Stanford Cardinal

One of the country's most beautiful campuses, October weather that's borderline unfair, and a band that will do something at halftime you've never seen. Here's how to embed a football Saturday in something much larger than football.

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places to stay
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places to eat
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bars & breweries
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hidden gems
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things to do
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interactive map
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mobile resources

One on us

Coupa CafΓ©: The original Coupa location is inside the Gates Computer Science Building on campus. Venezuelan coffee and arepas in a building named for Bill Gates, on the campus that produced Google. The coffee is genuinely excellent. The context is worth the detour on its own.

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