:Places to tour

Allied Arts Guild
75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. A favorite spot for visitors, Allied Arts has Spanish Colonial-style buildings in a garden setting with fountains and flower-lined walkways, studio artists, paintings, pottery, sculpture and woodwork, all in a beautiful garden setting. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. Call 650-325-2450 .
E-mail: events@alliedartsguild.org.

Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. The museum offers fun-filled activities for the whole family including hands-on, interactive displays, outdoor wildlife habitats and a walk-through aviary and more than 50 live species of mammals, birds, snakes and amphibians. The museum gives visitors an opportunity to learn first-hand about ecology, natural history and habitat preservation. Daily river otter and fox feedings. Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m.  . Call 650-342-7755. Fax 650-342-7853.
E-mail: info@coyoteptmuseum.org.

Djerassi Resident Artists Program
2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside. Founded in 1979, the program hosts national and international artists for month-long residencies. The property is home to a collection of dramatic outdoor sculptures. Tours are offered April-October. Reservations are required. Hours: Visit the website or call for tour dates and information. Call 650-747-1250 . Fax 650-747-0105.
E-mail: drap@djerassi.org.

Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden
1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. 2.3-acre estate with gardens and 1902 Georgian Revival house, built for Edwin Percy Gamble, son of Procter & Gamble founder. Self-guided tours free to public. Formal, woodland and demonstration gardens. Admission is free. Hours: Daily, during daylight hours. Call 650-329-1356 during office hours, weekdays 9 a.m.-noon. Fax 650-329-1688.
E-mail: admin@gamblegarden.org or President@gamblegarden.org.

Filoli Center
86 Canada Road, Woodside. A 654-acre historic country estate that includes a 43-room mansion and 16 acres of European-inspired gardens. Named Filoli, to FIght, to LOve, to LIve, it was built by William Bourne in 1917. The gardens are designed as a sequence of rooms and feature a collection of more than 500 varieties of roses. Special events, lectures and classes. All tours $12 per adult, $5 for students age 5-17, under 5 are free. Filoli is open from early February through October, except for the annual week-long holiday event scheduled for the week following Thanksgiving. Hours: Docent-led tours Tue-Sun by advance reservation only. Self-guided tours, which do not require reservation, Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guided nature hikes by reservation only. Call 650-364-8300. Fax 650-366-7836.
E-mail: friends@filoli.org.

Hanna House
Stanford campus, Docent-led tours of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home, based on hexagonal module. $10 plus $5 parking fee. Reservations required, 12 years and older. Hours: 1st and 3rd Sun, 11 a.m.; 2nd and 4th Thu, 2 p.m.. Call Alana at 650-725-8352.
E-mail: alana2@stanford.edu.

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (Stanford University)
Sand Hill Road, Woodside. Docent-led educational tours of biological field station. Tour season is Oct. 1-May 31. Pets are not permitted. Reservations required and tours scheduled on an individual basis. $5/person, 14 years and older. Call 650-851-6813. Fax 650-851-7334.

Stanford Memorial Church
450 Sera Mall, Stanford . Rebuilt after the 1989 earthquake, the non-sectarian Memorial Church dominates the Main Quadrangle. Originally built in 1903, the church features mosaic Biblical scenes as well as New Testament stained-glass windows, four organs and an impressive dome. Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Docent tours every Friday at 2 p.m.; last Sunday of month at 11:15 a.m.; special tours for groups. Call 650-724-9349.

Stanford University Campus
551 Serra Mall (Memorial Auditorium Lobby), Stanford. Visitor information center is located in the main lobby of Memorial Hall across from the Hoover Tower. Free one-hour, student-led tours of campus, including Memorial Church, daily at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Hear about student perspectives on campus, including the history of the university and Stanford anecdotes. Meet in front of Memorial Auditorium. Tours are free for groups of nine or fewer. Larger groups must call for reservations. Private tours and motorized cart tours arranged for a fee. See also Museums and collections section for information on Cantor Arts Center, Hoover Institution and Hoover Tower, Rodin Sculpture Garden and Stanford New Guinea Sculpture Garden. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Call 650-723-2560 (Visitor Information Services). Fax 650-725-6232.
E-mail: visitorinfo@stanford.edu.

Stanford University ** Hoover Tower
434 Galvez Mall , Stanford . The tower is one of three buildings that make up the Hoover Institution, dedicated to the study of 20th-century war, revolution and peace. The tower's observation deck offers a sweeping view of the Midpeninsula. Informal tours, $2 for adults, $1 for kids and seniors, free for students with a valid Stanford ID, faculty and immediate family. Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed during the first week of class, finals, academic breaks and holidays.. Call 650-723-1754 . Fax 650-723-1687 .
E-mail: horaney@hoover.stanford.edu.

Sunset Magazine and Gardens
80 Willow Road, Menlo Park. Gardens designed by landscape architect Thomas Church represent distinct Western climate zones and showcase plants for each region -- Central and Northern California, the Southwest and the Northwest. The gardens display many seasonal plants, as well as a coast live oak called “the Old Man.” Also part of the garden is the test garden, where Sunset plants and plans for upcoming coverage in the magazine. Founded in 1898. Hours: Free self-guided walking tours, weekdays 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.. Call 650-321-3600.
E-mail: garden@sunset.com.

Thomas Fogarty Winery and Vineyard
19501 Skyline Blvd., Woodside. This winery offers tastings and sales year-round, drop-in. Produces many wines, including a pinot noir and chardonnay made from estate grapes; also produces gewurztraminer from Ventana Vineyards grapes in Monterey. Hours: For tasting room Wed-Sun 11a.m.-5 p.m.. Call 650-851-6777. Fax 650-851-5840.
E-mail: info@fogartywinery.com.

U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Center tours
345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park . Three stops with 20- to 30-minute presentations on earthquakes, hazards mapping, and historic topographic maps and aerial photography. Group tours available by appointment. Hours: Tour hours: Tue, Thu at 10 a.m.. Call 650-329-4390; 650-329-4356 for group tours.

Woodside Store
3300 Tripp Road, Woodside. Built in 1854 by Dr. R.O. Tripp as a country store, it also served as a post office and community center until 1909. The store has been restored to its appearance in the 1880s and offers hands-on displays and an educational slide show available to pre-arranged groups. Free admission. It is operated by the San Mateo County Historical Association. Tours available. Hours: Tue, Thu 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m.. Call 650-851-7615.
E-mail: woodsidestore@historysmc.org.