NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Planning this trip to Palo Alto, California
CAMPUS TOURS
Free one-hour tours begin at the front steps of Stanford's Memorial Auditorium (Visitor Center, 551 Serra Mall, [650] 723-2560) at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. More info: www.stanford.edu/dept/visitorinfo/.
WHERE TO STAY
Garden Court Hotel, 520 Cowper St.; (650) 322-9000, www.gardencourt.com. Doubles from $369.
Stanford Park Hotel, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; (650) 322-1234, www.stanfordparkhotel.com. Doubles from $169.
WHERE TO EAT
La Strada, 335 University Ave.; (650) 324-8300; www.lastradapaloalto.com. Dinner entrees $15 to $25.
Cool Cafe, Cantor Center for Visual Arts, 328
Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill, 566 Emerson St.; (650) 323-3131; www.paloaltocreamery.com. Entrees up to $17.75, except Bubbly Burger, which comes with a bottle of Dom Perignon for $195.
TO LEARN MORE
Destination Palo Alto, www.destinationpaloalto.com. Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, www.paloaltochamber.com/visitor/
Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
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