Computer History Museum

A 25,000-square-foot exhibit, Revolution: The First 2,000 Years of Computing, immerses visitors in the sights, sounds and stories of the computer revolution. More than 1,000 artifacts include rare computers, audio and video, photographs, games, and hands-on displays. Revolution also features more than 100 media stations and three mini-theaters. In addition, visitors can see Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess; the PDP-1, where they can play one of the earliest video games, Space Wars; and the Babbage Difference Engine #2, a Victorian-era computer with 8,000 parts, weighing five tons and measuring 11 feet in length.