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| Palo Alto | ||
| State | California | |
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| Residents | 58.598 (2000), 66.777 (2018), 64.403 (2010) | |
| height | 30 feet | |
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Palo Alto is located in Santa Clara County, about 47 km south of San Francisco on US Highway 101.
background
The Spanish name means "tall tree" and can be traced back to a hundred-year-old redwood tree (the Spanish called it "palocolorade") under which the Spanish governor Portola camped with his expedition in 1769 when they were after the San Francisco Bay were looking for. This tall redwood still stands at the junction today Palo Alto Avenue and Camino Real on San Francisquito Creek. A century later the governor revived Leland Stanford new name by building his 8,100 acre ranch (where the Stanford University now stands), named Palo Alto. This name was also used when the city was founded in 1892. A year later the station became the Southern Pacific Railroad erected here. By including other districts, the city extended to the San Francisco Bay. The part that extends to the Santa Cruz Mountains was deliberately not built.
The Stanford Memorial Chapel contains beautiful mosaics from Italy. The Leland Stanford Jr. Museum shows in its considerable collections Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities as well as the gold rail nail which was used in 1869 to connect the first railroad across the continent. The Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery is known for large paintings and the Hoover Library on War, Revolution and Peace where documents about war and peace are shown. From 285 feet high Hoover Tower the carillon sounds, a gift from Belgium in gratitude for the liberation of Herbert Hoover after the First World War.
Thanks in particular to the university, Palo Alto is an important American location Electronics industry become. Numerous small businesses have been started by university graduates. The largest company based here is Hewlett-Packard. The company's premises cover such a large area that it is the size of a city with 25 parking spaces, a large swimming pool and a municipal golf course.
getting there
By plane
The nearest commercial airports are the San Francisco International Airport
(IATA: SFO) and San José International Airport(IATA: SJC). You can continue your journey into the city by train, bus and of course by car.
By train
The centrally located 2 Palo Alto train station is used by the regional train Caltrain approached the Palo Alto with San Francisco or. San Jose connects.
Another stop in the urban area is 3 California Avenue Station, about 2 miles (3 km) south. In contrast to Palo Alto station, not all trains stop there. The breakpoint 4 Stanford Stadium Station only becomes home games for college footballers Stanford Cardinals served.
By bus
In the street
The most important connection is via the US 101, whereby the I-280 also touches the west of Palo Alto.
By boat
mobility
By bicycle
In addition to the usual bike rental options, there is also in Palo Alto Bay Area Bike Share a rental system with fixed locations that can be used by everyone (similar to the Call-a-Bike system in Germany). Here you need a credit card with which you can make the booking at the machine, you pay 9 USD for 24 hours or 22 USD for 72 hours and can then use a bike anywhere for a maximum of 30 minutes and at everyone during this time Return the station. Surcharges are added for longer use in one piece. Long-term rentals (i.e. for bike tours outside the station area) are therefore unattractively expensive. The next bike can be borrowed from 2 minutes after a successful return. Attention: A security deposit of USD 101 per bike will be blocked on the credit card when using it! The station density is relatively low and the served area includes some stations in the city center, as well as further stations in the surrounding areas (Redwood City, Mountain View, San José) .. At each station there is a road map with bike paths and all stations available, see above that you can also plan longer tours through the city, including changing bikes.
A maximum of two bicycles can be borrowed with one credit card. Groups should therefore have several credit cards with them.
Attention: when you return the bike to the station, make sure that the bike locks into place correctly (first yellow, then green light and confirmation tone), otherwise the bike is considered not to be returned and it can be really expensive. Sometimes it helps to raise the rear of the bike.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
Castles, chateaux and palaces
Buildings
- 1 Hanna House, Frenchman's Road south of Mayfield Avenue. Hanna's house aka Honeycomb House, is a hexagonal residence in Palo Alto designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Monuments
Museums
- 2 Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94301-3351. Tel.: 650-329-2111. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, one of the oldest children's museums in California, has children's exhibits, science classes, and a zoo with animal demonstrations. The museum is known for activities for children that are fun and for hands-on exhibitions. The mini zoo features native and non-native animals including birds, turtles, bobcats, rabbits, and hedgehogs.Open: closed on days, Tuesday-Saturday 10: 00-17: 00, Sunday 13: 00-16: 00, always closed on New Years Day (January 1st), Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November), Christmas Day (December 25th) .Price: free.
- 3 Barbie Hall of Fame, 545 Ramona Street, 94301-1710 Palo Alto. The Barbie Hall of Fame in Palo Alto is a wonderland of female dolls. Followers of her friend Ken will not be disappointed either. Gift shop, logo, present.Open: closed on monday, tuesday-friday 1.30pm-4.30pm, saturday 10 am-12pm, sunday closed.
- 4 Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Avenue, Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302-1731. The Museum of American Heritage exhibits old technological devices like crystal radios and old record players.Open: Closed Monday-Thursday, Friday-Sunday 11 am-4pm.Price: free.
- 5 Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-2909. The Palo Alto Cultural Center was originally a town hall. Fully accessible for the disabled. Souvenir shop.Open: Monday closed, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10: 00-17: 00, Thursday 10: 00-22: 00, Sunday 13: 00-17: 00. Always closed on January 1st, July 4th and December 25th.Price: free, donations are accepted.
Streets and squares
Parks
various
activities
- 1 Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301-3397. The Lucie Stern Theater in Palo Alto is home to West Bay Opera, with performances from October to June.
shop
kitchen
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nightlife
accommodation
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Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Palo Alto is a good starting point for excursions in the Silicon Valley and after San Franciscoas the city is about halfway between San Jose and San Francisco is located.
- Bay Area (Suggested route)
literature
Web links
- https://www.cityofpaloalto.org (en) - Official website of Palo Alto
- Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, 325 Forest Avenue, 94301-2525 Palo Alto
