The Westin Palo Alto

The Gardens are open for self guided walking tours from 9am-4pm Mondays through Fridays. Trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, perennials, and ornamental grasses now show how foliage textures and colors can combine for beautiful effects. Flower color comes primarily from blooming shrubs and perennials. This is truly a garden for all seasons.

Stanford Shopping Center is Northern California's premier open-air shopping and dining destination with Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and more than 140 world-class specialty stores, ranging from luxury brands to local favorites.

Shoreline's 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course is a scenic lakeside golf course bordering the shores of Carter Lake. Mature cottonwood trees line the bluegrass fairways that lead to large bent grass greens, providing a traditional and serene experience.

The San Jose Museum of Art is a distinguished museum of modern and contemporary art and a lively center of arts activity in Silicon Valley. The leading institution in the area dedicated to the art of our time, SJMA is committed to providing access for its extraordinarily diverse populations and to pioneering new approaches to interpretation. Visit Silicon Valley's leading institution dedicated to the art of our time. You have a multitude of options for crafting a rich SJMA experience every time you come—view special exhibitions and the Museum's permanent collection, make art in the galleries, take a free audio or guided tour, shop at SJMA Store, and dine in Café Too.

Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions. Leland and Jane Stanford founded the University to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization." Stanford opened its doors in 1891, and more than a century later, it remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing our students for leadership in today's complex world. Visit our historic Main Quad with its distinct Richardsonian Romanesque and California Mission Revival architecture or see our new Science and Engineering Quad, which beautifully incorporates modern and technological elements with timeless, elegant aesthetics and an abundance of outdoor space.

The extensive sixteen-acre formal garden was planned and planted as construction of the house neared completion. The lawns and shrubs around the house were planted by the fall of 1917. The woodlands and the undeveloped Crystal Springs Watershed lands surrounding the estate provide a magnificent backdrop for the formal garden. The garden survives today as one of America’s finest historic gardens.