There are TWO listings here on Yelp for this great place. Same place, different address. I write on…read morethis listing as it shares the same address as the official website. (Can someone please consolidate the two somehow?) Great historical living museum of aircraft that served in various conflicts and battles. Not huge so happily, it's packed with wonderful archives and exhibits but does not require hours and hours to soak in. Any aeronautical enthusiast (or history buff) will surely enjoy a visit here. In addition to planes and parts, there are authentic uniforms, photographs, and documents to help with a better understanding of the times. Lastly, be sure to check out the train room, which is a lot of fun, too. It's easy to get mesmerized by the train cars of another era -- with double tiered tracks to follow along. Though it may not be a place you would hear a lot about, Moffett Field Museum is a well-cared for and important museum with much to enjoy. Note: Be prepared with your I.D. and check it out! (There are a few food options nearby -- so before you leave, ask the volunteers for recommendations and/or check Yelp!)

The Moffett Field Museum is located right next to the famous blimp hangar at Moffett Field. The…read moremuseum has a lot of interactive things to enjoy including a cabin of a Harrier airplane, a WW1 walkthrough immersion exhibit, tanks, planes and helicopters. The docent's at the museum are very knowledgeable and absolutely love talking about the history of Moffett Field. Wifey and I spoke with one for nearly 2 hours as he guided us around the museum. The museum stays open with donations and most everything inside has been donated by people who was at Moffett field or their loved ones. If you want to learn some great history about our area and the war effort of years gone by then this is your place. And you get to see the newly revitalized Google hanger a too. :-D

Keep an eye out for the special events held at this museum as I always have a good time! This year…read moreI have been to the annual yard sale on the grounds and an annual holiday tea in the museum, both of which were very well run. The holiday tea was my first experience inside the full museum. Upstairs was a display of items made and invented in Sunnyvale, which was really interesting! Downstairs, there are historical exhibits about the Murphy family, showing off many of their wares. There are additional exhibits that feature history of the Ohlone tribe as well as information about agriculture and innovation in Sunnyvale. The teas throughout the year are held by the Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association and are run by volunteers as fundraisers, and we had a lovely time. I would highly recommend attending! Lots of easy parking is available in front of the museum. There is a museum store that, in addition to museum merchandise, sells vintage jewelry and other fun treasures.

We enjoyed checking this place out over the weekend. An outdoor courtyard in front of the museum,…read moreas well as two levels of exhibits inside, showcased the history of Sunnyvale and the surrounding area, staged rooms (bedroom, kitchen, living area) presenting plenty of interesting pieces in the Murphy home, old photos of Libby's water tower (the giant fruit can that still stands today), antique instruments such as an 1895 graphophone along with several different pianos, vintage toys and technology with an impressive timeline display that brought a feeling of nostalgia, and of course the temporary Baylug Gingerbread Village Lego exhibit, charming in the details including a model railroad, planes, trains, and boats (with the option of a scavenger hunt too). The staff and volunteers here were helpful and cordial during our visit, and we appreciated getting to explore the various rooms at our own pace. We picked up a few items from the gift shop before leaving, some cool lego glasses and sunglasses for kids, the timing during the holidays working in our favor as they had some quite unique stuff. We also walked around the Orchard Heritage Park and Interpretive Exhibit, adjacent to the museum. We viewed the informational boards on site, about the community who cared for the land as well as apricots! Sure there were plenty of bare trees in winter, but the scenery was still so lovely. It was a great way to end our time here. Days/hours of operation are limited during the week, just Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays (for 2024, closed xmas eve and new years eve, but open an extra day Saturday 12/28). Free parking and free admission.

I love these small-town museums. They are unassuming and filled with fascinating facts about local…read morehistory. Los Gatos has a great one and so does Saratoga. The museum is only 1.5 rooms but they have a lot of historic artifacts from the area. I learned a lot of interesting things...including exhibits of what folks from Saratoga have contributed widely to the world. E.g. Do you know that the creator of Eggo is from Saratoga? Do check it out. It is run by local volunteers which is wonderful.

My middle-school aged son volunteers here as part of his school assignments, so I've had some time…read moreto look around the museum while I'm waiting for him to finish work. This museum has some very interesting things to see on the grounds. The blacksmith's home is the most interesting, just ask a docent to give you a tour. This 1870's house on it's original site gives great insight into the lifestyle at the time. This is a small museum but worth spending some time checking it out if you are in the area.

What museum requires a security clearance, proof of US citizenship, behind barbed wire, with…read morephotography strictly forbidden? Contacted the museum curator at 408-735-2020, and got through e-mail an application to visit the iron museum. Returned the application with a time and date, agreeable to the curator. Routine security check done on all visitors in advance. Entered the main office at 401 East Hendy, offices of the Northrup Grumman Marine Systems. Barbed wire fences surround the building. Sign says photography and recordings forbidden beyond this point, and daypacks searched for recording devices. We surrender our cell phones for visitor badges, and show our current passports as proof of US Citizenship, and sign in. We are escorted by the curator into the single story business building of the Northrup Grumman Marine Systems facility, which is a major defense contractor. All employees and visitors must wear an electronic badge. The museum is located well within the building. Curator swipes his electronic badge along the side of the door to the museum section, like a credit card, opening the place up. Museum shows the history and products of the Joshua Hendy Iron works, the largest iron works in the country west of the Mississippi. First room is called the nostalgia room, and has a cutout of Betty Furness showing vintage Westinghouse home and kitchen products, like refrigerators, stoves, washing machines. The electric stove from the 1940s looks like the one in my sister's house in Berkeley! There is the original office of the plant manager John Hendy, complete with bulky adding machine, and typewriter, both the size of a bowling bag! Black and white pictures of the San Francisco Machine Shops in 1880 of Joshua Hendy, the hydraulic mining with the Hendy Giant Monitor using high pressure hoses to water blast away dirt and rocks in mining -this type of mining was soon outlawed, due to muddy debris contaminating the lower streams and bays. Lady found a black and white drawing of a gentleman in a garage sale at the turn of the 21st century. Turned it over and saw the words Hendy, and contacted the museum. The curator made a visit, took one look, and recognized it as Joshua Hendy. Drawing sits on the shelf of the original office, dated 1860!. There is a cutout of George Westinghouse with models of steam turbines, including those used to outfit the Liberty ships in World War 2. When they got the contract to build steam turbines for the Liberty ships and Corvettes (destroyer escorts), the size of the plant went from 60 employees to 7500 employees, with the newly constructed buildings covering 60 acres! The Iron man museum was used to build twin 3" heavy anti aircraft gun mounts and eventually even manufacture parts for the atomic bomb. Another room has models of the fleet ballistic missiles. Hendy ironworks was used to manufacture the launching tubes of the missiles, which were used to shoot the missiles from underneath the water, into the atmosphere, where the rocket engines ignite and take over. There are the models of the Tomahawk cruise missiles, launched from underwater Trident submarines, into the atmosphere, before going at low altitude to evade radar to their targets. Used in the first Iraq war, the launching tubes were made by Hendy. Finally there is the vault room, with concrete walls 18" thick, which survived the 1906 earthquake, and served as the payroll room -probably safer than the local banks! Curator tells the story of an estate sale of one of the big bosses of the ironworks, where they got the original glass audio record recording templates of historic speeches by the plant leaders to the workers during the war, including then Senator Harry Truman. Curator had his best poker face, while inside being euphoric at the thought of acquiring these priceless recordings. After some bickering got them down to 38K. Shame on you for taking advantage of an old widow! There are coffee mugs, booklets, and post cards for sale -exact change, cash only, with a donations jar. Website under development at www.ironmanmuseum.com. Many if not most of the tours are conducted for new employees in their first month on the job, the second Monday of every month from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Most leave with their mouths wide open in awe and astonishment of the historic scope of the ironworks!

I would love to visit this museum! However, we haven't been able to get through on the phone. I…read morewould be delighted by any information anyone can provide.

Super cute historical railroad site with a non-operational train car behind the museum. The HO…read moremodels circle around on a super detailed scene of a variety of tiny passengers and local companies of the time, and it's really entertaining to see all the details included like the spinning Sinclair sign and the tiny people interacting with each other. The people here are really friendly and happy to talk about the design and the setup as well as a bit of history about the aim of it to be set during 1959, when diesel and steam trains intersected. There's always a few kids who hang out here and some of them bring their own trains to run on the tracks; otherwise you cannot touch the setup. There's also free dated magazines at the front! Overall a fun and informational museum.

Visited the small but super neat museum before a Caltrain trip…read more * Museum has a small dedicated parking lot, free admission, located in the restored Santa Clara train station. * Staff was friendly, knowledgeable, & eager to share about the museum, historic photos, signs, & maps. It's neat to learn about the history of rail system and step directly outside to take the next train. Would definitely recommend if you're in the area.

I love these small local museums. If you want to know about Santa Clara history and the people who…read morechampioned it over the years, this is a cute little spot to check out. The Headen-Inman House includes a museum with photographs and artifacts related to the history of Santa Clara It shares the ground with Triton museum so you get a twofer when you visit. ,

This is tied to the Saratoga Historical Museum which is small but mighty. Had a wonderful visit…read morehere today. Liam, the young volunteer was outstanding...very courteous and knowledgeable. He gave us a tour of the historic McWilliams House, the Blacksmith shop and the historic school house. All small but still super fascinating. Side note, I am glad that I am in this age, life is MUCH easier.

The Saratoga Historical Park has a museum in a 1904 building; 1860s McWilliams house completely…read morefurnished; one-room schoolhouse-- great way to spend an afternoon with children and learn about the history of Saratoga. Free admittance and parking. The museum's exhibits change every four-months so there's always something new to see-- permanent exhibits tell the story of Saratoga.

I went to the Campbell Historical Museum because they were having a FREE Family Fun Day on Sun…read more10/21/07 plus it was just around the corner from Oktoberfest so I was in the area anyways. It's a small historical museum. The coolest thing is the 1921 Reuch & Lang Electric Coach that's been restored. Cool cannery tools cuz Campbell used to be a town for canning apricots & prunes Old fashion washers Scales Organ Music players Admission fee: $5 for ages 4 and up Hrs: Th-Sun 12-4 website: http://www.ci.campbell.ca.us/museum/index.htm

Probably not the most popular attractions when it comes to Campbell, but I was pretty impressed by…read morethe historical content and exhibits that this small location in the middle of Downtown presented. This was from a few years back that I first visited, but there was no one else visiting, so I had the place all to myself. The Campbell Historical Museum is only open Thursday thru Sunday from Noon to 4 PM.