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Puzzles

Word games made from Santana Row, Valley Fair, the Winchester Mystery House, the Century domes and the district’s history. The word search changes every day.

A word search, a pencil, a cappuccino and a croissant on a sunny cafe table
A word search, a pencil, a cappuccino and a croissant on a sunny cafe table

Word search

Today’s word search

Find every word in the grid. Drag across the letters, or tap the first and last. Stuck? A hint lights up where a word starts. A new grid every day.

Find these words:

  • Santana Row
  • Heights
  • Fountain
  • Concierge
  • Family Foyer
  • CineArts
  • Valley Fair
  • Macy’s
  • Nordstrom
  • Emporium
  • Eataly
  • Bowlero
  • Llanada Villa
  • Ballroom
  • Conservatory
  • Tank House
  • Courtyard
  • Hebe
  • Century
  • Dome
  • Raney
  • Syufy
  • Cinerama
  • Star Wars

Anagram

Local anagrams

Unscramble names you will find around Santana Row. Stuck? Read the hint.

  • The 42-acre village within a city
  • The mall that opened on Stevens Creek in 1956
  • Sarah Winchester’s mansion, as the showmen named it
  • What Sarah Winchester called her house
  • She built the 160-room mansion
  • The boulevard between the Row and the mall
  • Once the Santa Clara–Los Gatos Road
  • The only hotel on Santana Row
  • The 1960 shopping village Santana Row replaced
  • The first Chuck E. Cheese’s opened here in 1977
  • The Atari founder behind Pizza Time Theatre
  • The magician who visited in 1924

Word scramble

Quote scramble

Unscramble the words and the quote completes itself.

She was a fascinating woman,

Quiz

How well do you know Santana Row?

12 questions on the district’s shopping centers, the Row, the Mystery House and the domes.

  1. In what year did Valley Fair open on Stevens Creek Boulevard?

    • 1956
    • 1946
    • 1976
    • 1966
  2. Which department store anchored the first Valley Fair?

    • Macy’s
    • The Emporium
    • Hale’s
    • Sears
  3. What sat on the roof of Valley Fair’s Macy’s from 1956 to about 1958?

    • A heliport
    • A children’s carnival
    • A skating rink
    • A drive-in screen
  4. Which shopping center opened across the street from Valley Fair in 1957?

    • Eastridge
    • Stevens Creek Plaza
    • Town & Country Village
    • Westgate
  5. Which company joined Valley Fair and Stevens Creek Plaza into one enclosed mall in 1986?

    • Macy’s
    • The Hahn Company
    • Westfield
    • Federal Realty
  6. What runs right through Westfield Valley Fair?

    • Interstate 280
    • The San Jose–Santa Clara city line
    • Stevens Creek itself
    • A railroad
  7. Why did some Valley Fair workers earn $2 an hour more than others from 2012?

    • San Jose raised its minimum wage
    • Tips
    • Holiday bonuses
    • A union contract
  8. Which Italian food hall opened at Valley Fair in June 2022?

    • Eataly
    • Il Fornaio
    • Mercato Centrale
    • Pasta Pomodoro
  9. What stood on the site of Santana Row before it was built?

    • Town & Country Village
    • An airfield
    • A drive-in theater
    • A rail yard
  10. What inspired the design of Town & Country Village?

    • A Spanish hacienda
    • A Swiss chalet
    • A New England village
    • A Japanese garden
  11. Which restaurant chain opened its very first location at Town & Country Village in 1977?

    • Round Table Pizza
    • Bob’s Big Boy
    • Chili’s
    • Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre
  12. Who founded Pizza Time Theatre?

    • Steve Wozniak
    • Ernie Hahn
    • Raymond Syufy
    • Nolan Bushnell