With some awesome day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to explore all that Twin Lakes State Beach, 50 miles away, has to offer. Among your first stops here should be Santa Cruz Harbor, DeLaveaga Golf Course and Santa Maria’s Beach. Locals will also probably point you toward Downtown San Jose, 25 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s Children’s Discovery Museum. (But we’d also recommend San Jose Museum of Art and The Tech Interactive.)