The Tech Interactive
The Tech Interactive is a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other STEAM education resources. It is located in downtown San Jose, California, adjacent to the Plaza de César Chávez.- Type: Museum
- Description: science and technology center in San Jose, California, United States
- Also known as: “Parkside Hall”, “The Tech”, “The Tech Museum of Art and Innovation”, “The Tech Museum of Innovation”, and “thetech.org”
- Address: 201 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza De Cesar Chavez and Convention Center station.
Plaza De Cesar Chavez
Park
The Plaza de César Chávez is an urban plaza and park in Downtown San Jose, California. The plaza's origins date to 1797 as the plaza mayor of the Spanish Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, making it the oldest public space in Northern California.
Convention Center station
Railway station
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Convention Center station is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line and the Green Line of the VTA light rail system. The station platform is located in the median of West San Carlos Street, between Almaden Boulevard and Market Street. Convention Center station is situated 470 feet south of The Tech Interactive.
San Jose Civic
Theater building
The San Jose Civic is a former arena, currently operating as a theatre and concert venue, located in downtown San Jose, California. The venue is owned by the City of San Jose, is managed by Team San Jose and is booked by Nederlander Concerts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include SoFA District and Downtown Historic District.
SoFA District
Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, California. Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "Silicon Valley's Creative District".
Downtown Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Downtown Historic District of San Jose, California is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.
San Jose
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Often called "the capital of Silicon Valley", San Jose is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in California, and the 12th largest city in the United States, with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.
The Tech Interactive
- Categories: computer museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.33143° or 37° 19′ 53″ northLongitude
-121.89021° or 121° 53′ 25″ westOpen location code
849W84J5+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 25967139OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7768226
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Satellite Map
Discover The Tech Interactive from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“The Tech Interactive” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “創新科技博物館”
- Hausa: “Fasahar Harkokin Kasuwanci”
- Japanese: “テック・インタラクティブ”
- Portuguese: “The Tech Interactive”
- Portuguese: “The Tech Museum of Innovation”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Tech Interactive IMAX and San Jose Bicentennial Plaza.
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