Silicon Valley Express

Get your ticket to the Cinequest Film Festival. The Silicon Valley film festival is where maverick filmmakers get the red-carpet treatment. More than 80,000 attendees watch over 150 indie films vying for the festival's coveted Maverick Spirit Award and film distribution from a major studio.

Check out SLG Publishing's Art Boutiki & Gallery in San Jose for the coolest comic books, graphic novels and toys from famous industry insiders. The store and gallery is a popular city destination and host to city wide events like the annual Zombie-O-Rama zombie walk and the San Jose Comic Festival.

For the spookiest attraction in the city, visit the most famous address in San Jose, the Winchester Mystery House; built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of the gun magnate William Winchester. Legend has it; the widow took 38 years to build the extravagant Victorian mansion with 160 rooms, 47 fireplaces and 950 doors with the help of spirits and nightly séances. Enter at your own risk.