San Jose is the major city of the South Bay
The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Valley, and Santa Clara County (in general). It is the most populous and most urbanized part of the Bay Area. The South Bay is one of several Subregions in the Bay Area including: San Francisco, the North Bay including parts of the Wine Country, the Peninsula, and the East Bay, among others.
San Jose is the largest city in the South Bay and the Bay Area.
The incorporated cities in the South Bay are:[1]
Sometimes cities in the East Bay or on the Peninsula are referred to as part of the South Bay. Many of these cities including Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, and Fremont are considered part of Silicon Valley (and therefore the South Bay) because of their location, history, or concentration of high-tech companies.
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There are a number of well known structures and sites of interest in the South Bay:
- HP Pavilion at San José, San Jose
- Hayes Mansion, South San Jose
- Plaza de César Chávez, downtown San Jose
- Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph, downtown San Jose
- Winchester Mystery House, West San Jose
- Lick Observatory, San Jose
- Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, West San Jose
- Mexican Heritage Plaza, East San Jose
- Raging Waters, East San Jose
- History Park at Kelley Park, Central San Jose
- Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose, Downtown San Jose
- San Jose International Airport, San Jose
- California's Great America, Santa Clara
- HP Garage, Palo Alto
- Google Campus, Mountain View
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