{"id":5819,"date":"2012-07-31T15:03:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=5819"},"modified":"2012-07-31T15:03:57","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:03:57","slug":"review-hoover-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/5819\/review-hoover-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Hoover Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hoover Tower, 550 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 285-foot tower provides a beautiful view of Stanford\u2019s campus and, on a clear day, numerous sights in the Bay Area. Visitors may ride an elevator to the 14<sup>th<\/sup> floor of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanford.edu\">Hoover Tower<\/a> to the observation deck. At the top of the tower, visitors can also view the Tower\u2019s 48 bells. At the lower level of the Hoover Tower, visitors may view the exhibit on alumni Herbert Hoover and his wife, Lou Henry Hoover. The Hoover Tower was constructed in 1941 to commemorate Stanford\u2019s 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary. Adults may ride to the top of the Tower for $2 and children under 12 and seniors for $1. The Hoover Tower is open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5820 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5820 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/IMG_1251-37x25.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Take <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caltrain.com\/\">Caltrain<\/a> to the California Avenue Caltrain Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoover Tower, 550 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA Description The 285-foot tower provides a beautiful view of Stanford\u2019s campus and, on a clear day, numerous sights in the Bay Area. 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