.34 km from centre)

Museum of History, Benicia - Arsenal Galleries

History museum

Unusual museum with exhibits highlighting the history of Benicia & the military presence there.

4.50 (78 reviews) (~82.54 km from centre)

Boronda Adobe History Center

Historical place museum

😠 The staff there was so welcoming and friendly and lmao i apologies for laughing, I couldn't continue on with the fake nice comments about this place, because then I would be lying And I don't do that. The truth on my experience here was 1 star minimal, as soon as I spotted the place it was hard to t...

4.00 (40 reviews) (~73.09 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical place museums in San Jose, United States