Apple is an impressive corporationTo visit Apple, it is just another very large sprawling technology corporation area. There is nothing worthy of carving out more than a few minutes of time from a vacation to see it and perhaps take a picture. Since we live in the area, we have seen it numerous times. We know people who work there. We have visited Apple property and also local Apple product stores.However, for a tourist attraction, its average. Its hard to rate anything Apple does any lower, but it easily could be in terms of tourist attractions.If a tourist, the things to see would be a quick drive pass, perhaps lunch in the area, then go to the more tourist oriented attractions like1) Tech Museum in San Jose2) Intel Museum in Santa Claraand3) Computer Museum in Mountain View.
If you love Apple, you'll love this place. I don't think you can visit here without buying something. You can see the shop, that's about all but why not take a photo by the Apple sign and say you've been. I was very happy, still, couldn't get in to see the new phone concept. Oh well.
We were in Mountain View visiting family, so we took the 10 minute drive to Apple headquarters. They do not give tours and the campus is not much to see from the outside. We went to the campus store and bought a few t-shirts. Moderate pricing and moderate selection. Took our photo by the 1 Infinity Loop sign and we were on our way in 15-20 minutes.
It's true there is no tour. This is a work place not a museum. It's a secure site but you are able to stop and maybe take a picture or maybe grab a T-shirt from the Apple store at the headquarters.
I love apple and during my West coast trip I had to go there. The shop is different and you can buy branded items as nowhere else in the world.Great experience!!
A visit to the Apple Computer shop a Infinite Loop Cupertino is a pilgrimage Apple fans feel obliged to make. There is not much to see although the shop sells some souvenirs that are not available anywhere else.The nearby Intel Museum is actually far more interesting
Well it was a bit crazy how there was a valet service because the visitors parking was full. We went by to visit the store. Nice little place. No many apparel selections when we went so maybe our timing wasn't the best. If you re rig around! it's nice to stop in for a moment. Nothing major though. Regular apples tore is more exciting.
They are not selling any Apple computers or Iphones there, only tees, mugs, pens etc. The funny thing that it is the only place on the planet where you can buy such stuff (as far as I know) so it is quite interesting for Apple fans.I bought a black tee for 14,99. Big deal.
Every Apple fan knows the address "1 Infinite Loop". Easy to remember, easy to find. But once you get there ... I was expecting to see some visitor center, some picture spots - basically kind of what CNN or even Google did for the visitors. Well, that's not exactly what you find. This is a closed campus, if you get lucky to find a parking spot and try to walk into the lobby, the security will stop you and direct to the company store. The store does have some unique merchandizes which you can't buy anywhere else, but, frankly, I had higher expectations.
Cool to take a picture in front of the signs for apple geeks but otherwise you can't do much. Go to the Intel museum instead. At the Intel museum they have an impressive history of microprocessors. Apple has spent nothing on PR for their technology. Work place only.