Definitely don't forget the Presidio hiked all the way to Ocean Beach. Computer history museum in Mountain View. Call ahead and pick a day they're actually op

Definitely don't forget the Presidio hiked all the way to Ocean Beach. Computer history museum in Mountain View. Call ahead and pick a day they're actually open. Google campus. It's different. Find a fellow alum or something and get them to buy you lunch at one of their many free eateries. Sand hill road between I-280 and El Camino. Just to realize how densely concentrated the plurality of the world's VC is. Stanford mall. This is where the really rich shop. Downtown Palo Alto shopping district for comparison & contrast. A driving tour of Cupertino including Apple's first and second campuses, and drive on out to Santana Row to see where many a Bay Area dollar gets spent. Cupertino is Stepford but with a slightly Buddhist vibe, so maybe you'll discover some of that. A few half-decent baylands trails, and some mountain state parks, but other than the forested parts of SF, the really beautiful stuff is coastal. Make it out to San Gregorio if you can for some good beaches. Half Moon Bay is decent too. Follow this rule of thumb: If the weather in the city is iffy, it'll be worse at the beach. If it's too nice to leave to the beach, the beach will be spectacular.