Neighborhood of San Jose in San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Alviso
Alviso is a district of San Jose, California, located in North San Jose on the southern shores of San Francisco Bay.
Originally an independent town, founded in 1852, today Alviso is San Jose's only waterfront district, primarily residential in nature, with several Silicon Valley tech companies and recreation-oriented businesses. Alviso is named after 19th-century Californio ranchero Ignacio Alviso, who owned the area as part of his Rancho Rincón de Los Esteros.
How locals move
Getting around Alviso the local way
- Go nextLess than an hour away over the scenic Santa Cruz Mountains, the small coastal city of Santa Cruz is a nice day trip out of San Jose.
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