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Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Palo Alto (/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as...
Read morePalo Alto (/ˌpæloʊ ˈæltoʊ/; Spanish for 'tall stick') is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto.
attractions: California's Great America, Winchester Mystery House, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Municipal Rose Garden, Computer History Museum, Vasona Lake County Park, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve, Sikh Gurdwara San Jose, The Tech Interactive, restaurants: Zareen's Palo Alto, Cascal, Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant, Zareen's, Doppio Zero Mountain View, Red Rock Coffee, Crepevine Restaurants, Chef Chu's, Sakoon, Mantra India Mountain View, local businesses: Santana Row, IKEA, Westfield Oakridge, Walmart Supercenter, Costco Wholesale, Plant Shopping Center, Westgate Center, San Jose Market Center, Castle Rock State Park, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
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Things to Do in Palo Alto, California, United States - Palo Alto Attractions & Activities
Live events
The HUB Lunar New Year Celebration Festival & Pickleball Tournament
Sat, Feb 21 • 10:00 AM
600 East Hamilton Avenue #150 Campbell, CA 95008
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HiFiCon Audio Meet Feb 21, 2026
Sat, Feb 21 • 10:00 AM
35501 Cedar Boulevard Newark, CA 94560
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2026 Lunar New Year: Lantern Blessing Festival
Sat, Feb 21 • 11:00 AM
919 Hanson Court Milpitas, CA 95035
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Attractions of Palo Alto
California's Great America
Winchester Mystery House
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Municipal Rose Garden
Computer History Museum
Vasona Lake County Park
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Rancho San Antonio County Park & Open Space Preserve
Sikh Gurdwara San Jose
The Tech Interactive
California's Great America
4.4
(6.2K)
Open 24 hours
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Winchester Mystery House
4.5
(6.4K)
Open until 5:00 PM
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Shoreline Amphitheatre
4.4
(4.3K)
Open 24 hours
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Municipal Rose Garden
4.7
(3.3K)
Open 24 hours
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Restaurants of Palo Alto
Zareen's Palo Alto
Cascal
Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant
Zareen's
Doppio Zero Mountain View
Red Rock Coffee
Crepevine Restaurants
Chef Chu's
Sakoon
Mantra India Mountain View
Zareen's Palo Alto
4.5
(2.4K)
$$
Open until 12:00 AM
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Cascal
4.3
(2.1K)
$$
Open until 10:00 PM
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Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant
4.3
(2.1K)
$$
Open until 9:00 PM
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Zareen's
4.4
(1.8K)
$
Open until 10:00 PM
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Local services of Palo Alto
Santana Row
IKEA
Westfield Oakridge
Walmart Supercenter
Costco Wholesale
Plant Shopping Center
Westgate Center
San Jose Market Center
Castle Rock State Park
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
Santana Row
4.5
(6.3K)
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IKEA
4.0
(5K)
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Westfield Oakridge
4.3
(4.5K)
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Walmart Supercenter
3.9
(3.9K)
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