Tourist Information
Weather
- The average high temperature in the Stanford area in May is in the low to mid 70s°F.
- "California casual" is appropriate for daytime and most evening outings and is acceptable for all symposium activities. A sweater or light jacket is suggested for evenings.
- More local weather information »
Visitor Information
- Stanford Visitor’s Information
- Stanford Guest House (Group Code JS19)
- Other local accommodations
Events at Stanford
Hiking / Outdoors
- Bay Area Hiking Guide
- Bair Island Aquatic Center
- East Bay Regional Park District
- Elkhorn Slough (Monterey Bay)
- County of San Mateo Parks (Menlo Park area)
- County of Santa Clara Find a Park (Palo Alto area)
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco / Marin)
- Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito)
Museums
- Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)
- Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford University)
- Computer History Museum (Mountain View)
- Coyote Point Museum (San Mateo)
- Exploratorium (San Francisco)
- Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)
- California Academy of Sciences (Steinhart Aquarium, Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium)
- Conservatory of Flowers
- deYoung Museum of Art
- Japanese Tea Garden
- Strybing Arboretum
- Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
- Legion of Honor (San Francisco)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey)
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco)
- San Jose Museum of Art (San Jose)
- Santa Cruz Surfing Museum (Santa Cruz)
- The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)
Performing Arts
- Concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Opera
- San Francisco Symphony
- San Francisco Ballet
- Villa Montalvo Arts Center - outdoor concerts (Saratoga)
Amusement Parks
- California's Great America (Santa Clara)
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz)
- Six Flags Discover Kingdom (Vallejo)