======Интересные места какие можно посетить====== ****Бесплатные туры по СФ****\\ __http://www.sfcityguides.org/current_schedule.html__\\ \\ \\ \\ * **Apple's Company Store and Headquarters**\\ \\ 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014 \\ Hours:\\ Monday — Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.\\ Магазин не продаёт и не чинит компьютеры. Это единственное место в мире, где продаются футболки, чашки и тд с логотипом Apple. \\ If you get lucky enough to sneak by the front guard, you’ll see a wall of the top 3,000 iPhone apps, which shows which ones are being downloaded at that moment.\\ \\ \\ \\ ***Nasa Ames Research Center**\\ \\ Address: \\ Moffett Field, California, 94035\\ Phone: (650) 604-5000 \\ Details: NASA Ames Research Center does not provide public tours. However, you can visit the Exploration Center (open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on weekends 12 p.m. – 4 p.m) and Moffett Museum. \\ Fun Facts: Ames Research Center, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is one of 10 NASA field installations. It was founded in 1939 as an aircraft research laboratory and became part of NASA In 1958. The research park comprises over $3 billion in capital equipment, 2,300 research personnel, and has a $600 million annual budget. \\ More Information: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html#.VFrUvYe94Xw \\ Вроде бы все выставки можно посетить бесплатно. По ссылке выше - всё, что сейчас там выставлено.\\ \\ \\ \\ ***The Intel Museum**\\ \\ Он бесплатный. **Была, мне было не очень интересно. отчёт есть на блоге** \\ Address: 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054\\ Phone: (408)-765-0503 \\ Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\\ Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\\ \\ Details: The Intel Museum is located in the Robert Noyce Building at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara. Very few people visit here (no lines!), but you’ll learn all about microprocessors and how our computing devices work. Parking and admission are free. \\ Fun Facts: The Intel Museum was initially only intended for the company's employees, their families, and customers when it first opened in 1983. It opened to the public in 1992 and today features more than 10,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits that explore Intel's culture and manufacturing process. \\ More Information: http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/museum/index.htm\\ \\ \\ \\ ***SmugMug**\\ \\ Address:\\ SmugMug Headquarters\\ 67 E. Evelyn Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94040 \\ Phone: (650) 265-0400 \\ Details: SmugMug is a family-operated online photo-sharing service. The Web site was founded in 2002 by Don MacAskill and his father, Chris MacAskill. Chris' wife, Toni, handles SmugMug's finances. Don's brothers Ben and Mark both dropped out of college to join the SmugMug team shortly after. Their sister, Anne provides customer customer support from her home in Columbus, Ohio. Chris' sister Robin MacAskill telecommutes part-time as a customer service representative. \\ Fun Facts: SmugMug’s is not like other technology and software companies headquartered in Silicon Valley. Why? Well, for one, you’ll probably get in, unlike at Apple or Google. Second, they are nice. Third, they have the best food (better than Google or Facebook, which are awesome places to get fed). Fourth, they have awesome gigapixel photos on nearly every available wall space. Fifth, you probably will be able to get a neat camera strap as a memento. Sixth, they might race you around the office in their Go Karts. An exclusive walking tour of SmugMug's offices is below. \\ More Information: http://www.smugmug.com/\\ \\ \\ \\ ***The Last Spike (Cantor Arts Center at Stanford)**\\ Ради того, чтобы посетить Стенфорд.\\ \\ Cost: Free\\ \\ Address:\\ Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford, CA 94305-5060\\ Phone: 650-723-4177\\ \\ Hour Wednesday – Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\\ Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.\\ \\ Details: You might not know, but Silicon Valley is really a railroad town. If it weren’t for Leland Stanford’s money, which he got by being Vice President of the Central Pacific Railroad back when it was the only way to ship things from California back east, Silicon Valley might never have happened. What was the key event in Stanford’s life? The driving of the final spike of the transcontinental railroad. You can find it on display at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford. \\ Fun Facts: From the Cantor Arts Center you can walk to the Bill Gates building, which is where Google really started, among other companies.\\ \\ More Information: http://museum.stanford.edu/\\ \\ \\ \\ **Mt. Umunhum**\\ \\ Los Gatos, CA 95032\\ \\ Это четвёртый по высоте пик в Сната Круз горах ( 3,486 ft.). Там была Almaden Air Force Station, which was part of the early-warning radar network built during the Cold War. Сейчас там всё очистили от токсичных отходов. Пишут, что красивый вид открывается с горы. Хот яехать довольно далеко.\\ \\ http://openspace.org/plans_projects/mt_umunhum.asp\\ \\ \\ \\ ***The Winchester Mystery House**\\ \\ Билеты покупать онлайн минимум за 24 часа, стоимость от 30 до 40 долларов. Продолжительность тура 2 1/2 часа.\\ Fun Facts: It's not Google or Apple, but the 160 room-mansion that underwent continuous construction for 38 years, will still knock your socks off. The house was purchased by Sarah Winchester in 1884 after her husband, gun manufacturer William Wirt Winchester, passed away leaving her to inherit $20,000,000. The house is believed to be haunted by spirits.\\ \\ \\ \\ ***Peralta Adobe**\\ \\ Address:\\ 175 West Saint John Street, San José, CA 95110\\ Phone: (408) 918-1055\\ \\ The Peralta Adobe построеная 1797, является самым старым сохранившимся домом в Сан Хосе. More Information: http://www.historysanjose.org/visiting_hsj/peralta_fallon/ \\ \\ \\ **Цирк-цирк-цирк**\\ Среда и пятница вечером бесплатно и в воскресение в 2 дня\\ http://circuscenter.org/new-to-circus-start-here/ \\ \\ \\ **Oyster farm**\\ http://www.yelp.com/biz/tomales-bay-oyster-company-marshall