Cowper Cottage’s Guidebook
Neighborhoods
Midtown offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents own their homes. In Midtown there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families live in Midtown and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in Midtown are highly rated.
Palo Alto offers free city shuttle service.
Great for walkers, just minutes' walk to Midtown Shopping Center with its restaurants, Coffee Shops like Starbucks and Philz, Safeway (open 24/7), and more. On the other side a short walk to an open Shopping center offers the high-end Piazza's Food, Rick's Ice Cream, Peet's Coffee and more.
If you are a bicycle lover, you are minutes away from the famous Bryant Street which is blocked for through car traffic at several intersections, and is the city designated bike path, providing a straight path from Menlo Park almost to the Mountain View border, it's probably the longest bike path street in Palo Alto.
Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley with easy access to train, highways, and close to Google (3 miles away), Facebook (4 miles away), LinkedIn (6 miles away), HP (1.5 miles away), Stanford (2.5 miles away), Sandhills Rd (9 miles away) , Apple (11 miles away), Amazon and more....
👣3 miles from Stanford University, and the famous Stanford Shopping Center. Steps from parks, bike trails, tennis, gym, coffee, library, groceries, and more.
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Midtown
Midtown offers residents an urban suburban mix feel and most residents own their homes. In Midtown there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many families live in Midtown and residents tend to be liberal. The public schools in Midtown are highly rated.
Palo Alto offers free city shuttle service.
Great for walkers, just minutes' walk to Midtown Shopping Center with its restaurants, Coffee Shops like Starbucks and Philz, Safeway (open 24/7), and more. On the other side a short walk to an open Shopping center offers the high-end Piazza's Food, Rick's Ice Cream, Peet's Coffee and more.
If you are a bicycle lover, you are minutes away from the famous Bryant Street which is blocked for through car traffic at several intersections, and is the city designated bike path, providing a straight path from Menlo Park almost to the Mountain View border, it's probably the longest bike path street in Palo Alto.
Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley with easy access to train, highways, and close to Google (3 miles away), Facebook (4 miles away), LinkedIn (6 miles away), HP (1.5 miles away), Stanford (2.5 miles away), Sandhills Rd (9 miles away) , Apple (11 miles away), Amazon and more....
👣3 miles from Stanford University, and the famous Stanford Shopping Center. Steps from parks, bike trails, tennis, gym, coffee, library, groceries, and more.
Food scene
Evvia Estiatorio
420 Emerson StFresh and great food
Tamarine Restaurant & Gallery
546 University AveModern Vietnamese restuarant
Maum
322 University AveKorean Restuarant
Oren's Hummus
261 University AveGreat Mediterranean Restuarant
Bird Dog
420 Ramona Stfine-dining
Saint Michael's Alley
140 Homer AveUpscale Californian Restuarant
Sightseeing
Shoreline Lake Park
3160 N Shoreline BlvdGreat spot for jogging, walking, water sport...
Stanford University
450 Serra MallWealth of sightseeing and education oppoertunities
Free Arts Center and world-class collection of art
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Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center für visuelle Künste
328 Lomita DrFree Arts Center and world-class collection of art
Popular shopping, window browsing, and eating. Includes upscale brands. Home to annual summer Jam Series, fashion shows, and sponsored events.
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Stanford Shopping Center
660 Stanford Shopping CenterPopular shopping, window browsing, and eating. Includes upscale brands. Home to annual summer Jam Series, fashion shows, and sponsored events.
Encompass nearly 2,000 acres of undisturbed marshland habitant . The 15 miles of the trails in the nature preserve are popular for hiking, running, and bicycling.
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Baylands Nature Preserve
2500 Embarcadero RoadEncompass nearly 2,000 acres of undisturbed marshland habitant . The 15 miles of the trails in the nature preserve are popular for hiking, running, and bicycling.
Free admission public garden for the community to enjoy
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Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
1431 Waverley StFree admission public garden for the community to enjoy
Tipps für Reisende
Verkehrsmittel
Buses and trains available
Palo Alto and Stanford are served by a transportation network that includes the regional Caltrain system, which operates frequent trains up and down the Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose, the free Stanford Marguerite shuttle bus service, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority buses, local taxis and an extensive network of pedestrian and bike paths.
VTA Bus Route 21: This route connects the Palo Alto Transit Center/Caltrain to Mountain View and Santa Clara via Middlefield in Palo Alto.