The corporate headquarters of Google features colorful outdoor sculptures, oversized Android figures, and distinctive modern architecture across the campus. The public areas along Charleston Road and Amphitheatre Parkway showcase the campus's playful design aesthetic. The Bay View campus building designed by BIG and Heatherwick features a distinctive dragon-scale solar roof.
Photography Guide
Best Time
afternoon
Crowds
Moderate
Shot Types
widedetail
Best Seasons
springsummerfallwinter
Practical Tips
Public areas and exterior spaces are accessible to visitors. The Android lawn statues are located near the visitor center on Charleston Road.
Is it a good day to go?
7-day outlook
Mild, dry days with light winds are the most comfortable for a visit.
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Gallery
A brightly painted Google campus bike stands in a sunny courtyard, with a red basket, turquoise fenders, and a yellow frame casting a sharp shadow on the pavement. Behind it, low landscaping and modern walkways give the scene a playful, colorful tech-campus feel. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Bright yellow umbrellas shade a cluster of colorful Adirondack chairs and tables on a sandy patio outside a glass-fronted office building. Low shrubs and garden plantings soften the modern facade, giving the Google campus lounge a playful, outdoor feel. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A colorful painted bike symbol stretches across a concrete walkway, with bright blue wheels and a yellow frame accented in red. Low landscaped greenery borders the path, and afternoon sun casts crisp shadows from the surrounding plants. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A large white Google campus sign stands among tall trees and mulch along Charleston Road, with the colorful Google logo centered above the address numbers “1565 & 1585 CHARLESTON ROAD.” Afternoon light filters through the dense foliage, giving the scene a shaded, park-like feel. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Brightly painted bike parking spaces form a playful bicycle graphic on the concrete, with blue wheel circles, a yellow frame, and an orange handlebar and basket. Sun-dappled shadows from nearby shrubs fall across the sidewalk, and black metal bike racks line the top edge of the frame. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Three brightly colored Google bikes are parked in a yellow rack beside a curb, with red baskets and blue-and-white wheel rims catching the afternoon sun. Dry grass, low shrubs, and a large tree trunk form a simple campus backdrop. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0Close-up of a colorful Google bike rack with overlapping yellow, turquoise, and red bicycle frames filling the frame, including a white frame tube marked with the multicolored Google logo. Bright afternoon light highlights the chipped paint, metal joints, and spokes against a softly blurred outdoor background. Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0A glass-fronted Google building fills the frame, with the white Google wordmark and rainbow-colored “oo” centered high on the façade. Sunlit landscaping with grasses and shrubs sits in the foreground, and a leafy tree partially frames the left side under a clear blue afternoon sky. Photo: Grendelkhan / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0Wide view of the Google campus shows sleek glass-and-metal buildings under a clear blue afternoon sky, with a curved walkway and manicured lawn in the foreground. Colorful patio umbrellas and a bold black canopy marked “Google” add a playful accent to the modern architecture. Photo: Sebastian Bergmann / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0A large group poses on the sidewalk in front of a glass-and-concrete Google building, with a giant green Android statue and other campus sculptures behind them. Afternoon light reflects off the windows and highlights the playful, modern corporate setting. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
