{"id":65700,"date":"2018-06-11T16:27:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T21:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=65700"},"modified":"2018-06-11T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T21:27:40","slug":"9-essential-tech-tourism-attractions-in-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/9-essential-tech-tourism-attractions-in-silicon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"9 essential tech tourism attractions in Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silicon Valley is a huge, amorphous area that spreads from San Francisco, through its heart in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Palo-Alto-Palo-Alto-Hotels.0-n6289533-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palo Alto<\/a> and across San Jose, Cupertino and beyond. Humankind&#8217;s future is shaped here daily at some of the world&#8217;s most innovative companies, from Google and Apple to Facebook and Intel. You\u2019ll need several days to get around to see them all but here are 9 essential things you need to check out in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/9-classic-bars-love-old-san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: These 9 classic bars are why we love old San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71170\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71170\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-HP-Garage-4-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-470x470.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Carole Terwilliger Meyers<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Hewlett Packard Garage: Palo Alto<\/h2>\n<p>Where it all started, and also called the birthplace of Silicon Valley, the Hewlett Packard Garage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Palo-Alto-Palo-Alto-Hotels.0-n6289533-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palo Alto<\/a> is in a pleasant residential neighborhood just a few blocks from downtown. The simple stand-alone, one-car garage is where, in 1939, Stanford graduates William Hewlett and David Packard tinkered away at developing an audio oscillator. Now a California Historical Landmark, both the garage and house are owned and beautifully maintained by Hewlett Packard. Many consider the birthplace of Apple Computers to be Steve Job\u2019s Garage, at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos and that&#8217;s been declared a city historic landmark. The two Steves\u2014Jobs and Wozniak\u2014did hang there back in the day, but they built the first Macintosh computer elsewhere.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71169\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71169\" class=\"wp-image-71169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CUPERTINO-Apple-Park-Visitor-Center-exhibition-hall-2-CaroleGene-c2018-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Carole Terwilliger Meyers<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Apple Headquarters: Cupertino<\/h2>\n<p>The new Apple headquarters building in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Cupertino-Cupertino-Hotels.0-n6056180-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cupertino<\/a> is already famous for looking like a spaceship. It takes up a huge square block and features forested terrain in its center ring. Though not open to visitors, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/retail\/appleparkvisitorcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Park Visitor Center<\/a> is positioned just across the street to satisfy the desire to get close. The center even includes a spiffier-than-most Apple store, a chic cafe that uses iPad minis as menus (and sells mostly espressos and chocolates) and an exhibit room with a model of the famous circular building and iPad minis you can borrow to see the interior in augmented reality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71176\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71176\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Computer-History-Museum-604x340.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ddebold\/5900609392\/\">Don Debold<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The Computer History Museum: Mountain View<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerhistory.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computer History Museum<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Mountain-View-Mountain-View-Hotels.0-n6056188-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mountain View<\/a> displays the world\u2019s largest collection of computing artifacts. That includes hardware and software, as well as photos and videos. Among the collection&#8217;s gems are the first Apple computer, a WW II ENIGMA encryption\/decryption device and a 1980 Sharp calculator with abacus (designed for those who didn\u2019t really trust the calculator).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Buck&#8217;s of Woodside: Woodside<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Local computer execs\u00a0(think bigwigs from companies like Hotmail, PayPal and Facebook) reputedly gather frequently at comfy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buckswoodside.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buck\u2019s<\/a> in Woodside for power breakfasts of buckwheat pancakes and huevos rancheros. It is sort of like an updated old-time coffee shop, but with a full bar. And it\u2019s said that many a deal has been made over a meal here . Don\u2019t forget to check out the mishmash of curiosities lining the walls, and keep your ears open for possible venture capital secrets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71177\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71177\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Intel-Museum-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a>Intel Free Press<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Intel Museum: Santa Clara<\/h2>\n<p>Situated just off the headquarters lobby of the world\u2019s largest semiconductor company, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intel.com\/museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intel Museum<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Santa-Clara-Santa-Clara-Hotels.0-n6056186-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Clara<\/a> shows how computer chips are produced and used in everyday life. The chip-fabrication facility is viewed via video, and hands-on educational exhibits change regularly. Kids aren\u2019t left out\u2014they can try on \u201cbunny suits\u201d like the ones workers wear in the computer chip factories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO<\/strong>: Get ready to geek out on all the awesome perks available through Orbitz Rewards. Join today!<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71172\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71172\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone-455x340.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SAN-JOSE-Tech-Museum-digital-painting-c2012-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-iPhone-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Carole Terwilliger Meyers<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Tech Museum: San Jose<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Offering a top-notch experience in a cheery, mango-colored building, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetech.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tech Museum<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Jose-San-Jose-Hotels.0-n6056185-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Jose<\/a> is aimed at all ages. Exhibits focus on innovation and encourages visitors to use technology to solve problems in everyday life. Visitors can make a colorful mix of DNA as well as play and create with AR\/VR and immersive media. One of the most popular exhibits is Social Robots, which teaches elements of coding and circuitry through robot construction. Northern California\u2019s largest dome IMAX is part of the complex.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Childrens-Discovery-Museum-of-San-Jose-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Children&#8217;s Discovery Museum: San Jose<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Also in San Jose and also inside a colorful building\u2014this one is Casino Purple\u2014the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdm.org.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Children\u2019s Discovery Museum<\/a> aims its exhibits at ages 0 through 10. Funded originally by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and others, it is one of the largest children&#8217;s museums in the West. Multi-disciplinary interactive exhibits include a climb-aboard fire engine, an area where kids can create giant bubbles, and a farmers&#8217; market where they have fun learning about healthy foods and eating a \u201crainbow\u201d of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>San Hill Road: Menlo Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Located just south of the Stanford campus, Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park is the main artery passing through the world\u2019s highest concentration of venture capital companies. You won\u2019t see much actual tech, but you will be amid the firms that are credited with funding most of today\u2019s big name Silicon Valley companies. Property here was the most expensive in the world during the dot-com boom of the late &#8217;90s, and office space is still the world\u2019s most expensive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71171\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71171\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/PALO-ALTO-The-Clement-guest-room-a-welcome-in-zen-garden-front-room-c2017-Carole-Terwilliger-Meyers-470x470.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-71171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Carole Terwilliger Meyers<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Clement Hotel: Palo Alto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Life is a dream at the boutique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Silicon-Valley-Hotels-The-Clement-Hotel-All-Inclusive.h10974699.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clement Hotel<\/a> in Palo Alto, located just across the street from Stanford University. It is all-inclusive, but not in the usual way. Though it has only 23 rooms, luxurious amenities include all meals\u2014cooked to order, of course\u2014and a 24-hour Guest Pantry stocked with items such as ice cream, fruit plates and mini Bundt cakes. Alcoholic beverages are included and delivered to the pool or guest room upon request. Plus, each guest room has two 65-inch TVs, as well as a 20-incher in the bathroom mirror.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/g\/lc\/traveldeals-free-flight-friday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68010 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner-300x50.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner-768x128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner-600x100.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FFF-blog-banner-720x120.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" 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