Computer History Museum N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View

I was visiting the area for a wedding so I had some extra time to kill before my flight and I’m glad I chose to see this museum to fill that time because there is so much to see with so many well detailed exhibits and real world examples. I spent about two hours devouring as much of the content as I could. I myself was a finance major and work in investments so I don’t have a technical or professional background in computers but I use them every day at work and in my personal life so I was surprised to see how much I recognized and could understand. They do a great job dividing it into many different sections and numbering each one with a defined walking path that takes you from start to finish. There are video, pictures, information boards, interactive video games you can play, movies to watch, and so many other things that really allow you to immersive yourself into the material. Overall I would recommend to anyone even if you don’t have a background in computers like myself. Parking is extremely easy and pricing is fair so there really is no reason not to go. Enjoy!

I visited this museum. The museum greeter checked the covid vaccination card with picture id. Parking is good in the parking lot. The exhibits in the museum are informational and fun. The tour by the hour at noon is relevant to computer history.

Good to visit You travel back in the history of computer and high tech companies The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a museum of computer history, located in Mountain View, California. The museum presents stories and artifacts of Silicon Valley and the information age, and explores the computing revolution and its impact on society. In 1999, TCMHC incorporated and TCM ceased operation, shipping its remaining artifacts to TCMHC in 2000. The name TCM had been retained by the Boston Museum of Science so, in 2000, the name TCMHC was changed to Computer History Museum (CHM). In 2002, CHM opened its new building, previously occupied by Silicon Graphics, at 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd in Mountain View, California, to the public. The facility was later heavily renovated and underwent a two-year $19 million makeover before reopening in January 2011.

This place is really good. My wife & I spent about 2-2.5 hours here, and ran out of time. The exhibits are great, the history is great, and the staff were incredibly friendly. When they found out we were sightseeing, the provided us with a list of other must-see areas in the Bay. Over the top customer service! Thanks for such a great museum and welcoming experience!

I must say every technology Greek should visit one and see the evolution things. I love and enjoyed see the things that I study in books.

Easily spent the whole day here. Open to close it was full of a ton of interesting displays. If you only have a passing interest it's still at least a few hours of cool stuff to see. For enthusiasts you won't want to leave. Clean facilities and really friendly staff.

Friendly staff, easy parking, and the exhibits themselves are nicely laid out in a sequential order. For most people I would say 2-3 hours is enough time here. However, the descriptions of many of the items are lacking any layman's terms and do a poor job of providing an overall concept for the evolution of machines.

In many ways, this is the best museum that I have ever visited. You will learn of the many strides taken across centuries, that led us to this moment where I can write this review and you can read it. And as you do, you will have a renewed sense of appreciation of all the technological marvels we have at our disposal today. One thing I learnt was that people in centuries past had much less leisure time than we do; It took them a lot more time to do the same tasks we do today in a moment. Then I realized that the abundant leisure time I enjoy today is the result of the toil and sweat of hundreds, maybe thousands of people who worked hard to develop the things we take for granted. What will you and I do with the time that their labour has afforded us?

Outstanding! Every exhibit is well done; such a wide range of exhibits. The IBM 1401 computer demo and the tour of the exhibits were informative. The docents knew their subject matter.

Amazing museum, every computer scientist needs to visit! Not only do they tell you about the history of computers, but they have originals of virtually every early computer! Cannot recommend enough!

The museum is amazing and a must see for everyone who loves technology and wants to learn more about the history present and future of computers and their power. This is quite large place and with so many interactive areas so plan few hours of fun time there. Museum is great for kids and adults. My family spent the whole day there and the food is amazing too. We will definitely be back.

Awesome place! Always wanted to visit this museum since I moved to Bay Area. Finally got the chance. It didn’t only live up to the expectations but surpassed my expectations. They just have a vast number of exhibits. You can easily spend 3-4 hours just browsing through all the exhibits and traveling through time from 1930s computes to today. Very informative. Good place to take kids.

This is one of the best places have been being a software engineer myself, I felt nostalgic and very emotional that how far we have come in the IT age. They have very beautifully maintained the history of computer in this museum. It’s must go for every person on earth who has ever used an electronic device. You be ready to spend approx. 3 hours to cover all the items. They have lots of place where they play videos explaining the history.

its a very rare and great experiance for IT Professionals and computer Lovers , i goes into flash back when i was a child and looks computer for the first time :)

A great place to visit for those working in technology and engineering. Despite having had much of the history covered in computing education in my past, I still learnt a massive amount more to sit on top of it. The staff are super enthusiastic and the exhibits put together fantastically. Keep an eye out for Groupon discounts to keep the price down, and the discounts for sponsoring businesses.

You might think the fee is a bit expensive but you will know you are wrong. It's really worth it. I spent more than 3 hours there. Highly recommended.

The computer history museum offers a huge collection of computer artifacts through the years, including the very first Apple computer, Commodore, Amiga, etc. It was interesting to learn and see more about the history of the silicon valley. However, I expected more live demos such as more retro gaming as well as more info about open source through the years. Anyway, it is a must-see attraction for any geek :)

Worth the cost of admission even if you're just slightly interested. Luckily we had a Groupon which brought the cost down to ~$9/person, even better! We spent 5 hours here, which was admittedly a bit too long, but it was fun learning how to use an abacus and slide rule, playing Adventure, and seeing how technology has developed over such a short amount of time. Makes you feel old though, seeing tech you grew up with in a HISTORY MUSEUM! Next time, we'll join one of the free tours and make sure to check the demo schedules!

I am leaving a review for the staff and the event spaces. The building itself is nice and very well maintained. The staff is super helpful. The Hahn hall is almost turnkey. You don't need much setup done. The Grand hall is almost bare. You'd have to do a lot of work in that room. From getting additional chairs to audiovisual to getting a stage. The halls do not have dividers so if you're thinking about renting one hall and trying to run parallel sessions, this may be impossible unless you go sourcing dividers from outside.

Love this place. So many things to see and learn. History of computers, computing and technology. I've been here a few times and while some exhibits have been the same each time, they do add new and interesting things throughout. They also have meeting spaces that can be booked for events. There is also a wonderful place that caters food for purchase. I think this is a must visit at least once.

I have a thousand photos to share about this place, but to sum it up: This is a tech-lover's heaven. Open spaces, tons of materials about computing history throughout several millennia (from the ancient civilizations to self-driving cars), and a very large selection of souvenirs are sure to make people happy. You can spend an entire day there taking photos and not notice how much time has passed. I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting San Francisco.

If you're around it's a must visit. I wish I could have more time but unfortunately had a flight to catch. They have a huge collection and seeing how technology has been evolved was so great. The layout is really well-structured and feel like a travel in time. Definitely recommend!!!

Unique place to go through the history of computers and technology. Definitely a go to make your Silicon Valley tour complete. Close to Google. I love the exhibitions. They take you through the beginning of the first computers and even years before, until now. It's really cool they have the first computer of Apple.

I love this place. Great for kids and adults.

Wonderful place to kids and adults who are interested in technology history. The exhibitions are diverse and genuinely reflect the history of computers. Highly recommend to visit. A must place if you are visiting Silicone Valley.

Really really awesome place for any tech geek like me. So much history of human achievement and out insatiable quest for knowledge. Anyone passing through San Jose or coming back from San Fran should check this place out. They even have a section of the world's first electronic computer!

It was an awesome experience. That's what I can say. If you are a computer enthusiast or just want to explore how the we got surrounded by these programmable beasts, you should for sure visit this place once. At a cheap end for individuals, it's a really great place to be. I paid $17 for it but one can easily find a Groupon deal for this place. It has tons of parking space and also enabled for the people with disability. It's wheelchair accessable and great place for young kids. With 20 different sections, I would recommend you to have around 4-5 hours in hand. Though the place is not too big but you will have lot of information to gulp down. You will see artifacts never seen before and some relics are really rare. On the other hand, after visiting this place, you will for sure have a deep appreciation for computer industry and how it has changed the way we evolved as a community.

Definitely one of the highlights of my visit to California, this museum had a lot of quirky stuff for me to geek out over. Babbage's difference engine, the enigma machine, the Utah teapot, pong, Nintendo 64, screenshots from Netscape. I had a blast. Wish I could have spent more time there. My main complaint is that I don't feel like I learned much there. There were a lot of curiosities, and information about them, but I could have done more with historical context, audiovisuals, direct quotes and suchlike (like they did with the Collosus computer that defeated the enigma machine!! I loved that) I would have liked to go to the demo rooms or have followed the tour guide. Regardless it was wonderful.

As an IBM divested employee (IBM sold my division to another company) it was fun looking at all the old IBM hardware and remembering that I had my own SP machine in the 90s back when it beat Gary Kasprov in chess. A nice collection of stuff from early mice to self driving cars. Worth a visit.

Really cool place if you're interested in technology. Excellent overview about the last couple of decades of computer history. Nice exhibitions about AI and video games as well.

One of the must-visits when around the silicon valley. Good for people interested in tech and people new to tech alike. Children will also find interesting things here from hands on programming to interactive exhibits and easy to understand videos. The newer but smaller section about autonomous vehicles is very cool and I'm looking forward to how it evolves in the future.

This place is truly for anyone with an interest in computers. The exhibits are well thought out, extremely informational, and fun. I greatly enjoyed learning about the evolution of computers starting from calculators to today's microcomputers. It was also great to walk down memory lane and revisit technology I had not seen in over 20 years. It was an awesome experience!

How do you realise that you are getting old or at least (and more gentle) older? You go to a museum. You stand in front of some nice exponates and thin fc**** I even have used this staff some time ago and now it's in a museum! The exhibition is realy great and not only for tech or computer nerds. Definitely you should go there if you are around in Silicon Valley.

The cradle of innovation indeed, had an amazing experience and met awesome people here. I saw the driverless car for the very first time in this place, totally mind blowing

Awesome place to see real artifacts of computers from almost a century ago. ENIAC, Cray, Babbage machine, just to name a few. Must also try the food at the bistro. Very tasty.

Great resources for teens willing to explore computers, has very cool artifacts and learning opportunities within the museum.

The staff is really nice and freindly. We even got free of charge mini tour from one of the employees. The entrance fee is 17,5$ for adults and 13,5 for students. It has a lot of cool stuff so it is worth a visit.

Unfortunately arrived with only an hour to spare before closing so had to do a speed tour, but there is a vast amount of computer history to be found here. So many old machines on display with descriptions and video to explain it all. They were also very kind in allowing a discount on tickets due to the late arrival.

The museum is great, the tour not so great, too much detail from our tour guide. So much to see, but the tour seems to skip the good stuff.

It was an excellent experience, the museum has some interesting items, separated by topics or themes The map of the museum is very organized, it was possible to visit the main locations or themes in just of a few minutes

If you are remotely interested in the history of computing, then this place is well worth a pilgrimage. Relics span from the 1930s (and prior) through to about 2010, offering a detailed overview of the different systems available and the technology behind them. My only criticism would be that there isn’t more from the 2000s (no Apple machines from 1997 onwards for example) which I feel is a very important period in computer history. Add some “newer” history and we’ve got a winner on our hands.

Amazing place. The history of computers, so interesting to see the first computers, first Apple devices, and all the technology that is changing our lives. This is a must if you like technology!

Must visit for anyone interested in computing history. ENIAC (it is decimal!), IBM 360, Apollo command module, PDP to name a few systems. It is also the story of many great people not just machines - Turing, Von Neumann, Fred Brooks, Grace hopper and Margaret Hamilton to name a few people.

A fun place to explore the history of technology and computers. It's just right next to the Googleplex and easy to access. Especially good for people who have a history of being interested in computers, but also good for someone who generally likes museums.

Great place to check out in Silicon Valley if you want to know about computer and its development history

I love this museum. In a way it gives prospective to my life's journey. For years DOS and floppy disks were the stuff of dreams. The museum's extensive exhibits illuminate the 2000 year history of the magical machines that changed the world and the women and men that dreamed and built them. There's even a car driven by a Google Genie. The cafe is suprisingly good. Parking is free. Wheelchair accessible including bathrooms.

Fantastic museum, takes you from the beginning of when it all started with calculators, all the way to self driving cars... If you're into computers and technology, you'll love seeing this, but even if you're not, you'd still enjoy it.

Being a pretty big technology geek, I was really excited to come here. I showed up right when they opened and there were already plenty of people in line. The museum itself is big-ish, but smaller than the size of the building would suggest. The exhibits are all on the bottom floor, and the second floor is mostly auditoriums and classrooms for lectures and workshops and stuff. The main exhibit is "Revolution," which is an extensive history of computers, starting from calculators (like abacus kind of stuff) all the way up to self driving cars, supercomputers, and artificial intelligence. There are a lot of excellent donations, like real super computers and chips and all that kind of stuff -- very cool to see! The end of the exhibit, around more modern day, was less exciting for me, but there is still a lot of really cool information. Speaking of which, everything is really well explained, with enough detail to learn something, but enough brevity to prevent you from wanting to read. I wasn't able to stop in the other exhibitions like the self driving car and interactive areas, but I was mostly interested in the history anyway. Overall, the layout was really easy to follow and very informative! The price is good, and if you're a student it's even better ($13.50 I think). Can easily spend 2ish hours here, and I'd recommend giving it a go if you're interested in the history behind the technology that we're all so used to these days!

Fascinating collection of hardware that tells the story of computing through the ages. Some truly amazing artefacts on display. If you're a geek, this place is a must see.

Great museum. Looks small at first, but you realize it's massive as you go through it.

As a self-proclaimed geek, this museum has been on my bucket list for years. I'm so glad I finally got a chance to visit. The museum explains a lot of technical topics in easy to understand terms, go you can definitely bring your family (maybe not small kids though). The collection of artifacts spands at least a century, so everyone is bound to recognize something that takes them back. Be sure to see the live demonstrations. They were the highlight of my visit.

Very good museum for computer in general. It explains all the history of computation. At least 3 hours are needed to enjoy the entire museum.

Very interesting technology history to discover, dont have to be a computer geek to pay a visit here ;) thanks for bringing back lots of fun memories where we started to learn the world of Computers...

Great museum but take more than two hours to spend there to properly see everything

This place is absolutely awesome. So much history dating back hundreds and hundreds of years ... The highlight is the Xerox altair computer.

I only had 2-3 hours in here but it was incredible. I could have stayed until closing. Just enough mixture between things to see and things to read about the things you see, with a "oh I forgot about when those were popular!" mixed in.

I have to say that, as a electronic engineering major student, it is so excited to be here viewing all the history of electronics! I will be here again in the future to see more excited stuffs! Hope Waymo can be live soon!

Great place to see 2000 years of computers, crom the basic ones to robots. Exibition also features areas like autonomous cars and video games.

Spectacular museum with some wonderful, rare, and familiar objects from computer history. From Windows 95 boxes to 5 1/4" floppies, to a Cray supercomputer and Woz's Apple 1, an interested visitor could spend a couple hours here.

Great museum with well designed and nice looking displays. They have some really awesome old machines with some even working for public demos, like their IBM 1401 and DEC PDP-1.

It was great seeing some of the old computers I programmed over a fifty year span of time.

It was an inspiring trip for the history of the computers, totally recommended if you're a programmer or a computer enthusiast (It took me like 8 hours, so either arrive early or book the 2 day pass)

Fun place to take kids but their attention span wavered (ages 12-5) Told it takes usually around 3hrs to see everything we missed the 1401 & pdp1 demo labs section because they were done. Had lunch at the cafe prior-good food and drinks. Gift shop was ok.

Are you born in the 70s or 80s then this place is nostalgia for you. Come yearly and spend a full day reading about the history of computers and data machines. Be sure to ask the staff about their personal history. They are probably even more interesting, as many staff members has worked in the industry during their carriers.

Computer geek would like this. Can spend the whole day. Normie: meh. Check out any deals online first.

Amazing museum! One could think that it's a place for people that are a lot into computers... Well, guess what? I'm not that much into them and i totally loved this place. They have very good explanations that makes the exhibition enjoyable regardless your tech knowledge

Excellent museum featuring examples of computing from centuries ago up to the cutting edge of modern tech. Anyone interested in the intersection of history and technology could easily spend hours learning about the many exhibits and specimens displayed.

Fantastic museum of computer history. Give yourself at least three hours. Watch out if trying to visit while on a short notice trip as the opening days can catch you out.

Awesome museum. If you love computers, you should go. It shows a lot of famous machines and tells a lot about history and tech development. Save 3 hours (minimum) to visit this place.

- Awesome summary of all the tech elite names. - great collection of information explained in a simple way. - a good souvenir shop.

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit. The museum was well laid out, had great tour guides who really knew a lot beyond what was printed on the posters, and offered interactive exhibits. I would recommend two hours at the minimum, as there are a lot of exhibits packed into a smaller museum. There is a good bistro on-site for food/drinks if needed.

Great collection, well organized and friendly staff. Unfortunately too much interfering stories from the different booths.

Very educational for kids and adults. Their main exhibit is about 2000 years of computing. Has a cool interactive zone for kids to try a little programming.

Good musume obviously about computer from the start of mechanical calculator to modern computer era. You can easily spend at least 3hrs.

So much to see! The short tour is highly recommended: It won't give you an overview over the museum, as it picks only a handful of important devices, but the volunteers all have a silicon valley history and can tell great stories. I just wish the museum would be a little more keen to keep its devices dust free. Especially the latter part of the exhibition is really dusty, which is a shame. Also, I find the way they sort the exhibition a bit confusing, as the decades sometimes abruptly change. But, all in all a great experience, would come back!

Amazing museum! I liked the new exhibits more than the old ones. You don't really need to do the museum tour because it just covers a small part of museum and is a bit slow to be honest.

This place requires vaccine forms for kids also (they either want to force kids to take vaccines to go to places, or want to open but not for kids). In other places, kids are not required to have vaccine forms. Don't want to come back here until they change this non-sense policy.

Great exhibits, but the TRS-80 was not a 1977 model, probably a 26-1006. The numeric keypad is wrong, note the picture on the wall is correct.

Very interesting place. Lots of unique machines which you will never see anywhere else. Plan on at least 2 hours to spend here. I wish I could stay here all day.

This museum is jammed packed with the entire history of computers, level of detail that they conducted to have all the items there was amazing. A must stop if your visiting the area

One of the best museum i ever been! Maybe because i'm a geek or something like that but it is really well done and interesting. You navigate through the early ages of computing until the modern times through many themes like robots, rockets, graphic design, music, medical, etc... You can also see an old IBM computer (the huge ones who take a whole room) operate. You can input your name and it will print it in a nice ASCII art! So cool! You can also see and go inside a Waymo car, and discover so much things! Definitely a must visit place if you go in the Silicon Valley!

If you want to learn how computing began, visit the Computer history museum. It takes you back in time about how computing began and how machines began to help with it. Great for kids, adults alike. Love the collection of hardware they have collected culminating in the Waymo self driving car!

Cool tech...everything you wanted to know before the robots took over.

It has vastly changed since I last went about 12 years ago. It's has transformed from a warehouse display to a contemporary museum. Mainframes and Minicomputers have sadly shrunk in display, but the Microcomputers of the 80s and 90s have been fleshed out and put on display. There's even a number of video game consoles.

- when so much of this history is dominated by white men, do you as a modern institution really need to perpetuate sexist storytelling with your descriptions? No. That connection (see red arrow) between mini skirts and mini-computers is sexist. The field of tech has a real gender discrimination problem, there's no need to make it worse. - can you please offer foldable seats? I really liked reading about the evolution of technology but the benches were few and far between. + well organized galleries with informative displays that manage to connect various threads and break down complex technical information. + You can learn how stuff works like the Abacus and Napier's bones.

Thank you to Grace! She made my experience unforgettable! I was just wandering around trying to find a perfect spot for a picture, she approached us and offered to assist with her expertise. She helped me by taking picture at different angel and ensuring I am satisfied. Honestly....without her assistant I would of been "whatever" for the price we had pay for our general admission. Thank you so much grace! You are truly the nicest human ever! I am glad we across path this holiday.

Everything is great, except for one thing which ruined the entire experience and feelings. On the globe, which is giving a Google Earth experience there is a huge issue: the Crimea is DIVIDED from Ukraine by the border, otherwise it is NOT divided from russia. It looks like Crimea is a part of russia, which is NOT! While there is a war in Ukraine, which is because of russian military intervention and aggression, they are showing annexed Crimea as a part of the aggressor territory. This is a big shame on such a great place, unfortunately :-(

Spent almost the entire day here, very engaging and fun place to learn about computers and the problems that inspired their design and development

Really nice exhibits, especially if you have a historical interest in old technology. My only caution is that it's a little too easy to get lost in the rather circuitous path they want you to follow. Definitely worth more than the day we spent and thus a return visit is highly likely.

Great exhibits. Lots of interesting stuff like old super computer replicas or an enigma coding device, with good descriptions. Even my non-CS partner found the first half very interesting (calculators, early computers, SAGE etc)

All the rooms are so photogenic!! Take as much photos as you like. Even though it's pretty crowded but people take turns to take photos at some spot. You can go back and forth from one room to another if you want to take more photos. Overall great experience!!

A must visit place for every computer science enthusiast. You can see the history of computer hardware and software development. From the tiring machine to evolution of PlayStation, everything is well documented and beautifully presented

You really need at least 3 hours to visually appreciate this place, and there's lots of interesting history to read about. Nice exhibits, not over crowded or cluttered, goes through a good span of the history of computers, and has some nice videos with important historical figures in them to watch. Not expensive to get in, well worth the price, and the staff were very friendly and helpful. I don't think young kids will appreciate something like this, but if you're into computers and over 30 or want to know where your phone evolved from, you'll want to see this place. If I'm in the area again, I'll definitely be coming back and spending more time here.

Computer History Museum brings you through the short, but influential, history of computers. If you used computer for a long time, you can match your memories of your computers with the history behind them to come to your home.

Probably the best museum I've ever visited. A must for anyone who likes or works with computing devices. I initially planned to be there no longer than 2 hours but ended up staying almost 6 hours and skipped my lunch. This place chronicles all the small little breakthroughs that led to where we are today. The guided tour at 12pm and 2pm is highly recommended. The museum also has special demos of some of the restored relics, such as the first hard disk, IBM punch card machines, PDP1 etc. I can't recommend this place highly enough for anyone who is the least bit curious about computers.

If you are a 'TECH' person, you must go here. Worth to visit. I will suggest to take a guided tour. It is available free of cost. Arranged twice in a day. Guides are very much informative. Sometimes we can not see, what they show us. Don't go on SIZE or space available. Much more to read, much more to learn, much more to know on every wall, every piece, every corner of museum. Please go early, so that you can take advantage of your money. But you will always have that hunger to visit again and again. Can not complete in one visit. We were there till security person came to us to say please leave. If your kids are studying, it would be great for them as well.

This place is absolutely amazing. FREE PARKING in case you wonder. Spawned from the defunct Computer Museum of Boston, this small venue packs quite a bit of artifacts into its available space. Only one floor is used for exhibits, upper floor might be a function hall. This is a place for kids to seniors, who would like to witness the evolution of computing from encoded strings (actual organic strings) to abacus, to punch cards, to tape, disk, display, etc. Learn about mechanical, electro-mechanical, vacuum tube, transistor and integrated circuit computing. Analog, digital, 3D and 4D worlds are right in front of you! Also, plenty of pop culture home computing machines and home video game consoles. Interactive exhibits do change periodically, and I'm told there is 30% on display out of the endowment! Take the free 1hr guided tour if the museum isn't crowded! I also witnessed an IBM Mainframe demo. The museum volunteers are are full of wisdom, and are very helpful. What an amazing experience! Long live the Commodore Amiga! :)

Amazing collection of hardware and nicely presented. Makes it interesting and relevant for all people without or without computer knowledge to go there. Also I really like there current interactive installation about software and the importance it has for the world we live in today. Also prices are reasonable and they give student discounts. You can easily spend a day here if you're a computer enthusiast or at least half a day if you're anyone else.

Awesome! One of the best times I had while visiting California. Detailed exhibits and exciting interactive labs and artifacts. I could go multiple times and still not see everything because this place is packed with information and really neat pieces of old and new technology.

If you're a tech savvy you'll love this place. This covers almost everything how technology evovled from ancient period untill now. For cheap deals, don't forget to check the tickets on Groupon. We got tickets for $12 through Groupon for two. The cafe is small but they have good salads. No food and drinks are allowed inside. Cool clean museum and we'll maintained.

I came to this museum 4 years ago when I was in San Jose on business. 4 years later I'm back to San Jose on business and one of my first trips is here. I'm an engineer and to me art museums haven't been that interesting because I prefer to see how things have contributed to what we do in our daily lives..a lot of people enjoy art, I don't, but I love museums like this. I still check them out occasionally though. Back in ma, every year we buy a membership to the museum of science because those are the kind of museums I like to visit. If I lived in San Jose if come here multiples times in a year. Last time I was here, I left on 4 hours cause my phone battery was dying, this time I brought backup batteries. Check Goldstar for coupons.

Such an amazing museum. Extremely thorough and detailed about computer revolution. Has tons of artifacts, and interaction. All comes at no cost (for an BoA users) otherwise the price is still really reasonable. Highly recommended!

Amazing museum totally worth to visit by anybody interested in technology and how things evolved all the way from abakus to self driving cars! I also wholeheartedly recommend docent tours - while it skips many exhibitions it adds tremendous value by hearing many stories, that otherwise are not written.

Wonderful museum with a LOT of information! Give yourself plenty of time, and enjoy the stories of the guys giving the punch card demo. So many neat artifacts and memories throughout the whole place!

Amazing! From the front desk to the guide, people here are super warm and welcoming. The guide (I think it was Pat) was a true gentleman and gave superb explanations about each gallery. All pieces seem to be in remarkable great state of conservation. It is a huge collection and if you are into computers, prepare to spend hours on here. Really loved the place.

Awesome museum – a must for any technophile. It was easy to find and has a fair amount of parking. The building is a large 2 story structure but all the exhibits are on the first floor. We got a discount buying tickets online so I would suggest going online to see if you can get do the same thing. You check in at the front counter where they give you a collar tab to wear and a map. They offer tours at certain times of the day. We took the one at noon. It was fascinating. The displays are very well done and the tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. Once we finished the tour we wandered the rest of the museum. There is a group of interactive displays that teach programming and other rooms that we didn’t even get to. I plan to visit here again. Great museum.

Wonderful museum - especially if you work in the industry! Also had good interaction exhibits for kids. Took me about an hour and 20 minutes to get through, but I had a time limit and might have taken 1.5 to 2 hours given the freedom.

The museum is an absolute delight. It shows the evolution of the computer from abacus and punch cards to the supercomputers. The guided tour (around an hour long) was also superb. Would definitely recommend it

Thank you time infinity to the amazing staff who hosted all of our school's third grade classes. All of our students agree that this was their favorite field trip this year! The museum was as informative and interactive as you wanted it to be allowing for engagement at every level. It was also incredibly convenient that you all had such a great outdoor space that our classes were able to eat outside. The students learned a lot and the parents and teachers were very impressed!

It is the right place to visit with the family. Specially if you kids who are interested in coding and programming, technologies and engineering in general. Strongly recommend. My favourite part is IBM lab room. Strongly recommend.

The museum doesn't seem that big but there are many exhibits to go through, packed with information and of course artifacts to wow you with the fact how far we have come. This is a fascinating place for someone interested in computer science and technology and even history in general. Probably not so fulfilling for those who don't like to read descriptions on display - you can walk through the whole place in less than half an hour.

By visiting this museum you will understand the history of computer! Amazing... Recommend for you to follow the visiting flow, and it will tell you step by step the history of conputer.

A fantastic museum with interactive displays, in depth history of computers with all the real and actual tech from the time. One of the hands down best museums I've been to, and a great way to learn about the history.

Very huge museum. Spent 3 hours there and still saw just a tip of everything. Interesting part is the history of computer development. Another cool thing is the action room - try program a frog and compete on Wikipedia knowledge

You really need a full day for this place, there is so much to learn. I just think that the information could be delivered in a more meaningful way though. There was way too much block text explaining exhibits and no tldr paragraphs if you are short on time.

I am a geek! Electrical Engineer. This is my favorite place in Silicon Valley. I started into computers BEFORE the Apple 1. Cosmac Elf and Sympet. They are both there! They have a working PDP-1 computer. Play first video games on it, like Asteroids.

Very fun day at the museum. Plenty of exhibits and some were interactive so you got to be hands on with some technology. Make sure you leave plenty of time to geek out while there. We easily spent 4+ hours here and had to rush at the end to get somewhere.

Nice museum and with really nice people working there. I really enjoyed the time at the museum, going through computing history. If you are a geek like me, is a recommendation. Also at the gift shop you can find some games for your kids to get interested into electronics and computer science.

It's an amazing place. You can spend hours (or even days) looking at those vintage computers and hardware, reading history details about them, watching video presentation, etc.

Very interesting and informative. You can wait and take the tour but I found it was better to slip in and out of the tour. As can take your time to look at everything. So much cool tech and some pure nostalgia.

Excellent museum; I always love coming here and take friends from out of town, too. Clean, totally fair prices, and cool exhibits.

Awsome experience, lots of history, tons of curiosities! Military discount a super plus. Free parking , small café and good size gift shop (make sure to bring $$$)

A very great museum to understand the history of computers. The location is great and it seems to be very suitable to locate in the silicon valley. It contains many interesting and important collections of computing gadgets.

Entirely focused on the history of computers, with little material explaining what a computer is or how it works. Because of that difference this place was interesting for the geekier portion of my group but completely inaccessible for the rest, especially the kids. Nothing kid friendly, at least for sub 8 year olds or so, mostly due to a lack of hands-on exhibits.

Awesome stuff, you get to see all the legendary inventions history of computers has ever witnessed. ENIAC. ILLIAC, Apple II, Lisa, Xerox Alto are some of the coolest ones

Witness the history of computers and understand the development of contemporary science and technology.

Very interesting of new and old computer equipment. Awesome volunteers put on some great demos and tours.

Great experience in Computer History Museum. Heard excellent lectures and printed my name with a super old IBM printer in 1951:) but food was kind of... not good.

I really enjoyed it, however if you have kids I would not recommend it. It was perfect for me (interest in servers, storage, graphic cards), if you are not too technical you might get bored.

Kids (ages 5-10) loved this on a rainy Sunday. A number of interactive displays and learning labs and some fun recent history internet culture and gaming bits to make mom feel old :)

Very good experience and work of the curator, you must do the IMB demo computer and the tour to have a good person to person explanation.

A must visit when in Bay Area. Amazing collection of systems n knowledge! Doesn't matter if you are a computer science person, it is everything about the technology we use.

An expansive collection of computer related artifacts. It's easy to get lost and realize you overstayed. There is a cafe and merchandise store in the main lobby.

Really nice place to visit in Mountain View. Must be on travellers map. Hope you will enjoy this great and really surprising place. Fun fun fun and real part of computer s history ;)

Actually a history museum, yes. True that modern times fill most of the history, if I am allowed the "joke". But fascinating if you like technology, computers and all those gadgets. If you can I would recomend comming several times, not to have to make the camplete journey in a tiring session. At least if you like stopping, watching, reading... enjoying what you see and what you imagine.

Amazing museum for tech savvy geeks.. great history about computing right at the heart of Silicon Valley..Needs at least 3 hours to explore all the sections in detail

Very informative place. Had a nice experience. Learnt a lot about computer technology. Its evolution and its future plan.

Take the tour. Two hours will fly by, even if you don't have time to watch the videos. You'll come out and go, "Oh, wow. I forgot there were other exhibits." It'll inspire you to run back to your computer and code or write or design or market or game or shop or whatever you do.

If you are a geeky person like me, you will fall in love with this place. You can discover the computer history from 200 hundreds years ago to our time and beyond. The price is totally worth it. You can plan to stay here around 1 to 2 hours

These guys are still in 2020. They did not let me in because I couldn’t present vaccination cert.

Good place to spend time on weekends. Especially fascinated by playing the first generation video game and the retired volunteers eagerly explaining the usage of older computers.

Amazing and really interesting stuff. I think you should spend at least 5 hours here to take a close look at the sections you're more interested in. If you want to explore everything with detail... Get the 2 day entrance :). Also it's really close to Google and Facebook.

The historical timeline was nicely done. The layout of the museum is easily maneuvered. The large number of exhibits and information was displayed well and quite interesting. The operational demonstration of the IBM Mainframe Hands-On card punch, reader, and printer was enjoyed. I believe the museum reminds us of the ingenuity that brought us to the technology we have today

So many contents. Young children may not feel the thrills but it was a good time for adults.

They call it; the first 2k yrs of modern computer history. We are only at the beginning. This is the place to go to reminiscence your old 8086s..

This is the best place to know about computer evolution, if you are in from Tech background you might have know lot of things but it is still worth to visit, i learned/came to onow few new things. They have tours you should plan to take tours(it is included in the ticket), you just need to find out the time when they have tour and join the group, guide explains a lot of history about computer evolution.

Great place to learn about Computer History spent about three hours there wandering around the exhibits from the early ages till modern times and even offers some game consoles from the 80s-90s which are great fun. We had our company’s Holidays party there and it was incredible, friendly staff and knowledgeable employees can tell you lots about the history of the exhibits. Other attractions are also close by, definately worth visiting when in the area.

It was very interesting, however I feel like someone in software would get a lot more out of it. One thing I was disappointed in was the lack of hands on activities and explanations. For example, the could have had a number of abacuses with simple explanations on how to do specific calculations with them so a parent could show their child how to use it, or some simple instructions with the "on-off" switches so someone could code a simple algorithm. Ultimately, I felt it would be very interesting for someone who already had some knowledge of software, but needed more hands-on activities and exercises for laypeople.

The ultimate museum for geeks! Not far from Google headquarters. Very friendly staff, a lot of artifacts, and the price is fair. Go there!

Ideal place to see and learn the history of computers from earlier machanical computers to modern super computers. Prototypes, commercial models, interactive experiences and tutorials available to see and learn.

Most of the computers in the exhibit are non-functional. I would expect a computer museum to put more effort into restoring the original hardware to demonstrate some popular software they could run.

Every minute in the museum is a minute of fun and discovery. From the calculator of the middle ages, to the cars of the future . I spent 3 hours there and it barely felt like 30 minutes. If you're a gamer in your 30's, the video game sections is great nostalgia. When friends come to town this is the first place I'll reccomend.

Over 200 years of computing starting with the abacus. Totally worth the cost of admission to see where our modern technology comes from.

As far as the history of tech, you will learn so much about the years of development and all the inventions along the way. Super interesting!!

Those anti-vaxers require you to wear a mask even if you are vaccinated. As of now even the FAA doesn't require you to wear a mask in an airplane.

It’s not the most interesting museum but it turned out better than I expected.

Pretty interesting, with all the histories about computers, if u're really someone who loves computers to the itty tiny bit then you would love this place. Small part of it about software/futuristic stuff. There's even a part for the WoW people.

Museum is great. Too early for 5 year old. Leave children at home if you want to enjoy it. No kids section.

Great museum! Lots of parking. Friendly staff. The content may be a little boring to those who already know the stuff but there were always details that I didn't know so that was OK too. If you are not in tech it'll certainly be more like a museum with lots of new information for ya..

If you aren’t in Silicon Valley every year, try to spend an hour to visit the Computer History Museum. It will remind you how old you are; the complete rise of personal computers - but also equipment from long before you were born.

Awesome museum letting you dream and discover in details history of computer science. I wish I could stay more to watch and read all contents 😀

One of the coolest museums I've ever been to in my life, chronicles the last 2000 years of computers. They have 100s of artifacts from history and is very informative

Incredible place showing the gradual transformation of the world with devices that only think in 1 or 0

A little nostalgia and opportunity for kids to learn the history of computers. Plan to spend 3-4 hrs at least.

A true walk down memory lane and really a great place to spend a day among machines, bits and bytes from Lovelace to the internet.