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Coordinates: 37°25′45″N 122°8′17″W. Palo Alto ( / ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ / PAL-oh AL-toh; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto .
6 days ago · Palo Alto, city, Santa Clara county, northern California, U.S. Located 35 miles (55 km) south of San Francisco and 14 miles (23 km) north of San Jose, it lies on the western shore of San Francisco Bay.
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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. cityofpaloalto.org. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia.
- Explore University Avenue and downtown. Stretching between the Stanford Campus and U.S. 101, University Avenue cuts right through downtown. Enjoy Palo Alto’s nearly perfect climate with a stroll down the street, popping into shops like the historic Mills Florist or Books Inc.
- Visit the Computer History Museum. Think of any powerful tech company, and chances are its offices are in the Palo Alto area. Google, Facebook, Skype, Hewlett-Packard—the list goes on.
- Eat at Bird Dog. Thoughtful, creative, and playfully chic, Bird Dog is a star of the South Bay dining scene. Chef Robbie Wilson delivers a remix of East-West cuisine in a dining room featuring white concrete walls dotted with colorful ducks.
- Hike Baylands Nature Preserve. Reset with a stroll around 1,940 acres of undisturbed salt marshes at Baylands Nature Preserve. Fifteen miles of pancake-flat trails mean the area works well for joggers and cyclists, while an incredible array of local winged wildlife—pheasants, pelicans, hummingbirds, and more—makes it a top choice for birdwatchers too.
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Palo Alto is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto.
Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
Dec 24, 2023 · Palo Alto is at the heart of innovation in Silicon Valley, bordering the southern end of San Francisco Bay. The illustrious combination of Stanford University and the booming tech industry has circled Palo Alto on the map as a cultural destination for tourists, pioneers, and some of the biggest technology firms in the world.
