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Did you know that Palo Alto was named after the redwood tree called “El Palo Atlo”?

Population: 64,403
Best Way to Travel: Bicycle, Train, Bus, Car
#1 Thing to do: Undiscovered Country Tours
#2 Thing to do: Stanford University
#3 Thing to do: Cantor Arts Center

Fun Fact: The city serves as an economic focal point of Silicon Valley. Palo Alto is home to more than 7,000 businesses!
#1 Car Rental Company: Westin Palo Alto Car Rental Hertz

Palo Alto, meaning "tall branch" in Spanish, is a Californian city, located near Santa Clara. This American city was named after a tree from the area - El Palo Alto. Palo Alto is the host of the headquarters of numerous high technology businesses like HP, VMware, IDEO and Tesla Motors and was the place where companies like PayPal, Google and Sun Microsystems started. Palo Alto currently has a population of approximately 65.000 residents and an area of 26 square miles. The city was settled by Leland Stanford, the same man that established Stanford University, in 1884. Palo Alto has 5 sister cities around the world - Albi, France; Linkoping, Sweden; Enschede, Netherlands; Palo, Phillipines and Tsuchiura, Japan.

Top Attractions within Palo Alto

Arastradero Preserve or Enid W. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve is located in Palo Alto and managed by the authorities of the city. This incredible place is home to various wildlife species, but also offers recreational activities for tourists - horseback riding, hiking or biking. Inside it, you have various options to take lunch in child-friendly restaurants.

Arizona Cactus Garden, also known as Stanford Cactus Garden is a botanical garden filled with various species of cactus. It was planted in the early 1880s by landscape architect Rudolph Ulrich.

HP Garage is considered to be the birthplace of Silicon Valley. This Palo Alto attraction is now a museum and is the place where the Hewlett-Packard company was founded.

Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve is another child friendly area within Palo Alto, where you can spend a great day in the middle of the nature.

Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale shopping mall located in Palo Alto where you can shop 'till you drop and after that, enjoy a multitude of great restaurants.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Church was built between 1901 and 1902 and is the oldest church in the city, one of the most important landmarks of Palo Alto.

Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California lies in the heart of Silicone Valley and is an excellent place to watch the rich work and play, with fantastic dining and a vibrant nightlife thrown in. The top 5 things to do in Palo Alto are: