1. Castro Cal Train Station – Where else can you take the bullet train to San Francisco and get there in record time? www.caltrain.com

2. The downtown, Castro Street is a charming district full of ethnic diversity and interesting local businesses. It is the center for innovation. Google is headquartered in Mountain View. The core of downtown is the plaza shared by City Hall, the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts and the award-winning Mountain View Public Library.

3. A center of innovation, Google is headquartered in Mountain View. Google provides free Wi-Fi internet in Mountain View.

4. Shoreline Wildlife Refuge Area and Trail located in Shoreline Park at the end of Shoreline Boulevard was once the site for dumping trash, Mountain View closed this area as a dump and turned it into a park instead. Now it's a lovely and beautiful 700-acre park with a saltwater lake, golf course, rolling grassy hills, and bay trails.

5. The opportunity to see great concerts is at your fingertips. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway (Off Shoreline Boulevard near Highway 101), 650-967-3000.

6. Catch a movie at Century Cinemas 16, 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., 650-960-0970.

7. Many of Mountain View’s schools boast some of the best test scores in California. The public elementary and middle schools governed by the Mountain View-Whisman School District are Benjamin Bubb Elementary School, Castro Elementary, Crittenden Middle School, Graham Middle School, Huff Elementary, Landels Elementary, Monta Loma Elementary, PACT School, and Theuerkauf Elementary. Springer Elementary, although located within the borders of Mountain View, is governed by the Los Altos School District. The public high schools governed by the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District are Alta Vista High, Freestyle Academy of Communication Arts & Technology, Mountain View High School, and Los Altos High School.

8. There is a lot of fun and great public art in Mountain View. ilovemv.org

9. The Computer History Museum is located at 1401 North Shoreline Blvd in Mountain View.

10. For history buffs, Huff House, built by the first postmaster of Mountain View in 1929, is located on Diericx Drive. Raising Cain, starring John Lithgow, was filmed at Mountain View City Hall.