Digital DNA, Palo Alto

Name: Digital DNA
Address: Palo Alto, United States

#39 among attractions in Palo Alto

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Digital DNA is a public art project commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Arts Commission for Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California. It was created by Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz and installed in 2005. Digital DNA addresses complicated themes of technology and public space in Silicon Valley. In 2018, the sculpture was removed from the plaza and was later installed outside of the i-Lab at Harvard Business School. ()

Completed: 2005 (19 years ago)Coordinates: 37°26'41"N, 122°9'43"W

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Palo Alto (University South)Palo Alto United States

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Digital DNA – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Shopping Center, Museum of American Heritage, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford Theatre.

0.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
13 min walk • Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open air shopping mall located on Route 82 at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California. It is on the campus of Stanford University although the university only owns the land and not the actual buildings or stores.
~1160 ftE
Museum, History museum
Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
6 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, California, offers visitors a unique glimpse into the life and innovations that shaped America from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.
1 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto
25 min walk • The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art, and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center, is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California.
~360 ftNW
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
2 min walk • The Stanford Theatre is a classical independent movie theater in Palo Alto, California. It was designed and built in the 1920s as a movie palace styled in neoclassical Persian and Moorish architecture.
0.4 miE
Historic garage where HP got its start
HP Garage, Palo Alto
11 min walk • The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley".
0.7 miSW
Museum, Memorial, Cemetery
Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto
19 min walk • The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the Northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and Jane Stanford.
0.8 miSW
Park
Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto
21 min walk • The Arizona Cactus Garden, or, officially, Arizona Garden, also known as the Cactus Garden, is a small botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents.
1 miW
Park
Allied Arts Guild, Palo Alto
25 min walk • Allied Arts Guild was founded in 1928 and is a complex of artist studios, shops, restaurant, and gardens in Menlo Park, California and is used as a venue for both public and private events.
1 miE
Children's museum, Museum, Zoo
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo, Palo Alto
26 min walk • Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is located in Palo Alto, California and part of the City of Palo Alto's Community Services Department. It was founded in 1934 by Josephine O’Hara in the basement of a local elementary school.
0.5 miW
Tiny park with a sequoia tree and a trail
El Palo Alto, Palo Alto
12 min walk • El Palo Alto is a coastal redwood tree located in El Palo Alto Park on the banks of San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, United States. It is famous for its historical significance and as the namesake of the city of Palo Alto. In July 2016, El Palo Alto was 110 feet in height, down from 162.2 feet in 1814.
0.7 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
John Adam Squire House, Palo Alto
19 min walk • The John Adam Squire House is a historic house in Palo Alto, California. It was built in 1904-1905 for John Adam Squire, a Greek professor. Squire lived here with his wife Georgina and their three daughters until his death in 1930. His wife died in 1959.

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Which popular attractions are close to Digital DNA?

Nearby attractions include Ramona Street Architectural District, Palo Alto (1 min walk), Pacific Art League, Palo Alto (4 min walk), Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto (6 min walk), Palo Alto Medical Clinic, Palo Alto (7 min walk).

How to get to Digital DNA by public transport?

The nearest stations to Digital DNA:

Bus

Hamilton Avenue & Ramona Street • Lines: 21 (2 min walk)
Lytton Avenue & Ramona Street • Lines: 280, 281, 296, 397, C, Db (4 min walk)

Train

Palo Alto (6 min walk)
Stanford (15 min walk)