Stanford University
A beautiful campus of sandstone arcades and red-tile roofs, with Rodin sculptures and a free art museum.
- Open
- Always open; buildings keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; small fee for Hoover Tower
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- In Palo Alto, about 25 minutes by car northwest of San Jose.
Why Go
Founded by Leland and Jane Stanford in 1891, the university helped create Silicon Valley. See the mosaic-fronted Memorial Church, climb Hoover Tower and visit the free Cantor Arts Center and the Rodin Sculpture Garden.
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