Great experience. You get to see the progress of Microsoft from the ground up. The integration of new products away from Microsoft Windows and Office. Xbox and Microsoft Surface. There is the failed media player that lost out to Apples Ipod. You get to try out the systems, play Xbox, and everything Microsoft. There is an opportunity to buy anything that’s currently in the market. There isn’t any hints to what’s to come but it’s a great experience. I’m a die hard Apple user but liked this place.

I guess all employees are very efficient and not working on weekendsIm glad theyre software works on weekends

10/22/21 currently CLOSED due to Covid restrictions.

The centre has a nice setup and friendly staff, but to be honest I was expecting a little more. There were more Xbox games to try than info on the history of Windows. It was also really hard to find parking. It has sings for visitor parking but it was full; however, the visitor centre was empty. So are employees parking in visitor spots?! We almost gave up on visiting because of the parking.

There is a large underground garage with a short walk to the visitor centre. The open air lot in front of the building gets busy quickly.The centre showcases Microsoft products, both hardware and software. Its a fun place, ensure you have photo ID for entry.We spent a good couple of hours reading the history of the company and playing with the equipment. It would nice if there was more equipment to use.Also there is a large Microsoft Company Store in the building.

Nice place.😍Tried lot of games.😜Emotion match🧐, Celebrity match😎, What dog 🐕 are really cool.

So there is a Microsoft Store at this location now so there is a fair bit to do.I got to try the hololens as well as a while bunch of other Microsoft products.The store has a good assortment of Microsoft themed clothing and other promo type items. It is a bit pricey bit reasonable.The visitor center has a bunch of different exhibits but is a bit bare. There is room to grow so hopefully they keep adding to it.

Nice place to visit. The store sells several different items such as tshirts, magnets, caps etc with Microsoft product branding. Theres also a nice photo of the initial staff of Microsoft and a brief summary of their careers since then. There are a few cool gadgets to play around with as well.

Nice. The Microsoft campus is great. The visitor’s center is quite small but interesting. About the store, this is not the usual Microsoft store but more like a place for souvenirs and t-shirts. No Surface Pro here...

Nice Walking Area, But Closed For Public Cause Of COVID

Came to the visitor center today and found it closed. Many people were standing and wondering why it’s closed because both Google and Microsoft indicated that it would be open. Feel disappointed. Poor quality of information from Microsoft and no respect for customers!

Cozy place with free beverages. Great weekend escape from everything and everybody else. Books for you to kill the time and computers for you to surf the internet. Bored? Head out for a trail run!

Absolutely loved our time here. Great experience for the whole family.

In July 2018, my daughter and I toured here through the Take a tour service that had been ordered a few weeks before.This tour service is very nimble and the transportation is quite comfortable.We stayed at the Red Lion Inn Suites Federal Way and were picked up by the Take a Tour van to get to the Microsoft Visitor Center which was about 31 miles (36 minutes trip).At this Visitor Center, visitors can see the products being developed through a computer provided at Vision Center.Visionaries can visit this place freely without time constraints.

Beautiful hi-tech visitor center, covering part of 1st floor, w/display of latest MS products.A MS store w/ gift shop.

It was fun checking out the technology, apps and games on display. The receptionists were friendly and helpful. There were some renovations happening that made things a little confusing when going to the visitor store, but otherwise it was a good time.

Such great history. The tour guides were wonderful. Great to be here.

Anyone can visit the visitor center anytime. They have parking available for visitors although this can be a challenge if you visit during busy hours. The visitor center involves a display of most of their products. My favourite part was the store that had branded items. You need to dedicate at least 2 hours if you want to test and use most of their products and still shop at the store the lines can be long. Make sure you carry an ID or a passport it is required upon entry.

OG, one of the most important places for one of the most iconic and important companies. This store was lovely and the ergonomic, architecture and interior decoration does play dividend to Microsoft. Highly recommend to visit this place as you see one of Microsofts first stores and be able to buy goods and services directly from the factory!

Always a cool place to check out, especially the museum. Company store has some cool stuff as well.

An impeccably tidy business park with a true park nestled between buildings!

Nice place to visit.

First it took 35 min to find a parking spot, then the experience is lowest common denominator, Xbox, Windows etc.. lets see history or cutting edge side of Microsoft... The store was even worse, I was accosted by a security guard, I walked across an inviable line...

Awesome..being in Microsoft.. all the ages we use this interface and now inside it . wow.the place is very nicely maintaines.. campus cafe area and all perfect for people to generate some creative ideas.

Fun to visit for kids and families, also a small company store.

I was disappointed to find out the store was closed due to covid. The whole campus is closed. Will rate again when we can visit the store.

Cool campus, store could sell more stuff!

I loved this place. My wife was doubtful but once we got there she did not want to leave.

If youre a Microsoft fan youll be happy to visit the center and the store.

Everytime something new, come and see

I never was here, but I really want. I see lot of good reviews and I hope this place is beautiful! I love Microsoft and their products, so I rate this 5/5

I visited at least 8 times in last 2 years. The people are amazing. Very welcoming and neat place.

Loved it!!

Meeting and quick visit to our Company Store 😎

Nice. Was my first time. The store was like any other Microsoft store, with just some extra stuff. History section was cool. Recommend it if you are into gaining and/or have kids.

A nice place to go if youre interested in anything about Microsoft or if you want to buy some Microsoft branded stuff. They have an exhibit of all the current Microsoft products and you can generally experience everything on offer. It also gives a great history about Microsoft. Also kids can get their own Future employee Microsoft badges if you ask at the reception.

The Microsoft Visitor center is an excellent place to Take non-techies, and possibly even a date. You can play with all the latest Microsoft games and gadgets. Not really a tourist spot, but it is a nice place to take friends and family to get an understanding of the IT industry in general.

Nice place where you can try Microsoft products. The place is not that big. Their gift shop is great too, and the prices are not too bad. It looks nice inside the visitor center.

Great place to visit and get to know about Microsoft!

Its a cool visitor center where you can check out the best products out on the market from Microsoft. You can also buy their swag. However its pretty small and doesnt really offer a big glimpse into the history of Microsoft or their founders (though there is an interactive history in photos).

Small visitor center with limited things to see. Some neat interactive ones. Not too much excitement. Nice staff. Theres a shop with things to buy, but theyre mostly made in China stuff with logos or text. Judging by the visitor center, it looks like theyre working very hard on facial recognition and facial emotional recognition.

They don’t answer their phone or respond to emails. I’ve been trying to get a hold of them for weeks about a case order that was forwarded to Microsoft campus, but they never responded to it. Pretty sure their receptionist died at this rate. Someone should check on them. Maybe get them replaced.

We were so close to Microsoft in our travels and had to make a bit of a detour to visit the famous Microsoft that we all know so well. It is huge and beautiful and it was unfortunate other than a few dedicated employees going to work, the visitor Center was closed as it was a Sunday. We still walked around, took photos and were genuinely tickled to have actually been there. Seattle is on our bucket list again and we will make sure we venture out to Microsoft on a day its open. 😊

It is an okay visitor center. Good that Microsoft actually has one as other tech companies dont. Some interesting exhibits but really it is just a place to play with Microsoft tech and games. Cool place to bring kids.

It is free and they let you try all the toys. Not a huge visitor area and can be done in 1 hour if you are into tech and games. It is a huge campus, the visitor center is building 92, and number is still going up when I was leaving the campus.

Very disappointed in the Visitors Center. You would think a company and technology leader would have more to display than just a Minecraft playing terminal. You would think they would demo some of the up and coming tech they are working on or at the least a out of the norm history of some of the companys major contributions to the industry. The only thing I could say was the campus was nice to see and well kept but just anti climatic.

Great for us Kid-adult. I think us adults had more fun then my kids. Definitely bring the family here. You can spend a lot of time laughing and giggling in this place.

Ive dreamed of working at Microsoft for years but have never visited. Im training in User Experience design. I used the makeup- face-something app station, the computer kept crashing and giving me a error message.... which caused me to move on quickly to the next display. Also, the paint station, the pens were not working on the screen at all, I even heard some employees trying it and saying, This pen sucks!. The app was also boring, there were not many options to be creative, even as a sample. I didnt get a clear understanding of what you even use the app for. Microsoft,.... this is embarrassing.... in your own campus, your own computers are crashing? How many coders have you hired on campus? The company lacks a great user experience. The coder to designer ratio should be equal at least. The usability of a product is EXTREMELY important. We live in a generation where people are busy and impatient, no one will wait for your mistakes....

A public portal into a mostly closed organization. A small computing museum and a company store are open to the public. Worth the trip to pick up fairly affordable Microsoft logo clothing of various types. Lots of interesting nick knacks for the home or office.

Considering that this place is free, it is definitely worth visiting if youve never been here before. You get to walk through several interactive displays and can play different games at their Xbox One stations. There is also a large Microsoft gift shop with hundreds of unique items.

If you are a fan of Microsoft, this is a true gem.

The Microsoft Visitors Center is TOTALLY worth a visit if youre ever outside of Seattle! The gift shop has tons of unique geek swag at very reasonable prices. I kept hoping I could sneak into the employee only section of the store, but I wasnt ninja enough :(

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Very cool experience to see the Microsoft campus and they have a great store with tons of memorabilia. Would have loved a bit more hands on with some of the Microsoft hardware, but all in all a great experience! Parking can be hard to find as well.

Are you visiting Redmond? Dont miss Microsoft. If you like IT, you will like this place. In visitors center you can try various attractions. And campus is also really beatiful, you can walk there in forests or just sit on the bench and relax.

Really neat inside. It is free and there is plenty to play with and learn about the history of the company and various tech topics.

Its a self serve walking exhibits with all Microsoft hardware. Where is the history of Windows and Office???

Beautiful love it...

The visitor center is ok. Its pretty much a Microsoft store with some added information about the history of the company. But nothing really fancy. Its more interesting to actually walk the give campus here. You probably run into some Nerds here as well. But still grateful they offer a way to play with their toys here. There is also a company store where you can by branded merchandise. A must for Microsoft fans.

If you want to experience how big a company can be, go there. They literally have a town of their own! Plan your visit ahead of time to see all the attractions.

The worse customer service ever. Even after paying for technical support. Calls transferred. Calls dropped. Promised call backs never happen. Hours and hours and hours of high frustration. Now my new lap top does not even work at all. Cannot even start it. They are all very polite. Nice. Sorry for the aggravation. And then transfer me again. Somebody better start caring about customer support and customer service. I will be buying a MAC - tonight. I will not take this any more.

But being able to communicate with a person would be nice. Why did Microsoft take my paid version of office off my computer and replace it with a trial version then tell me I have to pay for an upgrade? Or is it because we bought a new office 365 for the new computer and it is trying to force us to use it on this piece of garbage in order to remove old documents?

A nice visitor center. Youll be able to experience the flagships of MS.However, I find it stupid that for a 1 hour visit you need to register your car to avoid a random parking ticket (in Redmond!). They have to change this one.

Cool stuff to see, makes you feel real old when you recognise the really old stuff and remember using them

Small cafe area. Exhibits are educational, informative. Nice lobby to hang out, meet and greet. People here are friendly

Less exhibit and more arcade. My young tech geek was disappointed there weren’t people to speak nerd with. If you want to play xbox or test out VR then this place is for you. Also, the under 13 year old crowd is limited in participation. Otherwise there really isn’t much to do.

Was invited to a conference through a Dyslexia group to discuss assistive technology. Teachers, parents and children attended. It was very nice for Mircosoft to host, but there were a couple things amiss. I found it odd that two different presenters made a point of telling their visitors how lucky we were to be at the Microsoft campus. It came off quite arrogant and pompous. They then offered limited snacks (not enough for the size of crowd attending) and then openly shamed parents for taking too many. I wasnt there for snacks and didnt partake in them, but found it odd that Microsoft made it such a big deal. Either graciously offer the snacks and make sure you have enough for your guests or dont offer them at all...but dont shame them. They also offered school supplies to the children there, but again, used a shaming platform and said If youre not in need (what does that even mean in this scenario?) then please dont take them. How would the children or adults be able to decipher if they are in need or not? Its back to school time and kids need school supplies. These people were your guests and you treated them like they should walk on eggshells. If youre going to offer something, be prepared to accommodate those you invite and have enough for those invited. Dont put ambiguous stipulations on whats meant to be a gift and make people feel uncomfortable. However, Microsoft had no problem showing us their store and making sure we were in the market to spend money there. You can do better, Microsoft.

Cool place. Hard to skip when on trip to Seattle. But VERY expensive. Tip : do not buy pens they have on sale for 3$ just get one for free at the reception desk :)

Pretty cool place for anyone that likes tech, store is very small

Visiting the campus will give you a whole new perspective/appreciation for Microsoft. Its worth making a trip if you have any interest in the tech industry.

Very informative,fun place. Lot of visitor interactive stuff. Also, dont forge to see their store, they have great collection for everyone. & its FREE..

Nicely designed, informative and fun exhibit. Good place to a look at the latest from Microsoft. Also has a gift shop with Microsoft merchandise.

Company store and a demo experience area

Smaller than expected. Not much to see except merchandises. I was hoping to see more of its history, former OS Win 3.1 ... etc on display ＼(^o^)／

It being in the actual microsoft complex was probably what made it most interesting. Other than that it was basically as interesting as any normal computer/electronics store. It would have been much better if visitors were allowed to try out new developments such as Windows 10 or the hololens.

Features the Microsoft Welcome Center - provides a look at the history of Microsoft, as well as a selection of current/developmental products.Has a coffee shop.Has restrooms available for guests.Easy access to on-campus shopping, bus line, and food court.

Great place! I think that as the world leader in multiple areas the place has a lot to improve upon. If Im coming here to learn or to show off the compamy I would like alot more.

Lovely place. Very peaceful in the afternoon. Great to meet with friends after work

My younger kids under 13 were not allowed to play the fun games, a little disappointed for them so they ended up just playing minecraft on the computer. Parking might be hard to get. They have microsoft t-shirts for about $18 each.

If you ever come to Redmond, the Microsoft campus is a must place to visit and the store has great stuff for gamers, geeks, fans, or the average Joe

The visitor center takes you down the memory lane and into what cutting edge. Really wonderful experience.

If you like tech and are going to Redmond Washington, this is the place to be.

Too Good. Lot of Microsoft promotional items available. Quality of product is good. Well maintained.

Microsoft visiting center remodel hand painting with new carpet place looks awesome come see the new exhibit you like what you see

Nothing special here. The museum isnt that impressive, but its worth a stop if youre already here. The Microsoft store in your local mall will have more current technology.

There is no fee to come in and it is family friendly. Prices on Microsoft items are high and there is a secure shopping are for employees only. There are a few good places to take pictures.

Lots of great history here and a great layout. If you need to visit Microsoft or just want to, you wont be disappointed.

Great place to see Microsoft history and current innovation. Must visit if you are in town.

A great interactive place thats great for events. You can test Xbox games, take a new LinkedIn profile picture, explore the history of Microsoft and more.

Not much exciting things to see. They sell something you don’t really want to buy. The software and Xbox game are only limited to their employees to buy. Oh, do I mention that there is a lady guarding the gate to the software shop, who is not friendly at all.

The Microsoft visitor center is pretty cool. Its inside the building with their store and theres plenty of parking out front. The center itself is a walk through history of Microsoft with interactive displays and photos, Xbox and virtual reality. Its a short walk through, but very neat. Across from that exhibit is the Microsoft visitor store. They sell clothes, cups, games, figurines from games, sounders fc merch, office things, etc etc.. Its a great little store and Im sure youll find something. Next to the store they have a coffee place with snacks and such. Overall, this was a cool trip, but dont plan to be there too much time. Its a short experience.

Our 2 young friends and junior from school (which is over 14000 miles away Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans School, Baroda, Gujarat, India) took pride to show us around this inspirational visitor center of Microsoft which has been the hallmark of worldwide transformation of how people viewed computers before 1990s and the entire world has gone digital. We really felt proud that lots of our alma mater students now work here for Microsoft or have worked at Msft at some point in time in their career.

This is an amazing part, of an amazing campus, that is full of amazing, friendly people! A great, must-see, place to visit.

Have to agree with the other reviews. Not much to see, wouldnt recommend a special trip.The centre was closed for private function, so only shop was accessible.

The Misrcosoft Company and Store are situated on a large acreage covering block after block of the Remond - Overlake neighborhood. It is an incredibly attractive place, with beautiful landscaping and water features, sports fields, and walking trails.The strongly employees are strongly incentivized to bike, or use public or corporate transit. Microsoft runs their own fleet of buses, vans, and cars to shuttle folks from carpool lots to most any building or facility scattered around the greater Seattle area.The Compnay Store offers all kinds of clothing, office materials needs, books, and a limited amount of hardware. Only with a company employee can you enter the area where software and hardware sold at cost.Dont miss the computer museum directly across the Company Store.

Pretty interesting walk-through, self-guided tour. Theres a bit on the history of Microsoft, their current goals and innovations, and new technologies and products that you can test out.

Love this place. Every time friends and family coming over I am taking them there.

The redesigned visitor center and store are really nice. The general public may now purchase software, hardware, and accessories at the store.

Good place to get to know about Microsoft and the devices. Also to visit the company store to get some souvenirs

I went out to Microsoft to interview and I was blown away by the campus. The visitor center is very well put together. 5/5.