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Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos, CA

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Los Altos History Museum

A local history museum in Los Altos that traces the shift from farmland to high-tech Silicon Valley.

51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022 · Los Altos, CA

About Los Altos History Museum

The museum covers the history of Los Altos and nearby communities. Its exhibits follow how the former farming region, once nicknamed the Valley of Heart's Delight, became a center of technology. Visitors can see rotating and permanent exhibits, including displays tied to the J. Gilbert Smith House and its agricultural gardens. The museum sits on land with a surviving apricot orchard, one of the few left in the Bay Area. Admission is free, and it is open on weekend afternoons.

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