Mountain View (California) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Santa Clara County, California, United States
About Mountain View (California)
Mountain View is a mid-size city at the heart of Silicon Valley, hosting offices of a number of notable tech companies--Google, Microsoft, Intuit, LinkedIn, among others. Shockley Semiconductor, the first high-tech company to establish itself the region, began research and manufacturing operations in Mountain View in 1956. For this reason, Mountain View is often considered the 'Birthplace of Silicon Valley.' Mountain View's history prior to the mid-20th century is dominated by agriculture; in fact, much of the city's infrastructure (roads, parks, etc.) bears the names of wealthy families who owned farms and orchards throughout the now-densely urbanized city. Silicon Graphics, one of the early pioneers in the graphical processing hardware industry, was headquartered in Mountain View before
Top Attractions in Mountain View (California)
Explore the best things to see and do in Mountain View (California):
- ★Castro Street
- ★Cinemark Century Mountain View 16
- ★Computer History Museum
- ★Google Headquarters
- ★Hacker Dojo
- ★Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
- ★Mountain View Showplace ICON
- ★NASA Ames Research Center
Where to Eat in Mountain View (California)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Amarin Thai Cuisine
- 🍴Blue Line Pizza
- 🍴Cafe Baklava
- 🍴Cascal
- 🍴Cheztakos
- 🍴Chez TJ
Where to Stay in Mountain View (California)
- 🏨Best Western Mountain View Inn
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express
- 🏨Hotel Aria
- 🏨Hotel Fairchild
- 🏨Hotel Strata
- 🏨Hotel Zico
Mountain View (California) Travel Guide Sections
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