History Park is a living history park and museum located at the southern edge of San José's Kelley Park, showcasing 32 preserved and replica buildings, businesses, and landmarks that detail the 19th and 20th-century history of the Santa Clara Valley. The park offers free admission to walk its grounds and meander through historical exhibits and demonstrations, including reconstructed doctor's and dentist's offices, a fire house, a blacksmith shed, a print shop, and several preserved houses and hotels. Photography and artifacts related to the region's agricultural history are showcased at the complex's fruit barn, while rotating art exhibits are showcased at both the Leonard and David McKay Gallery and the Arbuckle Gallery. Visitors can also stop in at the restored O'Brien's Ice Cream Parlor and Candy Shop and purchase turn-of-the-century sweets and milkshakes.

1650 Senter Rd, San José, CA 95112, Phone: 408-287-2290, History Park Video, Map

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