A visit to Apple Park, California
Tucked into suburban California is a new tech landmark: Apple’s $5 billion headquarters, Apple Park.
The stunning building is completely circular and features walls made out of glass. Inside of the building, which is one mile in circumference, Apple employees are busy working on the company’s next big thing, like the new iPhones expected to come out this September.
This means Apple Park is a special place for Apple fans and devotees. Many flocks to Cupertino, California, about an hour south of San Francisco, every day to get a glimpse of what some call “the spaceship.”
The actual campus isn’t open to the public. You can walk around the perimeter, but you can’t get inside to see either the “spaceship” building or the on-campus theater where Apple launches new products.
There is a visitor’s center that’s open to the public. It’s free to the public, located across the street from the campus, and there’s plenty of parking.
It’s located at 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014, and you can find hours and other details at Apple’s website.
The visitor’s center is an Apple store, but there’s a lot to do there, including an AR experience, exclusive merchandise, and a cafe. This is the only place in the world where Apple sells its merchandise and have a cafe.
The Apple Park augmented reality experience, which lets you peek into the campus through an iPad.
There’s a cafe in the visitor’s center with snacks and coffee. On a weekday morning, you might see Apple employees taking meetings in the sunny cafe, and the WiFi is fast and reliable.
Here’s the menu — on an iPad, naturally.
Once you’re on the roof, you get the closest view of Apple Park available to the public.
The experience was more than great I can say. Everyone who comes to Silicon Valley even once should definitely visit Apple Visitor Center.