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SAN JOSE & SILICON VALLEY High tech, innovation, museums and more INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS San Jose International Airport (SJC), 4 miles (6 km) north of downtown San Jose; San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 36 miles (58 km) north of downtown San Jose TO U R I S M W E B S I T E S sanjose.org santaclara.org sanmateocountycvb.com P O P U L AT I O N 1.8 million SAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY 94 2 013 travel guide to c al ifo r n i a 20th century, orchards lined Santa Clara Valley. The blossoming each year of thousands of plum trees was a sight that old-timers never forget. But rows of fruit trees were long ago replaced by acres of housing and office complexes as one of the world's biggest industries—high technology—took hold. Agricultural areas were transformed into what was soon dubbed Silicon Valley, home to tech powerhouses Apple, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard and Intel, among others. Today, technology remains a constant in Silicon Valley, but also revitalization as cities whose residents are known more for their long workdays than nights on the town build vibrant and pedestrian-friendly urban cores with cultural offerings and nightlife. In Mountain View, Castro Street is hopping, and San Jose's downtown and the Santana Row district are alive with restaurants and museums, including the Tech Museum that pays homage to the valley's innovative spirit. Palo Alto, home of Stanford University, has long been a cultural center, but it has even more to offer. Recently, a tiny museum opened that is significant to Silicon Valley history: the HP Garage, the garage where Stanford classmates Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded HewlettPackard in 1939. Beyond tech, the valley offers much to see and do, with theme parks for families, cultural institutions and varied landscapes, from the Santa Cruz Mountains to city and lively town centers. Nestled at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains are Saratoga and Los Gatos, charming hamlets with fine restaurants and shopping alongside picture-perfect Victorian homes and Craftsman bungalows. Vast stretches of parks, open space preserves and rows of vineyards and winery tasting rooms cluster in the surrounding mountains, as well as IN THE EARLY AND MID JACK PAULUS TO P C I T I E S San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Menlo Park by laura del rosso