Welcome to Palo Alto
Though it may look like just another leafy suburb, Palo Alto is Silicon Valley's ritziest city. Here even a modest bungalow may cost over $2 million, while upscale boutiques, restaurants, beauty spas and bars crowd downtown streets.
Sprawled across 8200 sunny acres west of downtown, Stanford University was built by Leland Stanford, one of the Central Pacific Railroad’s founders and a former governor of California. When the Stanfords’ only child died of typhoid during a European tour in 1884, they decided to build a university in his memory. Stanford University opened in 1891, just two years before Leland's death, and it grew to become a prestigious and wealthy institution. The campus was built on the site of the Stanfords’ horse-breeding farm and as a result is nicknamed 'the Farm.’
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Nearest Airports to Palo Alto Airport
Closest airports to Palo Alto, United States are listed below. These are major airports close to the city of Palo Alto and other airports closest to Palo Alto Airport.
Nearest airport to Palo Alto Airport and Palo Alto is Moffett Field Airport - (7.31 Km / 4.54 Miles)
Following are the nearest airports to Palo Alto and Palo Alto Airport. Distance between the two airports is given in bracket.
San Carlos Airport - (13.45 Km / 8.36 Miles)
Mineta San Jose International Airport - (19.49 Km / 12.11 Miles)
Hayward Airport - (22.24 Km / 13.82 Miles)
Reid-hillview Airport - (29.42 Km / 18.28 Miles)
Embarkadero Airport - (29.58 Km / 18.38 Miles)
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Palo Alto (Spanish for “tall tree”) is at the southeastern end of a scenic 31-mile stretch of I-280 heading northwest to San Francisco. It was named for a double-trunked redwood tree, a landmark used by travelers and explorers as early as 1769. A likeness of the tree appears on the seal of Stanford University. The opening of the university in 1891 provided the impetus for Palo Alto's growth, and the livelihoods of both city and university have remained closely intertwined.The Eucalyptus Grove at Stanford is the site each Mother's Day weekend of the Stanford Powwow, a 3-day celebration of Native American culture. Clad in colorful costumes, tribal members perform exhibition dances and compete in dance contests.
Stanford's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is on Sand Hill Road. The research facility, which includes what is said to be the world's longest building, is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory. Ninety-minute guided tours of the lab include a visit to the 2-mile linear accelerator. Tours are offered twice per month, typically on a Friday at 1 and 2:30, and are open to ages 12+ with advance online registration. Phone (650) 926-4931 for information.
Known in popular shows and movies as a tech destination, Palo Alto is the perfect mix of traditional and up-and-coming. With spawning high tech businesses such as Apple Computer, countless start-ups, and the old red brick buildings that make up Stanford University, the area sets the tone for the diverse local attractions and places to see in Palo Alto.
You can build your itinerary to see the many places to visit in Palo Alto using the resources below.
Why You Should Go
Palo Alto is popular with shoppers, technophiles, and anyone who likes the arts. It's a great way to get the urban hipster vibe of San Francisco (about 30 miles away) with a much more suburban feel.
Seven Great Things to Do
Stanford University Campus: Explore the famouse campus on daily, free, guided walking tours or take in Hoover Tower's panoramic Bay Area views. Across campus, you can see the largest August Rodin sculpture collection outside Paris' Musee Rodin at the Cantor Art Center.
Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC): Even people whose eyes cross when someone mentions particle physics enjoy seeing the center's two-mile-long building (the world's longest) and the giant detectors SLAC uses to observe subatomic particles. Your tour guide, a Stanford graduate student, could be the center's next Nobel Prize-winner, so pay attention even if their math and physics-oriented jokes aren't funny.
Hanna House: A glass-fronted collection of hexagonal spaces centered on a brick chimney, this house is among architect Frank Lloyd Wright's 17 most important buildings according to the Institute of American Architects. Docents lead regular tours of the house built in 1938 for Stanford professor Paul Hanna.
Stanford Theatre: A University Avenue landmark since 1925, the restored Assyrian/Greek-style movie palace plays classic films produced from the 1920s to the 1960s. A pre-show organ concert starts the Stanford Theatre experience, and owner David Packard sometimes shows up to relate how he collected copies from around the world to create the print they're screening.
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Filoli Gardens: In nearby Woodside, this 645-acre, early-twentieth-century estate boasts a 16-acre formal garden surrounding a California eclectic-style house.
High Tech, Humble Beginnings: Technophiles can't resist the urge to see Palo Alto's famous garages: Hewlett-Packard's is at 367 Addison Avenue and the Macintosh computer's birthplaceis at 2066 Crist Drive.
Annual Events You Should Know About
Stanford University graduation is held in mid-June, so you may have a hard time finding parking if you're going there for fun. Also, the annual football game between University of California at Berkeley and Stanford happens in late November or early December. It's so important to some people that it's just called the "Big Game." If you don't want to get stuck amid tailgaters and college football enthusiasts, check the schedule for this year's date.
