It’s where you bought your first iPod.
It’s where you camped at 5 a.m.
It’s where the iPhone came to life.
It’s where the magic of technology made your world glow a bit brighter, if only for a moment.
And now it’s back.
It’s time to Shop Different.
Travel back in time and revisit four iconic Apple Stores on grand opening day
The Apple Store Time Machine is a celebration of the places and products that have shaped our lives for more than twenty years. This interactive experience recreates memorable moments in Apple history with painstaking detail and historical accuracy.
Apple Store, Tysons Corner
May 19, 2001
Visit the Genius Bar at the world's first Apple Store
Apple Store, Stanford Shopping Center
October 16, 2004
Pick out an iPod mini at a mini store
Apple Store, Fifth Avenue
May 19, 2006
Climb the spiral stairs of the famous glass cube
Apple Infinite Loop
September 19, 2015
Browse the exclusive campus merchandise
Runs on Apple silicon and recent Intel-based Macs.
(Version 1.0.1 — 610 MB)
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The Apple Store Time Machine is available for free. Building this project took hundreds of hours of research, design, and development.
If you enjoyed your time travel experience, please consider a small donation.
Designed and Developed by Michael Steeber.
Music and UI Sounds by Robert Steeber.
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