Stanford University Campus offers tours, arts and sports Stanford University offers one of the largest and most beautiful campuses in the country and deserves a visit regardless of the reason for your stay in the area. Tours Guided one-hour, student-led walking tours leave every day at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. from the Stanford Visitor Center, 295 Galvez St. Call 650-723-2560 or go to visit.stanford.edu. If you are short on time, the formal and most dramatic entrance is from Palm Drive, which approaches the Oval, the Main Quad and Memorial Church from the east and downtown Palo Alto. The Quad is the academic center of the university, with the classrooms and offices of various departments located around the perimeter. The non-denominational Memorial Church, located at 450 Serra Mall, is generally open each weekday. Visitors may explore the art and architecture Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Services, events and weddings can make access on weekends difficult, but a weekly ecumenical worship featuring choral and organ music is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. For more information, call 650-723-1762 or visit web.stanford.edu/ group/religiouslife/cgi-bin/wordpress/memorial-church. For a great view of the entire campus and Palo Alto, take the elevator up to the top of the 285-foot tall Hoover Tower, the university’s most visible landmark and just a
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A campus landmark, Hoover Tower looms over the Main Quad at Stanford University. Photo by Veronica Weber.
short walk from the Quad. See page 8 for more details. The Hoover Institution (hoover.org), at the corner of Serra and Galvez streets, offers free historical exhibits throughout the year in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion, which is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located adjacent to Hoover Tower. Art and architecture Art lovers will find many great Stanford resources, but be sure to visit the Cantor Arts Center (museum.stanford. edu), which offers free admission. Visitors can also enjoy the adjacent Rodin Sculpture Garden and the Anderson Collection, a recent addition housing modern and contemporary American art. While on campus, check out the Stanford Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, which is located on Santa Teresa Street off Campus Drive West near Roble Hall, or go on a guided Outdoor Sculpture Walk (museum.stanford. edu/view/outdoor_sculpture_free_tours.html). The Stanford Arts Map can also help when locating various kinds of art and venues on campus (arts.stanford.edu/map/). Architecture fans may try to visit Hanna House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, based on a hexagonal module. See page 8 for more details.
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Sports Stanford’s intercollegiate athletic program has been consistently rated the best in the nation, and visitors will find a multitude of sports events happening on any given weekend. Stanford Athletics venues are all located on the eastern side of the campus, a short walk from Town & Country Village at the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road. For up-to-date information, visit gostanford. com or paloaltoonline.com/sports, or call 800-STANFORD. Parking Paid parking is available daily, either in coin-metered spaces ($1.50 per hour, two-hour limit) or at pay-and-display or pay-by-space lots. Most machines at lots accept credit cards, cash or coins, and some locations accept mobile payment. One-day visitor permits can be purchased for $16 at 340 Bonair Siding, Stanford, which is open on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more specifics, call 650-723-9362 or visit transportation.stanford.edu.