How Ken Kesey and Kepler's Created Silicon Valley

From its origins as Ohlone territory to its establishment as an Irish-inspired settlement in 1851, Menlo Park has transformed from a small railroad town into a vibrant Silicon Valley city, marked by milestones like the iconic Menlo Park Gates, the arrival of Facebook, and its meaningful connection to its Irish namesake through a sister city relationship with Galway.

How a restless Navy veteran and his no-nonsense wife built a pizza empire from scratch—literally—and turned a tiny parlor into a community icon.

It takes some looking around, but Menlo Park has quite a few buildings dating back before the 1900s.