Book Santa Clara County car rentals from $38

You might find it a challenge getting a parking space right out the front of these popular attractions, but trust us — they're definitely worth a short stroll. The best thing about a journey to Santa Clara County is finally checking these off your bucket list:

• California's Great America (3 miles from the center of Santa Clara)
• Computer History Museum (2 miles from the center of Mountain View)
• Stanford University (1 mile from the center of Palo Alto)

Boasting miles and miles of glorious highways and open roads, many travelers choose to turn their Santa Clara County vacations into driving adventures. If you're planning an amazing road trip, you'll want to know which destinations to put on your bucket list. Try to squeeze in as many of this place's most famous destinations as you can:

• San Jose (population of 1,026,900)
• Sunnyvale (population of 151,800)
• Santa Clara (population of 116,500)
• Mountain View (population of 80,400)

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