Suggested Excursions

• Computer History Museum a „must“ if you don’t know the term „Turing Machine“
• Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara (free)
• Bike ride along the Guadalupe River Trail (free, lots of homeless camps along the trail)
• NASA Visitors Center at Moffet Field (free)
• A walk around the Googleplex (free)
• Visit Intel Museum Santa Clara (free)
• Apple Park Visitor Center in Cupertino (free entry, rooftop terrace view + Apple Store)
• South Bay Historical Railway Society (for railway buffs – Tue and Sat only)
• Garage Heroes
  • Steve Jobs‘ Garage – 2066 Crist Drive, Los Altos, CA 94024
  • HP Garage – 367 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • Google Garage – 232 Santa Margarita Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Getting Around (Transport)

• Uber and/or Lyft as a cab service
• Waymo for a self-driving robotaxi ride (a true Silicon Valley 2026 experience)
• Clipper for traveling by bus and train
  • Caltrain
  • Bart
• Lime for short distances / traveling alone (for groups, Uber is cheaper, accessible through the Uber app)

Household & Everyday Life

• Walmart for groceries and everyday household items (bedding, kitchenware, basics, good for stocking up when you first arrive)
• Safeway, Trader Joe’s, or Costco for groceries
• Tricount for splitting shared expenses (rent, groceries, Ubers) with your roommates
• Venmo or Zelle, how people actually send each other money in the US (there’s no Twint equivalent, this is the standard)

Food Recommendations

San Jose

• The Melt for grilled cheese
• In-N-Out for classic California burgers
• Dave’s Hot Chicken for spicy fried chicken
• Chipotle for a quick Mexican bowl/burrito
• Panda Express for a fast Chinese fix

San Francisco

• Tony’s Pizzeria Napoletana in North Beach

If you’re visiting Los Angeles (hot tip)

• Jeong Yuk Jeom Korean BBQ, expensive but a unique one time experience