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Thornewood Open Space Preserve

#3484 among destinations in the United States

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Elevation: 971 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°23'27"N, 122°15'32"W
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Day trips

Thornewood Open Space Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford Dish, Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Old Union Fountain.

  • stanford shopping center palo alto6 miNE
    Shopping, Shopping centre

    Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto

    154 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.

  • stanford dish palo alto4.6 miE
    Museum, Observatories and planetariums

    Stanford Dish, Palo Alto

    116 min walk • The Dish, also known as the Stanford Dish, is a radio antenna in the Stanford foothills. The 150-foot-diameter dish was built in 1961 by the Stanford Research Institute.

  • papua new guinea sculpture garden palo alto5.2 miNE
    Park, Garden

    Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palo Alto

    134 min walk • In 1994, Jim Mason, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University, arranged for two groups of men from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea to carve the New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University. The men were from several communities or villages of the Iatmul people and the Kwoma people.

  • old union fountain palo alto5.4 miNE
    Fountain

    Old Union Fountain, Palo Alto

    139 min walk • Old Union Fountain is a fountain on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. The fountain exhibits traditional mission style architecture, and is one of several on campus used in the tradition of "fountain hopping".

  • lake lagunita palo alto5.1 miNE
    Nature, Lake, Natural attraction

    Lake Lagunita, Palo Alto

    131 min walk • Lake Lagunita, informally referred to as Lake Lag, is an artificial dry lake in Stanford University, California, located on the western side of the Stanford campus near the Lagunita residences.

  • bing concert hall palo alto5.8 miNE
    Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater

    Bing Concert Hall, Palo Alto

    149 min walk • Bing Concert Hall is a performing arts facility at Stanford University that opened in January 2013. The heart of the building is the oval-shaped concert hall, which has 842 seats arranged in a vineyard style surrounding the stage in terraces.

  • russian ridge open space preserve5.9 miSE
    National park

    Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

    150 min walk • The preserve is a popular destination for hikers, with over 10 miles of trails that wind through the landscape, providing stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The iconic Bay Area Ridge Trail also passes through the park, offering a challenging...

  • stanford memorial auditorium palo alto5.7 miNE
    Theater

    Stanford Memorial Auditorium, Palo Alto

    147 min walk • Memorial Hall, was built in 1937 to commemorate those students and faculty from Stanford University who died in World War I. Designed by Arthur Brown, Jr. in conjunction with Bakewell and Weihe, construction of the building was funded primarily through student contributions.

  • searsville dam jasper ridge biological preserve1.5 miNE
    Dam

    Searsville Dam, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

    38 min walk • Searsville Dam is a masonry dam in San Mateo County, California that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek to form a reservoir known as Searsville Lake.

  • frost amphitheater palo alto location map
    5.8 miNE
    Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater

    Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto

    148 min walk • The Laurence Frost Amphitheater, commonly known as Frost Amphitheater, is a prominent amphitheater at Stanford University. It first opened in 1937 and was the site of commencement ceremonies for the university from 1938 until 1984.

  • branner earth sciences library palo alto5.3 miNE
    Library

    Branner Earth Sciences Library, Palo Alto

    136 min walk • Dedicated on October 21, 1993, the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Earth Sciences Research Building at Stanford University houses classrooms, offices, and laboratories for research in the field of earth sciences.

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