Stop by techshop (a shared maker-space) for a free tour. There's a location in Menlo Park, and one in SF about a 15 minute walk from Caltrain. (http://techshop.ws)
Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
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Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#22I'd go see the Computer History Museum. It's pretty amazing
Thirded.
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#23If you like outdoors and the beach, maybe drive over the mountains from Palo Alto to the beach and drive up to San Francisco, its an awesome drive in my opinion, then you can go check out SF. Actual Silicon Valley is a bit boring, in my opinion, I prefer SF to actually go and have fun for a day.
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#24SF and Silicon Valley are relatively standard cities/areas (but the overall, Bay Area environment is fantastic). I don't think you'll find anything particularly special about San Francisco: it's a nice, cultured city, but you've already seen plenty of those. As diego mentioned, Silicon Valley is about doing, so see the do-ers and the do-ers hangouts: * Visit google's campus in Mountain View (cab ride from Caltrain);…
Thanks for the list! The Hacker Dojo looks like a nice place to visit (and work in!), I wish I had more time to fully appreciate it. By the way, is it open on Sundays?
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#25SF and Silicon Valley are relatively standard cities/areas (but the overall, Bay Area environment is fantastic). I don't think you'll find anything particularly special about San Francisco: it's a nice, cultured city, but you've already seen plenty of those. As diego mentioned, Silicon Valley is about doing, so see the do-ers and the do-ers hangouts: * Visit google's campus in Mountain View (cab ride from Caltrain);…
Thanks for the list! The Hacker Dojo looks like a nice place to visit (and work in!), I wish I had more time to fully appreciate it. By the way, is it open on Sundays?
According to the Dojo's site:
Hacker Dojo allows guests from 8AM to 10PM
depending on member presence, and is open
24/7 to members.
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#26SF and Silicon Valley are relatively standard cities/areas (but the overall, Bay Area environment is fantastic). I don't think you'll find anything particularly special about San Francisco: it's a nice, cultured city, but you've already seen plenty of those. As diego mentioned, Silicon Valley is about doing, so see the do-ers and the do-ers hangouts: * Visit google's campus in Mountain View (cab ride from Caltrain);…
Thanks for the list! The Hacker Dojo looks like a nice place to visit (and work in!), I wish I had more time to fully appreciate it. By the way, is it open on Sundays?
Also, is the day you have free a Sunday? That might change things a bit...
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for the list! The Hacker Dojo looks like a nice place to visit (and work in!), I wish I had more time to fully appreciate it. By the way, is it open on Sundays?
Also, is the day you have free a Sunday? That might change things a bit...
Yes, it's next Sunday.
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#28You might find this discussion useful (both the linked article, and the many replies): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1757521 Depends on what you want to see. Silicon Valley itself isn't actually all that exciting as a tourist imo; lots of interesting stuff goes on there, but mostly inside nondescript office parks. But the Computer History Museum is cool. San Francisco is a fairly interesting city, but much of i…
I second the computer history museum. It's really great, and free. I went with my family at my mom's behest and told them all "listen, I'm a computer dork so I'll like this, but don't blame me if you all hate it, I'm not forcing you to do this", and everyone loved it. Even the history major!
I was there a few weeks ago. It's not free, but $15 is probably trivial for anyone visiting the Bay Area.
Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#29SF and Silicon Valley are relatively standard cities/areas (but the overall, Bay Area environment is fantastic). I don't think you'll find anything particularly special about San Francisco: it's a nice, cultured city, but you've already seen plenty of those. As diego mentioned, Silicon Valley is about doing, so see the do-ers and the do-ers hangouts: * Visit google's campus in Mountain View (cab ride from Caltrain);…
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Re: Ask HN: I have one day, what should I see in the Silicon Valley?
#30You might find Steve Blank's guide to Silicon valley useful: http://steveblank.com/visitors-guide/