A message from the author, Frank Johnson, executive director of Visit Gilroy. Gilroy has long been a travel hub for vacationers and California road trippers. In April of 2025, I had three friends and fellow Air Force veterans visit me from Kansas and Pennsylvania. As they haven’t seen much of…
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With beautiful rolling hills and verdant valleys, redwoods and oak trees, streams and hot springs, and proximity to both mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Gilroy has been an essential crossroads in California for thousands of years. The oral history of native Americans tells us that Chicatac-Adams…
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The Old St. Mary Cemetery in Gilroy is a hidden cemetery with a wealth of history and mystery that not even most locals know about. This is the perfect spot for history buffs or “tombstone tourists” (also called taphophiles—those who have a passion for visiting cemeteries) to visit Gilroy’s people…
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