Not really, but the hipsters and scene kids like to think that culture ends once you can no longer smell the bum urine. SV covers a lot of territory, so gettin

Not really, but the hipsters and scene kids like to think that culture ends once you can no longer smell the bum urine. SV covers a lot of territory, so getting an idea of your approximate location might help. If you are going to be in the Palo Alto/MV area then you should check out the Computer History Museum, the Tech Museum is currently running a nice Star Trek exhibit and the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum is worth the effort if you have the time. Depending on whether or not you will have a car during your visit, the Monterrey Bay Aquarium is an hour or so away. There is quite a lot to do in the south bay and peninsula without needing to fight traffic to visit that small town to our north. Everyone should visit SF for a day or so to see the tourist traps and savor the odor, but with a little bit of searching you can find a lot of interesting things that might be a bit closer to wherever you are sleeping...