Googolplex

Googolplex

Google’s sprawling, cheerfully dystopian campus at Mountain View may intimidate the first-time visitor. But there’s no need to fear. The easy rule of thumb dictates that the most concentrated power centers gravitate toward the middle (where the engineers and their excellent cafeterias reside). But once you get past the first impressions, you’ll need a little guidance. After the jump, enjoy our annotated map of 25 sights to take in across the entire Google campus before you die, and/or are killed by Google’s very understanding but nevertheless lethal security forces. Dinosaurs! Pools! Massage parlors! Endless bowls of bisque! It’s all here.

Internal IT Group – Buildings Pi, E, and C are older than the main buildings but are still part of the Googleplex. They house the internal IT department and employee e-mail system for the campus. It’s the nervous system that eventually leads to the cold, merciless, and yet non-evil brain of the entire operation.

Building Pi – Houses a replicant factory (rumored).

Legal and Audit – Home of the dreaded SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) regulatory compliance audit team.