SideQuest

City Edition · California, USA

San Jose

20 quests across San Jose in two packs: Invention, Gardens and Sky for the bigger picture, and Street Frames, Small Stages for SoFA arts district and Plaza de César Chávez.

Each quest gives you something to look for, an optional riddle to solve, or a small creative challenge that makes the place your own.

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What’s in the San Jose City Edition

San Jose Invention, Gardens and Sky pack cover artwork
Citywide10 quests

Invention, Gardens and Sky

Discover San Jose through unusual architecture, art, living neighborhoods and mountain science.

Ten quests connect the Winchester Mystery House, museums, gardens and Japantown with separate outings to Alum Rock Park and Lick Observatory. Choose the chapters across several visits, with small observations and creative responses at each destination.

Across San Jose

  • 3 optional riddles
  • 3 flexible chapters

A few quests from this pack

  • A Street Scene in Four ShapesTurn a commercial street scene into an original composition.
  • A Garden in Its Own SeasonNotice the garden as it is today.
  • Two Decisions Behind an ExhibitLook at an interactive exhibit as something someone designed.
San Jose Street Frames, Small Stages pack cover artwork
Local10 quests

Street Frames, Small Stages

Find a creative district in its entrances, textures and small changes of pace.

Ten exterior quests connect the main downtown plaza with Market Street theaters and the South First arts district.

SoFA arts district and Plaza de César Chávez

  • 3 optional riddles
  • 3 route chapters

A few quests from this pack

  • A Plaza’s Practical PatternCollect the small features that make a civic space work.
  • The Street’s Surface TrioFind three textures without needing a particular mural.
  • A Door for Many ArtsCollect three clues to an entrance at human scale.

Your next San Jose story starts here.

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