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Welcome to Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto. Silicon Valley's midwife. A magnet for ideas and money. The home of Stanford University. Palo Alto is a town where working for a startup hemorrhaging cash is considered a status symbol. Conspicuous consumption is commonplace. Kids drive BMW convertibles. Perfectly outfitted cyclists graze tree-lined streets atop $4,000 two-wheelers. The dominant local emotion: hope.
Palo Alto was a sleepy backwater university town in 1938 when Stanford grads David Packard and William Hewlett teamed up in a drafty garage at 367 Addison Avenue and launched an instruments company. In so doing, they introduced the notion that anyone with a good idea and access to a garage can change history. This entrepreneurial inheritance, combined with the appeal of Stanford's world-class faculty and libraries, continues to draw dreamers and visionaries to Palo Alto.
As a result, Palo Alto is to technology what Wall Street is to finance or Hollywood is to movies. There are more ideas, get-rich-quick schemes and gadgets with lights per capita in Palo Alto than in any other place on the planet, with the possible exception of Las Vegas. So if you're visiting in hopes of launching a new business, you're not alone. Even the cabbies in this town have briefcases stuffed with business plans. (Hal Plotkin)
Palo Alto Hotels
Whether visiting for business or seeing whether the the Stanford investment is paying off, PaloAlto.net has a hotel room that fits the bill. Place online reservations as special Internet rates. Click here or call toll free in the US: 1.800.839.6210 (or call toll free in Europe: 00 800 1610 1690).
Palo Alto Restaurants
Palo Alto is home to many of Silicon Valley's top-flight dining establishments. There's something for everybody, from the old world Greek restaurant Evvia to the celebrated contemporary Vietnamese restaurant Tamarine, the Cajun destination Nola, the Cuban mojito hotspot Bodeguita del Medio and the long-time favorite Italian restaurant, Osteria. Click here to search and book reservations online.
Palo Alto Arts, Culture and Nightlife
Palo Alto has a thriving nightlife scene and is the birthplace of rock bands like the Donnas and the now-defunct Ugly Kid Joe. The town's most popular nighttime hangouts include Gordon Biersch and Nola.
Palo Alto Attractions
From Stanford University and the garage that was the birthplace of Silicon Valley to the Barbie Museum, Palo Alto is rich with interest, history and recreational amenities.
Palo Alto Real Estate
Palo Alto has some of the world's most coveted real estate. Beautiful weather, exceptional schools, world-class shopping and a strong economy are just some of the qualities that contribute to Palo Alto's desirability. Check Palo Alto.net's real estate page for information about Palo Alto homes, apartments and Realtors.
Palo Alto News
Headlines from local newspapers like the Stanford Daily and Palo Alto area radio and television stations.
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