# San Juan Bautista State Historic Park > Place to go for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Open every day, 10am–4:30pm. - Where: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 19 Franklin Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 - Ages: All ages - Price: Museum entry – adult $3.00 (child rate not printed) - Schedule: Open every day, 10am–4:30pm. - Organizer: California State Parks - Official page: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=563 - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/san-juan-bautista-state-historic-park--listing-159090f49d3d5259b19bf164 ## About San Juan Bautista State Historic Park preserves the old town plaza beside California's 15th Spanish-era mission, once the 'town square' of the largest town in central California and a crossroads for travel between the north and south of the state. Families can walk through four historic museums built in the 1800s: the Plaza Hotel, the Zanetta House/Plaza Hall, the Plaza Stables and the Castro-Breen Adobe, many furnished with room vignettes and colorful exhibits. Outside are a blacksmith shop, a historic jail and an early American settler's cabin. Exhibits trace the people of California from the Amah Mutsun and other Native Americans through the Spanish, Mexican and American eras, making it a good fit for kids studying California missions and history in fourth grade. 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