Palo Alto local information

Travel

• By car, from SFO (San Francisco airport) to the Sheraton Palo Alto: Take US-101 S for approximately 20 miles. Exit onto the Embarcadero Rd/Oregon Expwy. Upon exiting, continue on Embarcadero Road. Turn right onto El Camino Real.

• By car, from SJC (San Jose airport) to the Sheraton Palo Alto: Exit the airport using the lanes leading to CA-87 N. Merge onto US-101 N, and stay on it for approximately 13 miles. Take the Embarcadero Road exit. Turn right onto El Camino Real.

• By train: The Sheraton Palo Alto is located near a Caltrain station, which can be used to go as far as San Francisco to Gilroy, as well as to connect to the VTA light rail system. From the airport, however, a rider needs to take BART to Millbrae, then take the Caltrain to Palo Alto. Caltrain does not have a station at the airport.

• Sadly, the hotel does not provide shuttle service to any airport.

Sightseeing and tourism

Museums

• Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA)
• Intel Museum
• Tech Museum of Innovation
• San Carlos Flight Museum

Nature

• Hiking trails on Stanford Campus
• Palo Alto Baylands (marshlands, mud flats)
• Filoli Gardens (and house and trails)
• Big Basin State Park (redwood forest)

Art & Culture

• Rodin Sculptures @ Stanford campus
• Stanford Memorial Church
• Mission Santa Clara / Santa Clara University

Various

• Winchester Mystery House
• Whale watching (July is the season for humpback whales, blue whales, and dolphins)
• Other tech headquarters and companies

Families with Younger Children

• Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
• Children's Discovery Museum

If questions or suggestions for the above, please contact the conference committee.