One Day In Palo Alto

Palo Alto is more than just a residence for computer technology companies. It's a beautiful place and begging for a visit. With Stanford and it's great museums there's much to boast of culturally. With it's wealth of natural beauty you will have no shortage of spots to hike or ride a bike. Plus they have some great restaurants and shopping.

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Cantor Arts Center
This museum packs a powerful punch of culture with it's Rodin sculptures, native American masks, Roman and Greek busts, Asian art, and much much more. And guess what- its FREE! They also have a nice outdoor park full of statues.
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Cafe Borrone
Caffe Borrone is a great place to sit out on an outdoor patio and people watch with a good cup of coffee and some tasty cookies and pastries. Do yourself a favor and try the Mexican hot chocolate. And if you're around, they have live music on weekend nights.
Where sunscreen though!
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Arastadero Preserve
With beautiful view overlooking Stanford and the surrounding hills the Arastadero Preserve is a great place to take a morning hike, or do a little mountain biking or get in some horse back riding. Where sunscreen though! There's not a lot of shade.
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Tamarine Restaurant
Tamarine does Vietnamese fusion to a tee and in a beautiful setting. Shaking beef is a must and you can't go wrong with any of the soups. In my opinion many of the appetizers weren't worth the expense but if you don't mind
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Cardinal Hotel
Whenever I have friends heading to Palo Alto I recommend the Cardinal Hotel. It is old and stately with a lot of personality. It's very affordable and the staff are nice and very helpful.
Shaking beef is a must and you can't go wrong with any of the soups.
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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
Set in the middle of Rinconada Park, this is a great place to stop with your kids for some educational fun. Plus its free! But they do recommend you leave a donation. In addition to free educational classes and exhibits you can check out their lizard, bird, bocat, raccoon, or bat exhibits. More
Set in the middle of Rinconada Park, this is a great place to stop with your kids for some educational fun. Plus its free! But they do recommend you leave a donation. In addition to free educational classes and exhibits you can check out their lizard, bird, bocat, raccoon, or bat exhibits.
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