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On foot · County in California

Main Street Downtown History Tours in Santa Clara County, CA

Downtown history tours for Main Street programs, built from the listed buildings on the blocks you are working to fill.

Heritage travelers stay longer and spend more than most visitors. Santa Clara County is one of 58 counties in California. The question for Santa Clara County, CA is whether they can find the history once they arrive.

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On the record near Santa Clara County, CA

The 12 nearest

27 listed sites on the record match main street downtown history tours within 30 miles of Santa Clara County, CA, out of 146 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 96 listed sites carry Santa Clara County as their county.

Building at 27--29 Fountain Alley1.6 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
De Anza Hotel1.6 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Dohrmann Building1.7 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Hotel Montgomery1.7 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 2006National Register of Historic Places
Twohy Building1.8 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 2003National Register of Historic Places
Moir Building1.9 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Hotel Sainte Claire2.1 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · San Jose · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
Los Gatos Historic Commercial District7.6 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · District · Los Gatos · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Ames Administration Building11 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · Moffett Field · listed 2017National Register of Historic Places
Fraternal Hall Building16 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · Palo Alto · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
Redwood City Historic Commercial Buildings21 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · District · Redwood City · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
New Sequoia Theater Building21 miles from the center of Santa Clara County · Building · Redwood City · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Santa Clara County, CA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Main Street Tours in Santa Clara County, step by step

1
Scope the area, the sites and the audience
2
Build routes and badges from the listed sites
3
Add your own stories, branding and sponsor stops
4
Launch and promote it through your existing channels
5
Review visitor counts each season and add routes

What people in Santa Clara County, CA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Santa Clara County, CA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

What does a license for Santa Clara County, CA include?

Routes built from every listed site in your area, your branding and stories, badges and challenges, and visitor counts you can report on. Terms are set per organization and area, so there is no single-price page.

Do we have to maintain the site data ourselves?

No. The listed sites come from the published records and are kept current centrally. You add the local stories and the routes you want visitors to follow.

How a visit works in Santa Clara County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Santa Clara County, CA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Santa Clara County, CA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.