Top rated Museums in Mountain View, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Mountain View

Experience the best that Mountain View has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 148 places from Museum category.

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Gregangelo's Velocity Arts & Entertainment

Circus

Opulently decorated house, HQ & museum for avant-garde entertainment troupe, with private tours.

4.90 (131 reviews) (~51.09 km from centre)

Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

Handicraft museum

👍👍 This place is amazing!!! I highly recommend that you visit this place, mind blowing! I love it here! I will be back soon!! That staff was beyond helpful, I wish I knew about this pace sooner, if your into cutting and sewing like I am, go get you textured and materials here!!!

4.90 (105 reviews) (~54.3 km from centre)

Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

Museum

🫤 Very interesting museum, but at the moment, not sure about the value for the price. Especially since they continue to require masks and cost for entry for 3 people was $84. It is a museum of "curious scents" yet in the main room, you are being asked to smell objects through your mask. Ridiculous!!!...

4.90 (60 reviews) (~56.88 km from centre)

West Oakland Mural Project

Non-profit organization

👍👍 We had the pleasure of scheduling a tour of the West Oakland Mural Project and the Women of the Black Panther Party museum. I’ve been there before and thought it is important to share so I got a group of work colleagues together for a guided tour. First of all, Jil is amazing. She shared with us the...

4.90 (38 reviews) (~50.04 km from centre)

WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall

Museum

Humble museum preserving the history of China's military efforts during WWII, with photos & models.

4.90 (34 reviews) (~53.17 km from centre)

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Botanical garden

55 acres of serene gardens showcasing diverse plants from around the world & a magnolia collection.

4.80 (7K reviews) (~54.1 km from centre)

USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum

History museum

Aircraft carrier that participated in WWII & the Apollo 11 recovery mission now a museum with tours.

4.80 (3K reviews) (~46.79 km from centre)

Blackhawk Museum

Museum

Research library & museum featuring historic & vintage cars in sprawling, contemporary digs.

4.80 (903 reviews) (~48.09 km from centre)

Pacific Pinball Museum

Museum

Museum displaying rare & vintage pinball machines, which are also playable, amid colorful local art.

4.80 (778 reviews) (~46.02 km from centre)

The Interval at Long Now

Cocktail bar

Coffee shop, bar & event space boasting a modern setting complete with views & a librarylike vibe.

$$ $$

4.80 (773 reviews) (~55.65 km from centre)

Canepa

Museum

👍👍 The Canepa Museum is a credit to it's owner, well stocked with some very nice motor cars, GT40, AC Cobra and all manor of Porsche. A floor full of ex race cars and a workshop full of classic beauties 😲. And it's free! Top marks for me 👍

4.80 (324 reviews) (~38.02 km from centre)

Japanese American Museum of San Jose

Museum

Museum highlighting Japanese art, history & culture with an emphasis on the Bay Area.

4.80 (190 reviews) (~17.39 km from centre)

Takara Sake USA Inc.

Brewery

Airy tasting room fashioned from reclaimed wood plus a museum showcasing sake-making history.

4.80 (129 reviews) (~56.31 km from centre)

Marin Museum of Bicycling

Museum

👍👍 Had to drop off my rental bike next door and chatted with the guy at the counter. Super friendly staff, really awesome setup and definitely recommend a tour and buy a t-shirt!

4.80 (127 reviews) (~80.08 km from centre)

Visitor Gallery (El 4265 ft)

Museum

👍👍 The Lick Observatory is AMAZING! I have visited twice and have been blown away both times. The domes and telescopes are fascinating to learn about. The discoveries made at the observatory are quite impressive. The view from the observatory is also breathtaking. Be ready to do some walking if you'd...

4.80 (114 reviews) (~39.75 km from centre)

The Foster Museum

Art museum

👍👍 A hidden gem in Palo Alto. The museum is free with reservation online. You can request an introduction / video and someone will talk to you about the exhibition. The artists’ watercolor paintings are breathtaking. He traveled the world and painted/ sketched/ collected samples of sediments, water, an...

4.80 (110 reviews) (~4.07 km from centre)

Wyatt Earp gravesite

Museum

👍👍 I've been wanting to visit this guy for a long time he comes from a generation where honor loyalty and respect meant something to law enforcement

4.80 (55 reviews) (~45.6 km from centre)

San Francisco Fire Department Museum

Museum

Small, free museum exhibiting antique fire engines, helmets, extinguishers & other SFFD memorabilia.

4.80 (44 reviews) (~54.48 km from centre)

Santa Cruz Art League

Art gallery

Art gallery featuring works by local & national artists, plus classes & a gift shop.

4.80 (37 reviews) (~46.61 km from centre)

Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye

Museum

👍👍 FREE, with interesting information and hands-on exhibits, what else could you ask for? I enjoyed the exhibit, which included interesting trivia about how our sight is sometimes fooled and detail explanations about how it anatomically works. I highly recommend it.

4.80 (36 reviews) (~55.07 km from centre)

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