Explore Silicon Valley Tech History Guided Tour
Visit Googleplex, Apple Visitor’s Center, and the Computer History Museum
Ideal For
Up to 22 people
Includes
Guide, Museum visit, Taxes
Highlights
Discover Silicon Valley’s tech origin stories on a guided tour with stops at key campuses and museums. Explore how computing evolved from early tools to modern advances before returning to San Francisco.
- Explore Silicon Valley history through stories of inventions and startups
- Stop at the Googleplex and see the Google Android Lawn Statues
- Visit the Computer History Museum and trace the evolution of computing
- Walk through advances from the abacus to artificial intelligence and self-driving vehicles
- View the newly constructed Apple Visitor’s Center and Apple Store
Things to know
Route and stops may vary based on museum hours and campus access policies. Trip Protection is available for an extra 15% if you want to cancel or reschedule up to 2 hours before the tour; clarify details with Greetwell before booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel 24+ hours prior to departure for a 100% refund. No refund if cancelled less than 24 hours prior to departure.
FAQs
Yes. You can add Trip Protection for an extra 15% to cancel or reschedule up to 2 hours before your tour start time.
Yes. Route, exact timing, and access can vary and are subject to museum opening hours and campus access policies.
California vehicle rules apply. Children under 2 must ride in a rear-facing car seat. Children under 8 must use a car seat or booster seat in the back seat. Bring your own car seat if you can; limited seats may be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and you must provide at least 48 hours’ notice to arrange this.
Meeting details
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More about the Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View is one of the most fascinating stops on the Silicon Valley Tech Tour, and for good reason. Sitting in the heart of the world's most influential technology corridor, the Computer History Museum holds the largest collection of computing artifacts on the planet, tracing the story of how a few curious engineers and dreamers reshaped modern life. Walking through its galleries feels less like a museum visit and more like a journey through the ideas, machines, and people that built the digital age, making it an essential anchor for understanding the wider Silicon Valley story unfolding outside its doors.
Inside the Computer History Museum, you will see everything from room-sized mainframes and early punch-card systems to the Apple I, vintage Cray supercomputers, and a working reconstruction of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine. Exhibits guide you through the evolution of memory, networking, video games, robotics, and artificial intelligence, with hands-on displays and short films that bring each era to life. After cruising past the campuses of Google, Apple, and other giants on the tour, stepping into the Computer History Museum offers welcome context, connecting the sleek headquarters of today with the garage tinkerers, semiconductor pioneers, and software visionaries who set everything in motion decades ago.
This stop is perfect for curious travelers, families with school-age kids, students, engineers, and anyone who has ever wondered how a pocket-sized phone came to hold more power than the computers that sent humans to the moon. History buffs will appreciate the depth of the archives, while tech enthusiasts get the rare thrill of standing inches from machines they have only read about. Whether you arrive as a lifelong coder or a casual visitor, the Computer History Museum turns the abstract idea of Silicon Valley into something you can see, touch, and truly understand, making it a highlight you will be talking about long after the tour ends.
