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Stanford University is located on the San Francisco peninsula overlooking San Francisco Bay. Much of the original campus Spanish-colonial architecture was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1906. What remains of the original campus is the Romanesque sandstone quadrangle, the Memorial Church with mosaics imported from Venice, Italy, and Encina Hall – a copy of a Swiss hotel. Other campus highlights are 285-foot Hoover Tower, where visitors can ride to the top for panoramic views of San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. The tower also has a 35-bell carillon. Visitors will also want to visit the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, and the neo-classical Leland Stanford Junior Museum of Art.

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, Phone: 650-723-2300

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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