Was a little crowded when I went though I can imagine thats completely different now. They are great about their COVID restrictions, lots of info available.... I believe they are temporarily closed though I may need some confirmation on that front. Reason for the three stars is that it didn’t blow my socks off but it was still so so so so much fun

We have been to many science and children’s museums with my son, now six. The Tech is without a doubt one of the best we have ever been to for my son’s love of building and creating. We are only in San Jose for three days and may go twice just because he loved it so much. We avoided the body section because even his parents were too squeamish for that, but everything else was an amazing opportunity to explore science and engineering. Come here often.

Excellent experience! Loved the Body Worlds Decoded exhibit! The museum was definitely designed for kids in mind! There was a bunch of hands on things to get kids engaged in learning! Everything from the senses, coding, robotics, space, and animals (movies on the pandas and sharks). And a microbiology area where you make your own glow in the dark bacteria with different colors that they record!

A great tech museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley! Amazing interactive exhibitions: great for kids to spark their interest in and learn more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) through different “games”! Even for adults, it is so much fun to visit!We have an annual family pass!!! We go visit here multiple times a year! Every time when we take friends and family members here, they really enjoy it!!! Highly recommend it!!!Don’t forget to watch an IMAX movie in the dome theater!!! Check their show schedule online before you go!!!

The Tech Interactive is a pretty cool little museum for young and old. Its a good place to visit if you find you have some spare time while in San Jose. It has lots of interactive and educational rooms. You can experience what it was like during an earthquake, you can build things and even see what it’s like inside the human body.

A very fun and educational place to take the family. Lots of interesting things to learn about and its fun because there are a lot of hands on activities that you can do in the exhibits. Very fun and educational interactions for parents and children. Theres also a cafe and gift shop which is a good thing because if you want to enjoy everything, you need to be here all day. There is a lot of really cool stuff. We visited on a field trip and were limited on time so we didnt even get to see everything, but we did enjoy everything we did get to see.

Great museum for all ages. Particularly great atmosphere for kids. Great interactive activities to teach about complicated stuff. The staff are all very friendly and knowledgeable. My favorite part was definitely the VR bird/flight simulation. It costs $5 extra and you only get 2 minutes, but I had a blast. It was so much fun I did it twice!

Great place to learn. Many of the displays were fun and interactive. I imagine children will love to go here.We went here during a company event, and I think this is a lovely place to host any gathering. I particularly enjoy the Body Works Decoded display.Everybody here was friendly and helpful too.Thanks to Chuck, Steven, Jeanne, and the volunteers who made the night memorable.

The Tech Interactive is, as the name says, an interactive place, where you can personally experience several situation, like an earthquake, or a fly over the skyscrapers.It is a place to live, more than a place to see.On there you can build, touch, try, exercise.Perfect for all ages, everyone will learn something.Simply amazing

Had a great time for my first visit.A great compilation of exhibits.All ages are welcomed, and even the activites were advanced enough to keep adults involved.

Fantastic place to visit multiple times with kids and spend the whole day. IMAX theatre is super good with amazing sound, good shows. Body world (real body parts or fully body with plastination) section is extraordinary. Lower level has some good set of robotics and space which is must see and experience.

Loved it! My daughter and I took my 4 grand daughters. I hadnt been there for many years and it was very different than I remember it. We all enjoyed the interactive exhibits. Wish we could have spent more time, but will plan better next visit.

This place is very nice and interactive. However, as an adult, I felt lost in a museum rather children oriented. A better trade off between kids education and adult discovery could be found.Take the time to read all information in order to make the best of your tour.

Like the Exploratorium in San Francisco. All of the exhibits are hands on and gives you the opportunity to try STEM and motion activities. Being there is as much fun for both school age kids and adults. There is a virtual reality flight simulator, earthquake simulator, coding stations, hands on building area, a outer space area, and a IMAX Movie Theater.Can get really busy during the school year and on weekends. There is a $5 2 hr parking validation at 3 downtown garages and the VTA does stops in front.

Great place to bring your kids. Most suited to youth and teens. Having said that, this middle-aged guy and 18 year-old son were fascinated by several of the exhibits and interactive activities. Location is downtown just off of Cesar Chavez Plaza. We parked at the convention center to the south. The Tech Interactive will provide you a validation that lets you check out of the parking garage with a $5 charge. Living outside of CA I learned a lot from the seismology exhibits.

This is a great place for tech innovations, scientific research and explain a lot of simple and complex scientific terminologies. Perfect for all ages and best combined with the Dome movie.

Maybe interesting for students, but doesn’t worth the ticket price for adults

Loved the place, kool place to hand around in a group or as an individual. The volunteers were really helpful. The location of this place is in the heart of downtown so getting parking might be a challenge.

Ive always enjoyed The Tech, but now it is a million times better. Now Body Worlds Decoded is free with admission. There are way more interactive stations than there were before. Even though today was Free Museum Day, there was still plenty of room for everyone even though there were a lot of people in there. There were multiple IMAX movies available to watch instead of just one. They had a lot of staff available to answer questions and to teach about the exhibits. The bathrooms were immaculate. The Tech Store seems bigger, as does the cafe. I love the fact that the moon scale tells me that I weigh 20 pounds! Even though the line was wrapped around the corner, we all got in very quickly.

Incredible hands on experience. From the jet pack exploration, earthquake simulation, an incredible, interactive, multi-media experience through human body, hands on with bugs, building, computers, cells and more. After 4+ hours, my kids wanted more time in the museum.

Really cool place to go and learn about all sorts of science and technology! We went as part of a group for a conference and had such a blast, from building robots, exploring space, experiencing earthquakes, and designing your own animals, theyve got it all!!

An amazing, interactive learning experience for children (and adults). Was in a completely different league to most of the other science museums we have visited. The DNA session was a firm favourite for my daughter. Very impressive.

We brought our 9 year old daughter here for a weekend field trip and we were so impressed with how engaging and interesting the museum was! Our daughter was totally in to the engineer testing & robot making, but there was so much else to see and do! We needed more time in the day and are considering a membership! My husband and I really enjoyed the Bodies display and found it extremely interesting, however it was a little too graphic for our daughter who thought it was kinda gross. Overall it was an excellent experience and I highly recommend it for the curious child and parents alike!

I’m conflicted on this place. First off, the price is too steep for what you get. $25 for adults! I went solo and quickly learned that this place is geared towards children. There was nothing of interest on the bottom floor, so I quickly walked through and then made my way to the top floor. The highlight of my visit was the “Body Worlds Decoded” exhibit. You can check out a tablet which provides 3D viewings of various parts of the body. Using the heart as an example, I was able to walk around it and see it from every angle. The exhibit uses human skeletons, which was interesting. I learned so much and was able to see what healthy organs looked like as opposed to unhealthy organs. Other than this exhibit, I didn’t see anything else worth spending my time on. Worth noting, the museum has a gift shop and café that you can visit as well.

Great theater. Nice staff. Very clean. Not overly expensive for a movie theater. Helpful tip, sit as high up and back as you can. We sat middle/middle and I cranes my neck looking up the whole time.

My son actually went to this traction, and according to him it was great. He ranted about the human body parts it displayed, the rocket technology they used to get in space, and robots they had in display, wish I would have went. (My son is 10yrs old, he went on a school field trip and these are pics he took)

Very user friendly and technically informative, interactive (as the name suggests)and thought provoking to say the least. Wonderful service at all the areas within the museum. I highly recommend this museum to one and all. All the best and dont stop. Keep adding more and more!

Pretty awesome place. The human body exhibit is definitely the star of the show but it might be a little disturbing for some young people. Lots of interactive stuff for kids to do.

Imax was so worth it! It is literally a whole dome.movie theatre! We checked out the Body Exhibits and got to participate in many of the activities which was super fun!Only sad thing is a lot of the displays on the lower level were either closed, not working, or missing a lot of parts. I remember it having so many interesting exhibits.The upper level was amazing though - so many fun activities!Definitely worth the trip downtown!

Very fun and very interactive museum, very useful for the younger crowd who learn better through physical contact and imagery. Their IMAX dome is also a great thing to experience. The sound quality is great and the size of the screen makes you feel immersed in the film.

The Tech Interactive is a family-friendly interactive science and technology centre. It is a Silicon Valley landmark for visitors seeking a glimpse of the innovative place.If you are going here - you have to understand - its still a childrens interactive museum. Designed to instill love and respect for science. Adults will be interested in virtual reality. Especially $ 8 flight simulator. Hes worth it.The IMAX cinema was also particularly struck, where you really feel in the city of new technologies.I really liked the exhibition of the human body, it was exciting and breathtaking. All these bodies are real people who gave their bodies after death for scientific purposes. It was awesome.The entrance fee to the museum is 25 dollars for an adult.#familyfriendly #sanjose #localguides #letsguide #thetech

The kids love this place. We came back multiple times. The cafe is conveniently located inside. Decent choices of food & snacks.

Be advised, the flight simulator are for 5 feet and above. Took my kid to experience the ride for that reason, but got declined for safety reasons... I can understand that, but mentioned to the staff, This is mainly a kids place of exploration. Why have this ride if its not engineered for the target audience?

5th grade field trip. Most of the kids loved it and learned a lot. Well worth coming along as a chaperone. The place is easy to find, but parking garages are a few blocks away.

Really nice museum about technologie. If you have kids, nice place to visit with them.

Brings back the kid in me. This place is amazing to spend at least half a day with so much to see, learn and do. Although its only a small area, there is really so many activities, games and puzzles. A must try is the earthquake simulator, especially for someone who comes from a place where there is no earthquake, its shocking. And for network geeks, try the network connectivity simulator game. And the lock picking section was amazing also. Tickets are priced as most museums, not that cheap. One can however spend almost a full day if one wants to participate in every game or exhibit.

It was amazing! The best place to go with your children. A lot of brainstorms for them. Place where everybody could find something new for them. General admission for adult is $24. You have at downstairs and upstairs the museum. On the main level you’ll find a souvenir store. After you’ll leave recommend to visit their store. I had couple interesting hours!

I grew up in Washington, D.C. where museums are everywhere (Smithsonian, Spy Museum, FBI, etc). Its nice to go to a museum thats in the Silicon Valley area, great for families and visitors. The latest exhibit, Body Worlds Decoded, is phenomenal. Using interactive technologies, you are provided with a tablet and can interact with the exhibits. Go through an eye to see the inner workings, check out how the digestive system works - see your own skeleton move before your very eyes. Kids of all ages will be amazed. This is the future for museums - letting the visitor be engaged in a new reality!

Nice place to visualize science

Great museum and itd free for the military.

Very fun!! Went specifically for the Body Exhibit, and was a little disappointed that it was pretty much just two rooms. That being said, I was still there from noon to closing at 5pm and didn’t even do everything. Most exhibits are geared towards children, but if you like learning it’s equally enjoyable!

The exhibits and interactive activities are unique and really nicely done. Very impressed by what theyve put together, you can tell this museum has a lot of local talent to pull from in the silicon valley. Admission was reasonable and staff were friendly. I think anyone from elementary-aged kids through curious adults will find plenty to do here.

Good museum for learning science, the building not so big but the demo to simulate the science is a lot, at least you can spend 4 hours to try it all.

The tech center great place for parties and meetings. Its geared towards older kids I way 5 and up. Not to much for kids 2-3 years old.

Well worth a visit, even for grownups! We came to see the Bodies exhibition but ended up checking out the rest as well, had lots of fun! The earthquake simulator was interesting and especially the interactive exhibits.

Here is not the normal attraction for travelers visiting San Jose first time. But i truly recommend any of you coming here to experience the tech devices as well as exploring the secrets of the human body! It is a good and casual place for family to take children here learning as a scientist haha...For students, if you just visit the galleries then you just need to pay $19.It is absolutely a good place for you to visit!

Awesome place to visit your self or to take your kids, very interactive and hands on experience. Two 2 floors of exhibitions and a perfect i-max cinema screen with scientific movies for the entire family. It is really worth a visit to spend some quality time and fun moments while learning and experimenting. Not to forget the popcorn at the cinema was just perfect.

I went here with a group which made it fun. I dont think I would have enjoyed it as much without the group. Everyone was interacting with the displays and it was great to discuss what was being shown. There were a lot of thought provoking displays that is always good to see. I enjoyed it but dont think Id go back.

Agree with another review that the seats should recline. I thought I had a good seat but I had to strain my neck to see the whole show. Show was cool. Mesmerica.

Sorry. It felt like it had old displays. I expected more leading edge exhibits. I enjoyed the face display. This facility needs $$$$$ to improve. I came here to see the future. The positive that I came away with was watching an attentive dad with his kids. You could tell that he had a passion for science. But I found Calgarys Museum to have better energy and more fun learning opportunities.

A very wonderful place for kids and adults to Interact with lots of exhibits .

I would have a time in San Jose and decided to look for a place to visit. And I definitely loved it. There is a lot of activities for both kids and adults. Earthquake simulation was great as well every interactive activities. There are human bodies, but it is in a reserved room and youll just what if you want. Anyway, it is presented in a way that do not scare anyone. I had a great time and learned a lot

If you are a tech freak, it is a must go when you are in San Jose

Interesting place to visit with family. Not suitable for too little children. Depends of the child but I would not go there with child under 5 years old.Lot of interactive content. Also possibility to build things like crane or catapult and then test how it works.There are many simulation stations like earthquake, tornado bubble, yoga breething and flying and many more. I loved the most earthquake and flying stimulators(using flying stimulator is for extra fee). Quite real feeling on both. Most of action stations have instructors who assist you if need and tell you more about the station subject.So when you leave the place you have more kowledge, experience and you are feel also entertained.Place has also science shop you can buy various science themed items.

TONS of things to fascinated yourself with. There should be something for everyone. The entrance fee is rather cheap for all the things you can do there, and there are a few stations where you can opt into extended technological experiences (one of them was a EEG measurement tool that would track different characteriatics and give you a more detailed breakdown after 30 minutes).The Body World portion was a little much for me at times; the full-bodies were very up-close and personal and made me squeemish. Other displays were highly informative and quite cool!

Loved this place (Body World)!! Friends and I spent 2 hours there. I would go there again!

We had visited years ago. Previously it had more exhibits for a broader range of ages. It was a great experience and Im glad we went but I think they have lost a step.

I recently saw the IMAX Dogs film and thoroughly enjoyed it. Seems like a great visit within the downtown areas other offerings. Cant wait to see the Volcano film if its still available upon a return visit. Nice place to spend a comfortable half day.A Veterans discount for families is available, for now its free to Veterans.

Good place for young kids. It has 3 levels to explore. Huge space inside.

An amazing human body exhibition. Loved it

BioDesign Studio and the Tech Studio are very hands-on and great fun for kids and parents alike, even teens. Body Motion might disturb you a little after a while. Rest of the museum is good - I think you can spend a couple of hours here and have a good time.

This place is a must visit for children or even adults! They share a lot of tech knowledge and body worlds. Real bodies inside the body worlds exhibit.

The has a lot of interactive stands. Most of thectime youll have to scan your ticket to start the play. There are lots of plays for children. On the second floor there is a human parts exhibition that features real human parts.

Roll in membership if you visit more than two times. Boys love here. At least 5~6y and older kids are enjoyable. We ordered chicken and hamberger in cafeteria, which were good.

Love loved loved!!!!! This place has made so many improvements from the last time I came which was about 10years ago. Highly recommend it for a family trip. The fee you pay is so worth it for what you get in exchange. Great family trip. Plus parking is free in certain garages when you come in here.

Loved the interactive exhibits. Much better than the dont touch museums of my youth. Lucked out and picked a day with no field trips so not many people. Highly recommend. Military ID gets in Free!

Great location for all family members

Explore VR and Bio design lab! Also experience flying at the museum! Loved every bit of it. Typically it will take you 3+ hrs to go through...

This is the perfect museum for Silicon Valley and it is AWESOME! Definitely a must see in San Jose, for visitors and residents alike. There are so many innovative, interactive exhibits. Its definitely fun for all ages! Not just kids or adults. Everyone! The dome IMAX is not to be missed. Its such a unique experience to have your entire field of vision filled by insane visuals. It doesnt matter what you see, its going to be good!! The Bodies exhibit is suuuuuper interesting!! So cool to be able to see that! Do yourself a favor and spend the day here!

Fantastic. Next generation type of museum - you are looking into the future instead of the past. A privilege for the families that live in that area. In particular, we enjoyed building in the Social Robots.

A different experience, lot of interactive exhibits, engaging and informative. Bacteria colonies and DNA experiments were awesome. Body world is one of its kind.

If you are anywhere nearby, head to The Tech Interactive. It is a must see even if you arent a tech-y person. Not only does it give you perspective on silicon valley, it has many exhibits. All of them are hands-on and the museum makes for science, engineering, math, and technology learning through exploration, not just facts. Well worth your time!

Took kids from AFE Global Issues class to the Youth Climate Action Summit. Hats off to all the student organizers from around the Bay Area.

Professional service at an affordable price.

Amazing place both for kids and adults. Must visit place in San Jose. Very close to train and bus station..

One of the most impressive attractions at the Tech Interactive is the earthquake simulator.You step on a platform with handrails and a metal table and then the platform starts to simulate actual earthquakes that happened in major cities.It’s an impressive experience - and very loud - and as intimidating as it is, the ground at the Tech only shakes in 2 dimensions while a real earthquake also bounces up and down.The instructor beforehand teaches you about the basic earthquake drill: duck and cover!Duck down onto the floor, if possible take cover under a sturdy table, desk or bed, and hold on until the shaking stops.Remember: Avoid danger spots near windows, doorways, hanging objects, mirrors, or tall furniture that could fall down.

This Place is Now a HomeFirst Homeless Shelter! It will be Shutdown on August 14! Sad for all of us Homeless Folks!

I love this place. Gets better every time I go. Wish they would bring back the monthly evening event...

This is a fascinating place with great exhibits for kids and grownups alike. And the cafeteria food is actually edible!I was, however, put off by the exhibition of plastinated cadavers, sourced in China. Even though the explaining signs said consent had been obtained from the donors, there is not yet enough transparency in China for one to take such a statement at face value. I didnt enter that exhibition room; I hope you do the same.

People who worked there were friendly and very interactive. Had a few cool things for even adults but this museum is more for kids. Very hands on. Had fun there though. Excited to see the area that is under construction... will have to be back for that

This is a great place to bring your family, specially for the kids. They could interactive with all tech, scientists projects, and the best part is they can learn through seeing a videos with volunteers using technology to developed new projects for helping a poor communities around the world.

I thought that the museum was really fun because it was very interactive and hands-on. A lot of the technology was pretty advanced, and I found it interesting how the museum used forms of technology to enhance their teaching methods to younger audiences. I participated in the lab to extract color and make dyes, and I got to put on the monitor that sensed my feelings, personality, and emotions. It was an overall fun experience and I was able to learn a lot!

Went for Geektoberfest (third year going), and it never disappoints. Good beer, cool vibe, and the exhibits are always fascinating. This year was a little lighter than previous ones, so I hope it keeps happening, but its such a satisfying event that if this were the last one, Id accept it. Also, the staff are awesome and approach you in a manner not unlike a favorite teacher.

The latte is good but too hot, so be careful.The pop corns are amazing!The staff is super nice and helpful. The place is always clean even thought there are a bunch pf kids thereGreat location with close by public parking

This is my first time going. The kids and I really enjoyed our visit. One of the favorite thing we did was making a cookie cutters. I

Great place to visit and must be very popular amongst kids... I worked for the Cape Town Science Centre.. And can appreciate the value these types of places have in societies and for scientific development of young people.... They are definitely far ahead of anything I experienced in Cape Town... Just hope we can have some cross collaboration and information sharing amongst such institutions.... Very interesting that they provide insights into techniques that I only had access to while at university... Like doing E. coli transformations with plasmids carrying fluorescent protein genes... And even at university our stuff never worked because they game us water instead of DNA since they didnt want to spend to much money on us undergraduate students... Third world problems

The Body Worlds exhibit was fantastic! The other exhibits were also great, but that was my favorite. Very informative and hands-on. Great place for people of all ages.Went in the middle of the day on a Monday, so there was no crowd at all. I believe ticket were $25 for admission to exhibits only, additional if you want to see IMAX

We chose to go to the Tech to see the two iconic films that are celebrating 50 year anniversaries: D-Day, and Apollo 11. It was a Tuesday afternoon, so good to beat the crowds. In fact, the theatre was nearly empty! We could have the pick of our seats! Apollo 11 was not well done, using old footage that was not remade for IMAX. It was just OK. But D-Day was excellent. The historic background, as well as the visuals were wonderful, and gave one a very good story of this amazing event. We did enjoy it very much. One thing about seating. The screen is ENORMOUS, so it is best to sit nearly at the top of the theatre, which is on a very steep slant, to enjoy the entire picture, without having to lean your neck way back. Seats are comfortable. Sound is a bit LOUD for my liking, but it is typical of nearly all theaters these days. Who in the theatre business thinks we are all DEAF??? Well, we will be at this rate.

The exhibits on space and human body are very useful and informative to children. The Imax dome theatre experience was excellent. Theres lots of info on innovations in medical field related to technology.

Great place for kids and adults too. Plenty of space to explore, see and interact with modern exhibits across a broad range of technology and science. The various topics and concepts involve activities and presentations which makes learning fun and gets kids more engaged. Also, the staff are friendly and informative.

Got free tickets through “Museums on Us” promotion from BofA. It was a great experience and had a quality time. It would take easily 3-4 hours to cover up all floors. Earthquake simulator, jet simulator are my favorites.

Saw Interstellar here Also it was an Wonderful experience, Needed to Flip youd Only to experience the Entire movie

Must visit for kids. Induces curiosity and they can create crafts, perform experiments. Lot to explore. Plan for atleast two days for them to explore. Museum has imax dome theater for entertainment. Park on two locations mentioned in their website and get stamped by front desk for discounted parking

Worth a look if youve never been. But I think the ticket price is a bit high. If you have a child of the right age and interested in science there are a large variety of interactive displays that are secretly very educational.

Hmm. I guess to start off it was more kid friendly than I thought. I only bought the general admission for the exhibit which was 25 dollars I believe. They have a exhibit plus IMAX combo that is 30 something dollars which gives you access to their IMAX videos which the clerk explained was 45 minute educational videos. I saw showing for Captain Marvel as well but Im not sure if that would he included. The exhibits were interesting and were mostly hands on. There are two levels: the top level had little to no hands on activities but had presentations about the human body, robotics, and things about how technology is shaping certain parts of the world. The bottom level had all the activities if you wanted to build your own robot to things such as learning about internet security. The exhibit was fun in the sense that it gives kids or even adults a good introduction into certain parts of technology and even the human body. Overall this is a family-friendly, educational museum with a great amount of hands on activities for all ages.

A smaller museum than the usual science/technology and natural science museums. But most exhibits are interactive and are geared toward offer kids. Overall, a novel kinds of place and its fun.

Great space for exploring the evolution of technology and how it applies to our lives today.Many interactive exhibits throughout the 3 floors of exhibits. Great place for corporate and private events.

What an amazing museum! Wonderfully interactive exhibits allowing students to explore and learn.

It was so much fun. Each person in charge of each section took their time in explaining what was going on and why. Very educational and worth visiting several times.

Great for people of all ages especially kids with interactive and innovative stations. Many of the best events and activities do require a wait time or 10 minutes at most however you can always plan around it with the many other activities provided.