Tourism

Useful Websites

• Map of Conference Location, Hotels, and Points-of-Interest
• Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• Stanford University
• San Francisco Bay Area Map
• San Francisco Map

Weather

• The average high temperature in the San Francisco area in June is 66°F (19°C).
• "California casual" is appropriate for daytime and most evening outings and is acceptable for all conference activities. A sweater or light jacket is suggested for evenings.
• More weather information »

Visitor Information

• San Francisco Travel Guide
• Stanford Visitor’s Information
• California Visitor's Guide

Events at Stanford

• Events at Stanford University

Hiking / Outdoors

• Bay Area Hiker
• Bair Island Aquatic Center
• County of San Francisco Parks and Open Spaces (San Francisco)
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco / Marin)
• Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (San Francisco)
• Marine Mammal Center (Sausalito)
• San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco)

Local Restaurant Guides

• San Francisco Restaurants
• Yelp - San Francisco Restaurants
• Zagat Guide - San Francisco

Attractions and Museums

• Alcatraz (San Francisco Bay)
• Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)
• Cable Car Museum (San Francisco)
• Cantor Center for Visual Arts (Stanford University)
• Chabot Space & Science Center (Oakland)
• Coit Tower (San Francisco)
• Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco)
• Exploratorium (San Francisco)
• Ferry Building Marketplace (San Francisco)
• Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 (San Francisco)
• Ghirardelli Square (San Francisco)
• Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • Conservatory of Flowers
  • deYoung Museum of Art
  • Garden of Shakespeare's Flowers
  • Japanese Tea Garden
  • Strybing Arboretum
• Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley)
• Legion of Honor (San Francisco)
• Mission Dolores (San Francisco)
• Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey)
• Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco)
• Painted Ladies (San Francisco)
• Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco)
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco)
• San Jose Museum of Art (San Jose)
• The Exploratorium (San Francisco)
• The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum (Santa Cruz)
• The Tech Museum of Innovation (San Jose)
• The Walt Disney Family Museum (San Francisco)

Performing Arts

• American Conservatory Theater
• Beach Blanket Babylon (America's longest running musical revue)
• Broadway in San Francisco
• Concerts in the San Francisco Bay Area
• San Francisco Opera
• San Francisco Symphony
• San Francisco Ballet

Amusement Parks

• Paramount's Great America (Santa Clara)
• Six Flags Marine World (Vallejo)