The Stanford campus provides a lot of sightseeing and academic options. You can visit the historic Main Quad and its distinct Richardsonian Romanesque as well as California Mission Revival architecture and see its new Science & Engineering Quad that beautifully incorporates up-to-date and technological components with timeless and elegant aesthetics plus a wealth of outdoor space.
1. Here you can pick up a self-guided trip map and walk across campus at your leisure, and take an hour student-led Campus Walking Tour that starts at 11am and 3:15pm.
2. You can see an amazing view of the region from the Hoover Tower observation place, almost 300 feet above the Stanford University’s campus.
3. Here you can delight a dish at one of the numerous dining halls or campus eateries.
4. You can stop at the Herbert Hoover Exhibit Pavilion.
Also, you can go on such campus tours as Memorila Church, Cantor Arts Center, Hanna Honeycomb House, Athletic Facilities, and Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
Art enthusiasts will delight touring some galleries located at the Cantor Arts Center, walking along the Rodin Sculpture Garden, attending the student art gallery and strolling around campus in order to view the 42 free-standing outdoor sculptures.
In case you are concerned in history, you can visit the collection of the Stanford family plus University history located in the Cantor Arts Center or Historic Red Barn. Built in 1878-79, the Barn is considered one of several surviving structures located on campus, which predates the Stanford University’s foundation and it is the Registered Historical Landmark.