Location: East Palo Alto
Top Things to do in East Palo Alto
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East Palo Alto (abbreviated E.P.A.) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 28,155. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. To the north and east is the San Francisco Bay, to the west is the city of Menlo Park, and to the south the city of Palo Alto. Despite being called "East" Palo Alto, this is a misnomer, as the city is precisely due north of Palo Alto. While often incorrectly assumed to be part of the city of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto has always been a separate entity since its founding as an unincorporated community. It is also in San Mateo County, while Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. The two cities are separated only by San Francisquito Creek and, largely, the Bayshore Freeway (the vast majority of East Palo Alto is northeast of the freeway, while all of the residential part of Palo Alto is southwest of the freeway). The revitalization projects in 2000, and high income high-tech professionals moving into new developments, including employees from Google and Facebook, have begun to eliminate the cultural and economic differences between the two cities. East Palo Alto and Palo Alto share both telephone area codes and postal ZIP codes.
Restaurants in East Palo Alto
1. Stanford University
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Breeding ground for Silicon Valley businesses. The founders of Hewlett Packard, Yahoo!, and Sun Microsystems all passed through the doors of this institution.
Reviewed By Andrea F
Wonderful campus, easy and relaxing to walk around. I went up in the Hoover Tower, where you can see the entire campus! It was beautiful and pleasant!
2. Kepler's Books
3. Computer History Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 659 reviews
Reviewed By D P - Wellington, New Zealand
Massive space upstairs perfect for meetings and conferences as they have many large spaces. The food was fantastic and the building modern. Looked briefly downstairs on the museum and it looked to be very interesting and informative if you’re technoor technology inclined.
4. Rodin Sculpture Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By EricaDH - Royal Oak, Michigan
This was a short stop on our way to San Jowe. The garden is wonderful. It is clean & family freindly. The adjacent parking lots are free in the summer do look online. We took about 25 minutes to view everything and read the descriptions. Many of the larger sculptures are larger versions of parts of the "Gates of Hell" Installation. They also have sculptures of the Burghars of Calais. Wonderful history of art that is a cceasable to the public.
Thank you Standford!
5. Cooley Landing
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By Janicemepa - East Palo Alto, California
Cooley Landing Park is the newest park in East Palo Alto. It is right on San Francisco Bay, and provides a very tranquil oasis in the middle of a very urban area. The trails connect to the adjacent Ravenswood Nature Preserve (good for bird watching, biking and hiking). There are also picnic tables available. Unfortunately, the new Education Center building is not yet open.
The park is all the way at the end of Bay Road. Parts of the access road are pretty rough pavement, and you pass auto wreckers and other industrial sites, but the parking lot is well paved.
6. Silicon Valley
Overall Ratings
4 based on 57 reviews
Area in Northern California with a large concentration of electronics and computer companies.
Reviewed By AnjanManda - Hyderabad, India
It is a ride through the area housing great institutions ,high tech corporations and some of the fortune 1000 companies known for innovation.In most of companies entry is restricted except in Google where you can explore a little.But you find many visitors mostly IT professionals and parents.we had glimpses of Google ,Apple,Facebook,NASA research Center and Stanford university .The southern Sanfrancisco Bay Area ,which popularly known as "Silicon Valley" ,derives its name as semiconductor and computer industry firms are concentrated in the area.You can take pictures with the logos and company icons displayed there.It is not worth to go in package tour, but ok if you have someone to drive around the area.
7. Cantor Arts Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 426 reviews
The Center presents a wide selection of art in 24 galleries, plus outdoor gardens, courtyards, and terraces. The Center's collection spans 5000 years and ranges from ancient China to the 21st century.
Reviewed By K E
We visited the Cantor mainly to see the Rodin exhibit, but also enjoyed the exhibition of oriental pottery. The museum is easy to navigate and admission is free. The Rodin exhibit includes models and smaller works inside, with the full-scale pieces in the garden a la Musee Rodin. It is quite a nice collection that gives you a good feel for Rodin’s body of work. After enjoying the exhibits we had a late lunch at the museum’s Cool Cafe, which features a nice variety of house made soups, fresh salads and sandwiches. Parking (paid) is available adjacent to the museum.
8. Allied Arts Guild
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Marcia K - Palo Alto, California
I love this theater although it apparently is in danger of closing. It has old time charm and beautiful frescos on the walls. Afternoon movies are a bargain at $7 (Monday-Thursdays before 6 pm). Lots of artsie movies show here but also some main stream. Parking can be a challenge but worth it.
9. Anderson Collection at Stanford University
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Brad G - Portland, Oregon
WOW. What a treat. This is an amazing collection that changes on a regular basis. Large, modern art is wonderfully displayed in new building custom built to house the collection.
Don't miss the short video about the Anderson's. It's at 5 - 7 min. long and very interesting and informative.
I will try to go every time I'm in the Palo Alto area - it's that good.
If you do not appreciate or enjoy modern art - this is would not be for you. If you do enjoy modern art this is a MUST SEE collection.
10. The Stanford Theatre
Overall Ratings
5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By John M - Lyon, France
The Stanford Theater is a classical independent movie theater, located on University avenue, Palo Alto, which did show all kinds of movies until it was restored and transformed into a classic Hollywood movie theater in 1989 by David Packard, who aimed to bringing back the movie-going experience of Hollywood's Golden Age, which includes a live organ recital at the beginning and end of the films. “The magic of the movies depends on a larger-than-life image and the shared reactions of a large audience”. Ticket prices are reasonable compared to other theaters but the schedule changes quite rapidly - you can see different films and old favorites every 3-4 days. The theater has a stunning entrance and was built in the 1920s as a movie palace styled in neoclassical Persian and Moorish architecture. Simply an oasis of style and calm amid the bustle of modern life – I just wish the popcorn could be banned – both smelly and noisy!!
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