Silicon Valley

Location-aware driving tour: guided route, audio stories, offline map, demo tour

Welcome to the GPS-enabled professionally-narrated offline driving tour of the technology capital of the world Silicon Valley, California by Action Tour Guide!

Are you ready to turn your phone into a personal tour guide? This app offers a fully-guided experience - just like a local giving you a personalized, turn-by-turn, fully-guided tour.

Silicon Valley:

Explore the birthplace of tech! Drive through Silicon Valley visiting the headquarters of tech giants like Apple, Google, Facebook, Tesla, and more. Learn about the visionaries who’ve shaped the world around us, from the feud between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to the controversies around Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos to the eccentricities of Elon Musk. Understand why their companies succeeded, how they’re growing now, and what’s in store for the future. As you explore all that Silicon Valley has to offer, you’ll find yourself at the cutting edge of technological marvels!

■ Welcome to Silicon Valley

■ Facebook

■ From 1-Click to AWS

■ Amazon

■ How Important is Google?

■ Android Garden

■ Googleplex

■ Google Doodles

■ PageRank

■ Microsoft

■ Computer History Museum

■ Bill Gates

■ BASIC

■ Apple Infinite Loop

■ A New World of Tech

■ Apple Store

■ Steve Jobs

■ Tesla HQ

■ Elon Musk

■ The Apple Spaceship

■ Apple Park and Visitor Center

■ Steve Jobs' Garage

■ HP Garage

■ Stanford Visitors Center

■ Tesla Statue

■ AMD Inc.

■ Intel

■ Huawei Technologies

NEW!

■ San Francisco:

Explore all that San Francisco has to offer, from the twists and turns of Lombard Street, through the bustling streets of Chinatown, and to the top of Telegraph Hill!

■ Golden Gate Bridge:

Exploring San Francisco? Don’t miss the most famous SF site of all: the Golden Gate Bridge. Use this tour to drive across the bridge, enjoy the views, and learn about its epic construction.

■ 17 Mile Drive (Pebble Beach, Monterey):

Discover the world-famous 250-year-old Lone Cypress tree, a plethora of sea lions and seals on the shore, and the beautiful Pebble Beach. Enhance this scenic trip with fun facts, historical accounts, and local knowledge!

■ Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1, Route 101):

Explore the iconic and breathtaking Pacific Coast Highway with this roadtrip tour guide! Drive from San Francisco to LA or LA to SF. See Bixby Bridge, explore Pebble Beach, visit the Lone Cyprus, enjoy Big Sur, play in Malibu beach, and so much more.

APP FEATURES:

■ Plays automatically

The app knows where you are and which direction you are heading, and plays audio automatically about the things you are seeing, plus stories and tips and advice. Simply follow the GPS map & the routing line.

■ Fascinating stories

Be immersed in an engaging, accurate, and entertaining story about each point of interest. The stories are professionally narrated and prepared by local guides. Most stops also have additional stories that you can optionally choose to hear.

■ Works offline

No data, cellular or even wireless network connection needed while taking the tour. Download over Wi-Fi/Data Network before your tour.

■ Freedom of travel

No scheduled tour timings, no crowded groups, and no rush to move along past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like.

■ Award-winning platform

The app developers received the famous “Laurel Award” from the Newport Mansions, who use it for over a million tours/year.

FREE DEMO vs FULL ACCESS:

Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to get full access to all of the stories.

QUICK TIPS:

■ Download ahead of time, over data or WiFi.

■ Be sure the phone battery is fully charged, or take an external battery pack.

NOTE:

Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. This app uses your location service and GPS tracking feature to allow real-time tracking of your route.