Hi, I’m Cassie. I share the weird and wonderful sides of my hometown – San Jose, California.

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Cassie Kifer, Author

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Sharing local adventures in San Jose, California.

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San Jose Scavenger

Join the hunt! A collection of walkable and bike-friendly scavenger hunts in 20 neighborhoods in every corner of Santa Clara County.

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This entertaining book encouraged me and my family to get beyond our neighborhood and discover some fascinating places right in our backyard.
Andrew, sunnyvale

The essential guidebook

Secret San Jose: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

This unconventional guidebook will take you through bizarre and fascinating places that define San Jose’s history and shaped this one-of-a-kind city.

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I’ve lived in San Jose nearly all of my life so I expected this to be a pleasant walk down memory lane. Couldn’t be further from the truth – I learned about so many new places that I had never heard of!
Teri, San Jose