Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley can fill up your social, cultural, and adventure calendar any day of the week with the hottest shows from Broadway, local theatre productions, concert venues, museums, amusement parks, golf and spa accommodations, or diverse art exhibitions, and all the outdoor activities one can handle. The choice of attractions are endless when visiting the high-tech epicenter.

The nearby Santa Clara Valley is the oldest region in California to continually produce wine and has over 20 award-winning wineries for you to experience. Three hundred days of sunshine annually means a chance to play at any number of top-flight golf courses, enjoy a day of shopping, or go for a day hike in the coastal mountains. Get your outdoor thrills by sailing and kayaking on the San Francisco bay, or hiking, biking, and horseback riding in coastal mountains.

With over 70 shops, 20 restaurants and cafes, a four-star boutique hotel, and hundreds of hip lofts and villas; Santana Row is the hippest, fashion forward neighborhood in the South Bay. Stanford Mall and the University Avenue shops and restaurant districts are wonderful areas and full of Northern California charm.

Stanford University is one of the most prestigious universities in the country and has contributed much to the high-tech environment of Silicon Valley. The 27 galleries of the Cantor Center exhibit artwork range from Renaissance paintings to African masks. The museum and its grounds house the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside the Musee Rodin in Paris. Beautiful landscaping and brilliant architecture combine to make Stanford a must-see in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley is one of the premiere technological concentrations in the United States and throughout the world. This is an area that since World War II has been devoted to the creation of new information technology. Explore the many technological and educational museums and discover the entrepreneurial spirit that has started such companies as Intel, Apple, and Google.