Atherton, Palo Alto

Name: Atherton
Address: Palo Alto, United States

#87 among attractions in Palo Alto

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Atherton is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.06 mi²Coordinates: 37°27'41"N, 122°11'53"W

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Atherton (Atherton Oaks)Palo Alto United States

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Atherton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Shopping Center, Fox Theatre, Stanford Theatre, Stanford Mausoleum.

2 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
50 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.
2.5 miNW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Concert hall
Fox Theatre, Redwood City
63 min walk • The Fox Theatre in Redwood City, CA opened in 1929, was remodeled in 1950, and was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
2.2 miSE
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
57 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.
2.3 miSE
Museum, Memorial, Cemetery
Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto
59 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.
2.3 miSE
Park
Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto
59 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.
1.7 miSE
Park
Allied Arts Guild, Palo Alto
44 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.
1.8 miSE
Tiny park with a sequoia tree and a trail
El Palo Alto, Palo Alto
47 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.
1.6 miNW
Cemetery
Union Cemetery, Redwood City
41 min walk • Union Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodside Road near El Camino Real in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. The cemetery was named a California Historical Landmark #816 in 1967, then added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
2.7 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
Bing Concert Hall, Palo Alto
69 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.
1.4 miN
37°28'54"N • 122°11'60"W
Nazareth Ice Oasis, Redwood City
37 min walk • Sport complex, Ice skating, Ice rink
2.3 miSE
Monuments and statues
Digital DNA, Palo Alto
59 min walk • 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.