Experiences
Computer History Museum treasure hunt and scavenger hunt for corporate team building in Mountain View, Silicon Valley: an outdoor scavenger hunt with augmented reality clues, photo challenges, and creative team competitions for groups of 10 to 500 guests, two hours of play. A natural fit for corporate offsites, birthday parties, school groups, networking mixers, and reunion celebrations.
Why a Computer History Museum treasure hunt works
Home to the world's largest collection of computing artifacts, this museum tells the story of the digital revolution from the abacus to AI. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the building once served as Silicon Graphics headquarters during the 1990s dot-com boom. A tech-meets-history setting that resonates with engineering teams and tech-curious groups.
Teams chase clues that connect to real Computer History Museum landmarks, including Revolution exhibit, the original Babbage Difference Engine, working IBM 1401, Cray supercomputers, internet history wing. Local history, hidden details, and the rhythms of Mountain View, Silicon Valley all become part of the experience, turning a familiar (or brand-new) neighborhood into a course full of small surprises.
How the Computer History Museum scavenger hunt runs
Teams of three to six download a custom mobile application that guides them with location-based clues, historical photographs, multimedia narratives, and creative photo missions. The app keeps score automatically, so groups can compete and compare results across teams in real time. Teams move at their own pace through Computer History Museum, snapping creative photos at checkpoints and unlocking the next clue when each task is complete.
Ideal for
Corporate team-building offsites in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, sales kickoffs, new-hire onboarding, executive retreats, client appreciation events, birthday celebrations, bachelor and bachelorette parties, networking mixers, school field trips, family reunions, and any group that wants to swap a static restaurant dinner for two hours of friendly competition outdoors. Past clients range from small startups to Fortune 500 teams.
Customization options
Custom clues can be woven into the hunt at no extra cost, including company-specific history, inside jokes, product references, and themed prizes for the winning teams. The route through Computer History Museum can be adjusted in length and intensity to suit groups with mixed mobility, families with younger children, or competitive corporate teams that want a more aggressive pace.
Pricing and booking
Pricing starts at sixty dollars per person, with a minimum group of ten and accommodation for groups up to five hundred. Booking requires at least three days advance notice. Cancellation is flexible. The hunt runs year-round and works rain or shine in most Mountain View, Silicon Valley weather conditions.
Recognition and trust
This operator has been creating scavenger hunts across the Mountain View, Silicon Valley corridor for over two decades, with more than 2,500 events delivered to corporate teams, schools, non-profits, and private groups. Earned a 5-star rating on Google and a 5-star rating on Yelp with 96 verified reviews from corporate teams across the Bay Area. Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Fully insured. Locally owned and operated.
What to expect on the day
Groups self-organize into teams at the Computer History Museum meeting point, receive a short briefing through the app, and begin the hunt independently. The format is self-facilitated with built-in scoring and instructions, so the planner does not need to manage logistics during the event. Teams reconvene at the end for an optional scoring summary, photo wrap-up, and team-building debrief discussion that celebrates standout moments from the day.
If your team is looking for a Computer History Museum team-building activity in Mountain View, Silicon Valley that gets people moving, laughing, and discovering parts of the neighborhood they have never seen, a treasure hunt here is one of the most consistently well-reviewed options in the Bay Area.
