Menlo Park, Palo Alto

Name: Menlo Park
Address: Palo Alto, United States

#51 among attractions in Palo Alto

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Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east; East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and Stanford to the south; and Atherton, North Fair Oaks, and Redwood City to the west. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States; nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States Census. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta, and is where Google, Roblox Corporation and Round Table Pizza were founded. ()

Alternative names: Area: 17.41 mi²Coordinates: 37°27'14"N, 122°10'52"W

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Menlo Park (Downtown Menlo Park)Palo Alto United States

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Menlo Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford Theatre, Stanford Mausoleum, Arizona Cactus Garden.

0.9 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
24 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.
1.1 miSE
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
30 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.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Memorial, Cemetery
Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto
35 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.
1.4 miSE
Park
Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto
35 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.
0.9 miS
Park
Allied Arts Guild, Palo Alto
22 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.
0.8 miSE
Tiny park with a sequoia tree and a trail
El Palo Alto, Palo Alto
20 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.
1.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
Digital DNA, Palo Alto
31 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.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto
35 min walk • The Pacific Art League, formally known as the Palo Alto Art Club was founded in 1921 in Palo Alto, California and is a membership-run nonprofit arts organization, school, and gallery. The group is located in a historic building at 668 Ramona Street in downtown Palo Alto.
1.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Ramona Street Architectural District, Palo Alto
31 min walk • The Ramona Street Architectural District, in downtown Palo Alto, California, is a Registered Historic District. This portion of the street, between University Avenue and Hamilton Avenue, is a highly distinctive business block.
0.5 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Nativity, Palo Alto
13 min walk • Church of the Nativity is a historic Roman Catholic church on the National Register of Historic Places in Menlo Park, California. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register in 1980.
1.1 miNW
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Atherton, Palo Alto
28 min walk • Atherton is an incorporated town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Its population was 7,188 as of 2020. Atherton is known for its wealth; in 1990 and 2019, Atherton was ranked as having the highest per capita income among U.S. towns with a population between 2,500...

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Which popular attractions are close to Menlo Park?

Nearby attractions include Menlo Church, Palo Alto (12 min walk), Church of the Nativity, Palo Alto (13 min walk), El Palo Alto, Palo Alto (20 min walk), Allied Arts Guild, Palo Alto (22 min walk).

How to get to Menlo Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Menlo Park:

Bus

Ravenswood Avenue & Noel Drive • Lines: 296 (2 min walk)
Merrill Street & Santa Cruz Avenue • Lines: 286, 296, Boh, M3 (2 min walk)

Train

Menlo Park (3 min walk)
Palo Alto (29 min walk)