Silicon Valley Tech Campuses
Silicon Valley
A self-drive route linking Google's headquarters, the Apple Park visitor center, Meta's “Like” sign and the Computer History Museum, a look at the home base of the tech giants.
Silicon Valley is the tech industry belt in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It has no single attraction, so visitors usually drive around for a day to visit several tech company headquarters (coordinates based on Google's headquarters in Mountain View).
In Mountain View, the outdoor areas of Google's Googleplex campus can be visited on foot. Nearby, the Google Visitor Experience is open to the public and has a gift shop. Not far away, the Computer History Museum displays early mainframes, the Apple I and early Google servers. Admission is about $20, and it is the most worthwhile museum in Silicon Valley for an in-depth visit. In Cupertino, the Apple Park Visitor Center has an AR campus model and a rooftop terrace for views of the ring-shaped main building, though the campus itself is not open to visitors. In Menlo Park, a giant “Like” sign stands at the entrance to Meta's headquarters and is popular for photos. At 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, the HP Garage, known as the “birthplace of Silicon Valley,” can only be seen from the outside.
The sites are 10 to 20 km apart, so you'll need a car or a ride service. The trip from San Francisco takes about an hour. Most company offices are not open to the public, so do not enter them without permission.
Opening hours
Varies by site: visitor center and museums approx. 10:00–17:00; some closed on Mondays or Tuesdays
Nearby sights
- Stanford University
- Apple Park Visitor Center
- Half Moon Bay Coast
- USS Hornet Museum
- San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
- University of California, Berkeley
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
- Mission District & Mission Dolores