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"Huge, expansive, and beautiful campus."(7 Tips)
"Also, bronze statues made by Rodin can be found through the campus."(3 Tips)
"Take elevator to top of Hoover Tower to get awesome view."(2 Tips)
"Have lunch at the Cool Cafe at Cantor Art Museum."(2 Tips)
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- Débora JoppiJuly 21, 2014One of the best universities in the U.S. Definitely worth a visit! It has such a beautiful campus, with Romanesque style buildings. Also, bronze statues made by Rodin can be found through the campus.
Mariianne CraryFebruary 28, 2015The reason Silicon Valley is right here. Beautiful campus, public talks, doors open to business, place to walk-and-talk. And just get your head thinking right. One of the best universities in world
EDRAugust 21, 2016This must be what paradise for students look like. I have never seen so much wealth in a university. Their sport facilities are insane and its art center's garden has only 20 statues by Rodin!!😱Upvoted Feb 4
Ilya KuznetsovMarch 30, 2018If you like peaceful areas with rich history and amazing architecture - Stanford University is a place to visit!
Julia LuAugust 11, 2018Nice place to walk around. Check out the Cantor art museum here —it’s free!Upvoted Mar 9- Free walking tours offered every day at 11:30am and 3:30pm. Meet at the Visitor Center. https://visit.stanford.edu/tours
Omar CabreraAugust 10, 2016A true dream... One of the best universities in the whole world, beautiful and stunning. If I live again, I hope I can go to Stanford.
- Emilio CJuly 13, 2015Huge, expansive, and beautiful campus. Some of the most distinguished intellectuals in the world do their work and study here.
Definitely have to sit inside the Stanford church! My inner peace has became more clam than ever!
- Marvin AndujarAugust 31, 2013Great atmosphere. If you are a Stanford student or not you should visit this place, relax, and visit this great campus.
Andrew CApril 26, 2017Parts of it look and feel like Rome. Other parts are the same old mid century architecture found in every California college.
Buck Seng NgMarch 7, 2015I could not resist taking a shot of the Garage - birth place of Silicon Valley, & remembering Bill Hewlett & Dave Packard.
Max Blue 🚴🍔November 8, 2014Woah, this campus is huge and so beautiful. Rent a bike at Campus Bike Store and explore the campus!
Best place to eat and have a coffee at Stanford is COHO. Can't miss it.
Sony StoreMay 12, 2012If you're at the Stanford Shopping Center this Saturday 5/12, make sure to stop by the Sony Store for our Grand Opening. Come see our new design and from 2-4pm there will be music and give-aways Read more
Tristan TranOctober 26, 2014Wow, soo beautiful!! Don't forget to take a look at the sports centers... Very impressive!
Social News NetworkNovember 26, 2012First time here for visit? Join their official visit trip, it will save you a lot of time and prevent getting lost in such a big campus.
Rate My ProfessorsSeptember 17, 2013Stanford University is #4 on our 2012-2013 Top Universities List, based on your student ratings. See the full list and rate your schools and profs at RateMyProfessors.com. Read more
S. JohnsonSeptember 1, 2011"Drive down University Avenue into Stanford University as it turns into Palm Drive. Park on the circle and take a walking tour of the campus and then head to the science and engineering quad."
Presidential LibrariesFebruary 1, 2011Chelsea Clinton graduated from here in 2001. She majored in history, and interviewed her father for the senior thesis topic of the 1998 Belfast Agreement in Northern Ireland.- Tariq AhmadJune 30, 2011Nice campus, definitely worth visiting. Take elevator to top of Hoover Tower to get awesome view.
- Alexandre JaniniMay 17, 2013Such a peaceful place. Clean and quiet. I wish I could go to school here.
- Rate My ProfessorsAugust 29, 2012Stanford University is #1 on our 2011-2012 Top Schools List, based on your student ratings. See the full list and rate your schools and profs at RateMyProfessors.com. Read more
Odebrecht AwardDecember 29, 2011Hi there! The Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development is officially accepting entries! Share your best sustainability idea for a chance to win $65,000! Please visit our site for more information. Read more
Kate CashJanuary 16, 2012Stanford has a student body of approximately 6,988 undergraduate and 8,400 graduate students. More than 50 Stanford faculty, staff, and alumni have won the Nobel Prize.- Presidential LibrariesNovember 3, 2011President Herbert Hoover graduated from Stanford in 1895, three months before his 21st birthday with a degree in geology, $40 in his pocket, and no prospects for employment.
John PryorOctober 31, 2011unbelievable campus, check out the business school and the sports facilities. Slickest gym i've ever seen.
Mike BloombergJune 17, 2013Yesterday, I was here to deliver the commencement address for the Stanford University Class of 2013: http://bit.ly/12P9NxD
Michelle Klaessens RawstronJuly 1, 2011in the summertime, lie on the grass with a book to read under the shade of a tree, or ride around campus on a bike.- Atherton Park Inn & Suites Redwood CityMarch 23, 2013It's one of the world's leading research and teaching institution. We are just a few miles form the Stanford University.... Read more
Visit @occupystanford in Meyers hall, they're really nice and interesting folks!
GrovoJanuary 11, 2012January 1996: While at Stanford, Larry Page and Sergey Brin begin working on a search engine that became Google. The original domain name for Google was google.stanford.edu
Kendra MarkleApril 5, 2010Come join the My Social Health project, part of the Persuasive Technology lab, in Cordura Hall 100/104 on Thursday afternoons-We're using social media to design the future of healthy influences! Fun! Read more
Lara A.September 1, 2012If you're thinking of applying, take the Discover Stanford tour, it's very helpful!
Richard GrinerOctober 16, 2011Beware of the many bicyclists. They shift unpredictably between the roles of automobile drivers and pedestrians.
Attend a free lecture or public event! Departments from all over the Stanford campus offer free events from some of the best faculty and students in the academic world.
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"Very easy to "navigate" around stadium once u r inside - every section is accessible from any gate or any seat - very convenient seating and aisles and concession stands :)"
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"The skirt steak at Arbuckle is pretty delicious and healthy!"
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"A huge bookstore with lots of Standford gear. A must visit if you are visiting the campus!"
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