50 Field Trips for $5 or Less
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  Trip (Favorites are Bolded) Type Cost Phone City  Website Notes VTA
1 SJ Giants Sports $5 297-1435x17 San Jose sjgiants.com Look for $1 Days 3
2 San Jose State Tour Civic Free 924-2786 San Jose sjsu.edu/visit/tours Combine w/ MLK Library 4
3 Roosevelt Roller Rink Sports $4 286-0195 San Jose roosevelthockey.net Bring Skates 3
4 Mexican Heritage Plaza Cultural Free 928-5551 San Jose mhcviva.org Call for Programs 3
5 San Jose City Hall Civic Free 535-3500 San Jose sanjoseca.gov Combine with History Tour 4
6 Monopoly in the Park Other $300 995-6487 San Jose monopolyinthepark.com Price is for Group 4
7 Egyptian Museum History $5 947-3636 San Jose egyptianmuseum.org Learning Materials Online 3
8 Camden Drop-in Fitness Sports $2 247-2000 San Jose sanjoseca.gov/prns Basketball/Fitness/Swimming 3
9 Almaden Cinema Theatre $5 559-7469 x3 San Jose cineluxtheatres.com Private Showing 50+ Free Chaperones 4
10 Mission San Juan Buatista History $2 831-623-4528 San Juan Buatista* oldmissionsjb.org $25 per 30 kids 1
11 Quits & Textile Museum History Free 971-0323 San Jose sjquiltmuseum.org Free Under 12 (Everyone on Friday) 4
12 Kelly Park History Free 287-2290 San Jose historysanjose.org Next to Japanese Gardens 3
13 Steven Creek  Parks Free 355-2200 Cupertino parkhere.org Lake and Hiking 1
14 Almaden Quicksilver Parks Free 355-2200 San Jose parkhere.org History of Mercury Mines 1
15 Hellyer Park Trail Parks Free 355-2200 San Jose parkhere.org Bike/Skate/Walk 2
16 Las Gatos Creek Trail Parks Free 355-2200 San Jose parkhere.org Several Connected Lakes 2
17 Almaden Lake Parks Free 277-2757 San Jose sjparks.org Swimming w/ Lifeguard 4
18 Alum Rock Parks Free 277-2757 San Jose sjparks.org Great Hiking 1
19 Coyote Hills Parks Free 510-795-9385 Newark* ebparks.org Ohlone Indian History Center 1
20 Ardenwood Parks $4 510-796-0231 Fremont* ebparks.org Working Historic Farm 1
21 Castle Rock Parks Free 867-2952 Los Gatos parks.ca.org Hiking Trails 1
22 Guadalupe River Parks Free 277-2757 San Jose grpg.org Nature & Art Elements 4
23 Emma Prusch Parks Free 926-5555 San Jose pruschfarmpark.org Historic Farm 2
24 Glass Blowing Tour Art $5 993-2244 San Jose bagi.org Tour and Demo's of Glass Blowing 4
25 SJ Downtown History Walk History Free 279-1775 San Jose sjdowntown.com Walking Tour of Historic Sites 4
26 SJ Water Treatment Envir. Free 535-8550 San Jose sanjoseca.gov Tour of Treatment Plant 1
27 Alamitos Groundwater Facility Envir. Free 265-2607x2331 San Jose valleywater.org Guide Available Online 1
28 Don Edwards Educ. Center Envir. Free 510-745-8695 San Jose fws.gov/desfbay Alviso Center 1
29 Youth Science Institute Tech   $125 356-4945 San Jose ysi-ca.org $125-$300 for Group 1
30 Intel Museum Tech   Free 765-0503 Santa Clara intel.com/museum History of Computers 2
31 Ames Research Center Tech   Free 650-604-6274 Mountain View nasa.gov Tour 2
32 AMES Encounter Tech   Free 650-604-1110 Mountain View nasa.gov Interactive Program  2
33 Tech Museum Tech   Free 294-8324 San Jose thetech.org IMAX Costs Extra 4
34 Discovery Museum Tech   $5 298-5437 San Jose cdm.org Next to Discovery Meadows 4
35 Lick Observatory Tech   Free 274-5061 San Jose ucolick.org Long Drive 1
36 Mineta Airport Civic Free 501-0979 San Jose sjc.org/community Plan for Construction  3
37 San Jose Museum of Art Art $5 291-5393 San Jose sjmusart.org Closed Mondays 4
38 Triton Museum Art Free 247-3754 Santa Clara tritonmuseum.org Closed Mondays 3
39 Cal Skate Sports $4 946-1336 Milpitas calskatemilpitas.com Includes Skates 2
40 SJ Public Art Walking Tour Art Free 277-5144 San Jose sanjoseculture.org Map Available Online 4
41 Evergreen Petting Zoo Parks $5 677-9557 San Jose petstouch.org Privately Owned 2
42 MLK Library Civic Free 808-2000 San Jose sjlibary.org Combine w/ SJSU Campus Tour 4
43 USS Hornet History $4 510-524-8448 Alameda* uss-hornet.org Retired Navy Aircraft Carrier 1
44 Fair Swim Center Sports $2 277-2291 San Jose sanjoseca.gov/prns All level of Swimmers 3
45 Coyote Point Museum Nature $2 650-342-7755 San Mateo* coyoteptmuseum.org Interactive Nature Museum 1
46 DeSaisset Museum Art Free 554-4528 Santa Clara scu.edu Combine w/ SCU Campus Tour 3
47 Santa Cruz Museum of Art Art Free 831-429-1464 Santa Cruz* santacruzmah.org Closed Mondays 2
48 California Theater Center Theater $5 245-0235 Hayward* ctcinc.org June 22nd Only "Ugly Duckling" 1
49 Sulphur Creek Nature Center Nature Free 510-881-6745 Hayward* haywardrec.org Great Nature Center 1
50 Lake Cunningham Skate Park Sports $3 794-7528 San Jose sjparks.org/skateboard No Equipments Loans 3
  * = "Out of County"  
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  VTA Accessibility 1= None 2= Possible 3= Good 4= Excellent