SO. COOL. I very much enjoyed my impromptu afternoon here.

We go every year for the Christmas Victorian tea, and it is always exquisite! The entire museum is run solely by volunteers, and its clear they put their heart and soul into making the tea wonderful. The museum displays are different every year, and are always fascinating, made up as they are of items which have been donated by people within the community. Theres also a charming summer tea, which I intend to start attending as well. Frankly, I wouldnt miss the beautiful holiday tea for anything - it is how we start our Christmas season!

Wow! Cant believe there is such a gem hidden in plain sight. I drive by everyday and today I dropped in. What a treat! I thought it was going to be the story of the Murphys. But its really a story about them, pioneers of California, Silicon Valley and America, the land of the brave and free and the land of opportunities and innovations! Didnt have enough time to see everything. Will come back again. Dina, the docent, was great, knowledgeable and inspiring! You wont be disappointed.

I live in Sunnyvale for more than 15 years but Ive never been to Sunnyvale Heritage historical museum. Amazing place!

Amazing museum with great volunteers who really take the time to walk us through it and explain everything

Great little museum to learn about the Murphys and the history of Sunnyvale. Tour guides were very friendly. I recommend it to anyone living in the area.

Magical place! I enjoyed the silence and magic of the garden. I plunged into the unique history of the region.

Is it true you all really want to destroy more of the Orchard to make more room for the museum? Cant you expand into the parking lot? Why ruin some of the actual heritage and history of Sunnyvale to make a museum, it makes no sense. The orchard is one of the few remaining gems of Sunnyvale, please dont ruin it!!!!

What an wonderful museum. So many people dont know this place exits but its truly a little gem. Their collection of early South Bay settlement and development is extensive. Upstairs they have an awesome wall of technology showing the timeline of development along with real gadgets that are mentioned. Great place to bring my parents next time they come up for a visit.

Its a quaint place tended by knowledgeable docents. The museum covers local interest with many historical photos of the conversion from agri-economy to high tech tilt-up buildings. It is surrounded by the Heritage Orchard of mostly Blenheim apricots and is still tended by the Olson family who sell the apricots on premise in late spring/early summer.

This museum is great for those interested in a little recent history. The tour guides excelled at narrating the walkthrough and were really friendly. The gift shop was great too! Plenty of cool stuff at sweet prices to sift through. Im coming here again one day.

Beautiful.

Really interesting to learn the history: from the Valley of Hearts Desire to Silicon Valley... Very friendly and helpful staff.

Love this little hidden museum. The volunteers and staff were so kind and fun and knowledgeable!!

A nice museum to spend an hour or two at. Free admission! Nice docent. Perfect activity to feed your brains on a rainy day.They are opened on selected days of the week and limited hours. Would recommend to check online before heading down.There are ample parking space right in front of the museum, which is always highly welcomed.Upon entering, we were warmly greeted by two docents. We signed in and was surprised that one of the docent offered to give us a tour.Started with a 5mins introductory video which was very useful to provide context as we explored the museum. They had a grand piano and have some volunteers who would pop in to play for the visitors which is really a very nice and sweet gesture.Despite being a small museum, we spend more than an hour going through everything. They have an upper floor which has special exhibits occasionally. Unfortunately, during our visit, the previous exhibit had just ended and they were taking them down to swop for another.The docent shared they have occasional tea sessions where visitors and members are encouraged to dress up in costume reflecting the past and join them to have tea. Pretty fascinating.Overall a very lovely experience. Learned a lot from them too. Recommended!

Nice place to visit. However open on certain days so check timings before visit.

Nice museum of Sunnyvale history. Worth visiting.