| the motor inn offers free continental breakfast and parking. the casual rooms with minimalist furnishings offer free wi-fi and cable tv. they also have minifridges, microwaves and coffeemakers. check-in time: 1:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also an outdoor pool. this straightforward, low-rise motor inn is 4 miles from shoreline amphitheatre and the computer history museum. pets are welcome for a fee
San Francisco International Airport 27 min
California's Great America (18 min)
Family-friendly theme park with thrill rides, water attractions, live entertainment & food options. Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (8 min)
Free, child-oriented venue with animals like birds & turtles, plus interactive educational exhibits. Memorial Church (13 min)
Interdenominational church with public tours featuring pipe organ, stained glass windows & mosaics. Shoreline Lake Park (16 min)
Park with a golf course, a lake with boat rentals, walking/biking trails & a Victorian house museum. Rancho San Antonio Preserve (15 min)
Rural nature preserve features 24 miles of hiking trails, plus an education center & working farm. Shoreline Amphitheatre (11 min)
Large-scale music venue with open-air seating hosts festivals & big-name acts. Filoli Historic House & Garden (18 min)
An early-20th-century country estate & botanic garden, open for docent-led tours. Baylands Nature Preserve (10 min)
Vast marshland with 15 mi. of trails for walking, running & biking, plus bird-watching & kayaking. Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (8 min)
Dog-friendly open space with an interpretive center, plus marked hiking, biking & equestrian trails. Googleplex (10 min)
The global headquarters of Google, this campus encompasses offices, green space & recreation areas. Winchester Mystery House (22 min)
Sprawling landmark with a staircase leading nowhere & other odd features designed to confuse ghosts. Computer History Museum (10 min)
Exhibits on early computers, the growth of the Internet, industry pioneers & more. Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (9 min)
Classic & contemporary art museum with an outdoor sculpture garden featuring Rodin bronzes. Hoover Tower (9 min)
Landmark 285-ft. bell tower at Stanford, with an observation deck & Hoover memorabilia exhibits. Hewlett Packard Garage (6 min)
Unassuming garage, known as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley, where Hewlett Packard was founded. | 
