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New Museum Los Gatos

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly the Museums of Los Gatos founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the Civic Center Plaza in downtown Los Gatos, California. It dates from 1965. The first name on our list around it is Levi's Stadium, 13 mi away.

Photo: Victoriaahalll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Where
In Los Gatos
7 places to stay
Open since
1965
In brief

A museum inside Los Gatos

You can stay in Los Gatos

New Museum Los Gatos is inside Los Gatos, which has 7 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

A day trip from San Francisco

San Francisco is about 45 miles northwest (straight-line). Where to stay ↓

Best months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct and Nov

February, March, April, May, June, September, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 10 miles away

Mineta San Jose (SJC) has airline service, about 10 miles from New Museum Los Gatos.

Established in 1965

New Museum Los Gatos dates from 1965. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

How the seasons run

Plan a visit to New Museum Los Gatos around the weather below.

Jan60° / 39°
Feb63° / 41°
Mar67° / 43°
Apr70° / 44°
May76° / 49°
Jun82° / 52°
Jul85° / 55°
Aug85° / 55°
Sep84° / 53°
Oct77° / 48°
Nov67° / 42°
Dec59° / 39°
Typical highs and lows in Los Gatos. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Los Gatos. Los Gatos’s full climate →
About

New Museum Los Gatos

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), formerly the Museums of Los Gatos founded in 1965, is a public non-profit art and history museum located in the Civic Center Plaza in downtown Los Gatos, California. NUMU has over 4000 visitors a year.

Type
Museum
Established
1965
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Places to stay near New Museum Los Gatos

Rooms are nearest in Los Gatos (7) and San Jose (133).

New Museum Los Gatos123Los Gatos7San Jose133Santa Clara38Santa Cruz66Mountain View36Palo Alto41Campbell11Levi's StadiumSAP Center10 mi
New Museum Los Gatos12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Levi's Stadium
  2. 2California's Great America
  3. 3SAP Center
In town

Los Gatos

7 places to stay · 5 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground

You’re already here.

32,576 people

15 min drive

San Jose

133 places to stay · 95 hotels · 19 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 4 RV parks

989,814 people

10 mi northeast of New Museum Los Gatos

15 min drive

Santa Clara

38 places to stay · 34 hotels · 4 motels

133,446 people

10 mi north of New Museum Los Gatos

20 min drive

Sunnyvale

42 places to stay · 34 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 3 lodges & cabins · 1 campground

156,577 people

12 mi north of New Museum Los Gatos

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom New Museum Los GatosDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Los Gatosin town—7 5 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground32,576$2,000KB−
San Jose10 mi northeast15 min133 95 hotels · 19 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 4 RV parks989,814$1,233KD
Santa Clara10 mi north15 min38 34 hotels · 4 motels133,446$1,583KC−
Sunnyvale12 mi north20 min42 34 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 3 lodges & cabins · 1 campground156,577$1,802KC
Santa Cruz17 mi south25 min66 37 hotels · 9 motels · 15 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 2 RV parks61,797$1,209KD
Mountain View14 mi northwest20 min36 30 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 3 lodges & cabins85,438$1,927KC−
Palo Alto15 mi northwest25 min41 31 hotels · 3 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 3 campgrounds67,609$2,000KC−
Campbell4 mi north5 min11 7 hotels · 2 motels · 1 campground · 1 RV park42,490$1,617KD

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

SJCMineta San Jose · major hub10 mi
SQLSan Carlos25 mi
SFOSan Francisco · major hub35 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from New Museum Los Gatos’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Around New Museum Los Gatos

Also within 49 miles are these.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain

Common questions

New Museum Los Gatos: common questions

Is New Museum Los Gatos in Los Gatos?

Yes. It’s inside Los Gatos, CA.

When is the best time to visit New Museum Los Gatos?

February, March, April, May, June, September, October and November, with highs of 63–84°.

How far is New Museum Los Gatos from Oakland and San Francisco?

About 40 miles north of Oakland and about 45 miles northwest of San Francisco, as the crow flies.

What is the closest airport to New Museum Los Gatos?

Mineta San Jose (SJC), about 10 miles away.

Where should I stay near New Museum Los Gatos?

San Jose (10 mi, 133 places to stay), Santa Clara (10 mi, 38 places to stay) and Sunnyvale (12 mi, 42 places to stay).

From locals

Locals’ advice in Los Gatos

No one has shared advice yet; Los Gatos’s Town Square takes questions.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.