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3.8 KiB
3.8 KiB
Sep 20 (Sun) — LK & MS arrive · Silicon Valley · Golden Gate sunset
Stay: Airbnb — Daly City
Logistics
- LK & MS: UA1333 lands SFO 12:11 PM (flights) → SIXT rental pickup 1:00 PM
- KT & VT: BART Daly City → SFO (~15 min), meet at the SIXT counter by 1 PM
- Luggage rides along all day. Dinner is late (~8:30 PM) — snack in the car
Plan
Menu:
sf_sights.md. Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu.
- ~1:30 PM Leave SFO, I-280 south to Cupertino (~30 min)
- 2:00 PM Apple Park Visitor Center (map) — rooftop terrace over the ring, AR model, store. ~45 min. Sun 11 AM–6 PM
- 3:00 PM Google Visitor Experience (map), Mountain View (15 min north) — store, café, Android statues. ~30 min. Sun 10 AM–5 PM
- 3:45 PM Computer History Museum (map) — 1 mile down Shoreline Blvd. Highlights pass, closes 5 PM sharp. Sun 10 AM–5 PM, closed Mon/Tue
- 5:00 PM I-280 north to the Golden Gate Bridge (~50 min)
- ~5:50 PM Golden Gate Bridge, SF side — Welcome Center lot, short walk out on the deck. Sidewalk open till 8:30 PM
- ~6:20 PM Cross to Marin → Battery Spencer. Navigate to the parking lot, 3-min walk up. Small lot, Sunday is busy — if full: shoulder parking up Conzelman Rd, or Hawk Hill 5 min further
- Sunset 7:07 PM Battery Spencer — bridge panorama, stay for blue hour (~7:40). Windy and cold — jackets
- ~8:30 PM Back to Daly City (~40 min) · dinner
Notes
- Museum gets only ~75 min here. For a proper 2 hrs, skip Google Visitor Experience and go Apple → museum at 3:00 PM
- If the museum runs over: skip the SF-side bridge stop, straight to Battery Spencer by 6:30
- Stanford and Fort Point are out. Concert in Concord does not fit (show 6:30 PM, ~90 min away)
- Bridge toll is electronic, southbound only, on the way back. SIXT bills it with a fee unless a toll pass is added at pickup
- Verify Apple / Google / museum hours the morning of
Addresses
| Place | Address | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Airbnb — Daly City | 798 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, CA 94014 · host Stanley +1 415-425-9339 | 37.69314, -122.46185 |
| SFO Rental Car Center (SIXT) | 780 N McDonnell Rd, San Francisco, CA 94128 | 37.62813, -122.40025 |
| Apple Park Visitor Center | 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014 | 37.33284, -122.00537 |
| Google Visitor Experience | 2000 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 | 37.42192, -122.08033 |
| Computer History Museum | 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 | 37.41429, -122.07745 |
| Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center | SF side, Welcome Center lot | 37.80778, -122.47485 |
| Battery Spencer | Conzelman Rd, Marin Headlands · parking lot | 37.82802, -122.48208 |