201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA , 95113

Phone: (408) 294-TECH

Website

The museum is composed of three floors, each with its own significance. The ground floor has the main entrance, a gift shop and cafe, the Imax theater, and a recreational area that is reserved for special events. Four major theme galleries fill the upper level and lower level of the museum: Communication, Exploration, Innovation and Life Tech. These galleries are constantly being revamped and changed to fit the theme, movies and exhibits. On the lower level, there is also a public piece of artwork titled Origin, which is inside a 45-foot-tall cylinder.
This National Award winning museum is located in Downtown San Jose with lots of parking lots around it.

Machine 4: 2023:
1) Human Gene, beaker, measuring cup,
2) Katherine Johnson,
3) Strand of DNA,
4) Human Brain.

Machine 5 2023: 8 designs:
1) Atom,
2) Microscope,
3) Robot,
4) Body Worlds Exhibit,
5) Interactive AI Exhibit,
6) Mars Rover, Gogles,
7) Magnifying glass,
8) Hands under and holding the Earth.

Retired Machines:

Retired 1: Backs 'The Tech San Jose, CA'. Designs are: 1) Robot, 2) 'Go Global, Go Green', 3) 'Silicone Valley San Jose, CA', 4) 'The Tech San Jose, CA'.
Retired 2: Rear: The TECH Museum of Innovation' logo/ Dot border set) Designs are: 1) BUSTER the robot, 2) MADE @ THE TECH, 3) Silicon Valley San Jose, CA (Est. 1980), 4) Inspiring the Innovator in Everyone
Retired 3 - 2016: 1) 'BUSTER the robot', Buster standing facing forward. 2) 'MADE @ THE TECH', multiple 'T' background, 3) 'Silicon Valley San Jose, CA, Est. 1980', Logo, 4) 'Inspiring the Innovator in Everyone'. Museum building.

Retired Token machine 1: 1) 'Engineering, Technology, Science, Math', four sections with name related objects, 2) 'Build Your Own Social Robot', lots of squares with objects inside., 3) 'Technology Innovation', lightbulb, 4) 'San Jose Sylicone Valley', image of Tech Museum building.
Rear- 'The Tech Museum of Innovation, Inspiring the innovator in Everyone, EST 1988', wiring connections.

Penny book only $4.57 plus tax. What a bargain.

12/27/23: Confirmed that four design machine is on the lower level, admission required. Was out of order anyway.
Machine 5 only takes credit cards for sets now. Rolling fine. RK 6/17/2024: Rolling well.
Machine 5 is in the front entrance, no admission required.
Machine 4 is in the lower level, admission required