Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From I-280, exit at Sneath Lane and follow it 2 miles west until it dead ends at the trail-
head.
Right on the bay at the northern edge of San Mateo, 4 miles south of San Francisco In-
ternational Airport, is
Coyote Point Recreation Area
(parking $6; )
, a popular park (its
playground sports a huge castle) and windsurfing destination. The main attraction -
formerly known as the Coyote Point Museum - is
CuriOdyssey
( 650-342-7755;
www.curiodyssey.org
; adult/child $9/7; 10am-5pm Tue-Sat, noon-5pm Sun; )
, with innovative
exhibits for kids and adults highlighting science and wildlife. Exit Hwy 101 at Coyote
Point Dr.
Stanford University
founded by Leland Stanford, one of the Central Pacific Railroad's 'Big Four' founders and
a former governor of California. When the Stanfords' only child died of typhoid during a
European tour in 1884, they decided to build a university in his memory. Stanford
University was opened in 1891, just two years before Leland Stanford's death, but the uni-
versity grew to become a prestigious and wealthy institution. The campus was built on the
site of the Stanfords' horse-breeding farm and, as a result, Stanford is still known as 'The
Farm.'
Sights
Main Quad
PLAZA
Auguste Rodin's
Burghers of Calais
bronze sculpture marks the entrance to the uni-
versity's Main Quad, an open plaza where the original 12 campus buildings, a mix of
Romanesque and Mission revival styles, were joined by the
Memorial Church
(also
called MemChu) in 1903. The church is noted for its beautiful mosaic-tiled frontage,
stained-glass windows and four organs with more than 8000 pipes.
Hoover Tower
TOWER
(adult/child $2/1;
10am-4pm, closed during final exams, breaks btwn sessions & some holidays)
