Mountain View’s segregated business sector serves as headquarters to many renowned high tech companies including Google, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft, and Intuit.
The city boasts a 7-block, pedestrian-friendly downtown along Castro Street filled with an impressive variety of eateries and shops. It also offers an all-season farmers market every Sunday that’s bursting with locally grown fruits and vegetables and Deer Hollow Farm, a 160-year-old working historical farm turned educational center. Mountain View has over 40 parks, community and recreational facilities, with the 70-acre Shoreline Nature, Preserve being the largest. Shoreline offers 8 miles of paved trails, an 18-hole golf course, wildlife and recreation areas, and a 50-acre lake perfect for sailing small boats.
The arts are celebrated in Mountain View, from its ultramodern Center for the Performing Arts to its impressive Public Arts Program. Every week during summer, residents enjoy concerts under the stars featuring local bands, and free family-oriented outdoor movies topped off by the annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival in early September. Mountain View is also home to Shoreline Amphitheatre, the 22,000-seat outdoor concert venue that attracts top performers and music festivals like the Bridge School Benefit and Lollapalooza.