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Browse 32 reviews, 140 travel blogs, 101 photos and videos about 39 things to do in San Jose. You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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CostaRican Trails San Jose

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Pacuare River Tours San Jose

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Gold Museum (Museo del Oro) San Jose

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  • 16 travel blogs
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  • Mar 2, 2008: ... -Tour: Wir besuchten u.a. das Nationaltheater und danach das Gold-Museum, aber der Guide jagte uns in ziemlich kurzer Zeit ...
  • Apr 5, 2006: ... no lack of people. 3) There is not AS much gold in the gold museum as I had thought there would be. 4) There awesome little ...
  • Jul 24, 2008: ... ; It has alot information on the history of costa rica.  Honestly the museums aren't that great, however it had good ...
  • Jul 24, 2008: ... LOL... &  $7.00 for el museo. The Gold museum, in downtown San Jose, is very easily the country's best, and ...

National Theater (Teatro Nacional) San Jose

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  • Jun 26, 2003: ... Then, we get a crew of about 12 together for the National Theater for Flamenco Dancing! It was very interesting, they fused ...
  • Aug 12, 2007: ... after which we enjoy a cafe con leche beside the national theater. There's a kind of nonchalance in the street that I ...
  • Jun 23, 2007: ... bus ride would be from San Jose. We spent several hours walking around the national theater district. Our time waiting for ...
  • Dec 1, 2008: ... way.  Tonight, we are going to the National Theater in San Jose to see some national dancing and tomorrow, if the ...

Orosi River Valley ( El Valle del Rio Orosi ) San Jose

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Central Market (Mercado Central) San Jose

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  • Jul 17, 2008: ... did alot of wandering around downtown last week going to the Central Market several times and going to various malls. Also, ...
  • Jul 24, 2008: ... fast.  On Wednesday my class had to go to the central market for a scavenger hunt type activity where we had to talk to ...
  • Mar 13, 2007: ... we walked through the Parque Central, the university area, and the Central Market. We met some very nice people our age from ...
  • Mar 7, 2009: ... are a lot of stores, restaurants and vendors.  The central market was also located there where I had the traditional ...

Spirogyra Butterfly Garden San Jose

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Volcan Poas San Jose

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  • May 5, 2005: We headed straight for San Jose in Costa Rica in hope of getting our digital camera repaired at the Canon shop. We think its ...
  • Mar 22, 2006: ... 4-in-1 tour on their last day here. We saw a coffee plantation, Volcan Poas, the La Paz Waterfall, and went on a boat trip ...
  • Jan 11, 2009: ... Rica , 1 killed 1 hr 24 mins ago ... SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A strong earthquake shook Costa Rica on Thursday, killing a ...
  • Jan 26, 2004: ... much to say anyway. Tomorrow we'll be heading to the nearby Volcan Poas, which is an active volcano and should be very cool, ...

Museo de Arte Costarricense San Jose

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El Pueblo San Jose

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  • 2 reviews
  • 21 travel blogs
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  • Dec 8, 2004: We spent 8 days in Costa Rica, which felt like a bit of a rush but we still managed to do and see quite a lot. The first 2 ...
  • Jun 12, 2003: ... to dance. First we went to Tavaru, but ended up in El Pueblo for some real dancing...Kiley had a lesbian stalker, Chaney ...
  • Jul 2, 2003: ... diff places....for a couple drinks...until finally end up at Pueblo where we are literally almost in the cab when this little ...
  • Jun 5, 2003: Object of the game.....start in El Pueblo at Bar 69...get a cup and keep it the whole night...so you have to take it with you ...

National Museum (Museo Nacional) San Jose

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  • Jul 24, 2008: ... ; It has alot information on the history of costa rica.  Honestly the museums aren't that great, however it had good ...
  • Jan 24, 2002: ... the Excalibur sword, well the we goes to the National Museum of San Jose interesting the museum rustic and very old ...
  • Mar 25, 2009: ... cool. They look like they're moonwalking forward. At the National Museum, there was a lot of cool historical stuff, which was ...
  • Oct 13, 2008: Greetings, I am in San Jose, Costa Rica and have been in the general vicinity for almost three weeks now. Just before here ...

Central Bank (Banco Central) San Jose

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Rios Tropicales San Jose

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  • Oct 11, 2008: ... having about four beers to many that night. At 6:30am Rios Tropicales (http://www.riostropicales.com/) picked us up, and ...
  • Apr 1, 2004: Rafting with Rios Tropicales on the Reventazon.
  • May 10, 2005: ... went through a company called Rios Tropicales. I highly recommend them to anyone considering a trip to Costa Rica. From the ...

Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo San Jose

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Melia Cariari Golf Course San Jose

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Plaza de la Cultura San Jose

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  • Mar 21, 2008: ... About the Gold Museum-- Located directly beneath the Plaza de la Cultura, this unusual underground museum houses one of ...
  • Jan 24, 2009: ... you get the drift ... We ended up heading to the Plaza de la Cultura to kill some time before our GAP meeting at about ...
  • Aug 30, 2006: ... the hotel and he said that he would meet us at the Plaza de la Cultura in 45 minutes. Not wanting to stand around that long ...

Metropolitan Church (Catedral Metropolitana) San Jose

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Central Park (Parque Central) San Jose

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  • Aug 4, 2005: ... us. I also checked out a city park in San Jose (which I´ve heard is comparable to Central Park on a smaller scale) where there ...
  • May 5, 2008: ... dinner , I spent the next day wandering around San Jose, visiting the central park and several cool museums. One day is ...
  • Jun 23, 2007: ... and people watching in the central park.  One of  the things I love about Costa Rica is that people are always out ...
  • Nov 23, 2005: ... a peek in my dictionary ;o).   I got off at the "central park", right in front of a historic theatre of some sort.  ...

Parque Espana San Jose

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National Park (Parque Nacional) San Jose

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  • Dec 8, 2004: ... we visited the next morning. The beach is part of the National Park and we wandered along the path running parallel to the ...
  • Sep 27, 2004: ... along quiet golden sandy beaches and bays, this is a beautiful national park. After a few days with Ursula and Duc it was ...
  • Oct 29, 2006: ... of vliegen. San José ligt erg centraal in Costa Rica. Vanuit San José ben ik de volgende ochtend naar TORTUGUEROgereisd. ...
  • Aug 23, 2005: ... so much (it´s a beautiful beach that is bordered by a national park) that I went again with a different crew of travelers. We ...
 
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