Googleplex


Though there are no official tours of the Googleplex, visitors can stroll the campus and gawk at the public art on the leafy grounds, where scads of Googlers zoom about on primary-colored bicycles. Don't miss the toothy T-Rex festooned in pink flamingos next to the volleyball court.

Discover lawn sculptures of Android operating systems (a cupcake! a doughnut! a robot!) a short drive away at 1981 Landings Dr, where the Google company store sells logo-branded merchandise.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby attractions

1. Computer History Museum

0.66 MILES

Touted as the largest computer-history exhibition in the world, this museum has rotating exhibits drawn from its 100,000-item collection. Artifacts range…

2. Hoover Tower

4.57 MILES

A campus landmark at the east of the Main Quad, the 285ft-high Hoover Tower offers superb views. The tower houses a university library, offices and part…

3. Main Quad

4.75 MILES

Auguste Rodin’s Burghers of Calais bronze sculpture marks the entrance to Stanford University's Main Quad, an open plaza where the original 12 campus…

4. Cantor Arts Center

4.83 MILES

The Cantor Center for Visual Arts is a beautiful large museum originally dating from 1894. Its collection spans works from ancient civilizations to…

5. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

6.62 MILES

Nobel Prize–winning scientific discoveries have been made at this 2-mile-long linear accelerator – the world's longest – built in the mid-1960s…

6. Intel Museum

7.07 MILES

At Intel's headquarters, this museum has displays on the birth and growth of the computer industry with special emphasis, not surprisingly, on microchips…

7. Apple Park Visitor Center

7.45 MILES

Definitely the most interesting tech visitor center in the area. You'll be met by an army of Geniuses in red shirts offering information from how to use…

8. Winchester Mystery House

10.26 MILES

This ridiculous yet fascinating Victorian mansion is filled with 160 mostly non-utilitarian rooms with dead-end hallways and a staircase that runs up to a…