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you can find anything in this sport and toy store. Has been in Palo alto for a very long time! A...
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you can find anything in this sport and toy store. Has been in Palo alto for a very long time! A locals favorite. Friendly staff and helpful. Can special order or help you find the perfect toy. Also carries lots of sports equipment for soccer, baseball, football, tennis, volleyball, biking, hiking. Competitve prices, but parking can be a problem since it is on a busy downtown side street
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This is a wonderful place to take the kids for a couple of hours to visit their favorite animlas....
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This is a wonderful place to take the kids for a couple of hours to visit their favorite animlas. Its not really as large as a zoo or have many animals. But its a grat way to spend the afternoon, especially with a toddler. Admissions is also free, so its lack of exhibits are fine. Its really educational for little children and they have fun too. check it out.. its pretty fun and its free!!
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Winter Lodge
Category:
Skating Rinks
3009 Middlefield Rd
Palo Alto,
California 94306
(650) 493-4566
This is a great outdoor ice skating rink. But unfortunatly it is closed during the summer beacause...
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This is a great outdoor ice skating rink. But unfortunatly it is closed during the summer beacause it would be too hard to keep it up in the very hot California weather. The rentals are really cheap is what I like. The ice skating part isn't expensive either, so this whole package is a great deal. Parking isn't really a problem. It is easy to find. They play good music while you skate. It is really cool to have a birthday party there (I've been to one) or just hang out there with your friends. During certain times lessons are available
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Although the building doesn't look like much, this is a very good bowling alley. They have many...
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Although the building doesn't look like much, this is a very good bowling alley. They have many differerent events and the lanes are well cared for. If you are really interested in something for the family, on New Years Eve they hold 3 hour New Year's Eve bowling parties for the family. The last one goes through midnight but the earlier ones are great if you have young kids.
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Shopping at the Cardinal Bicycle Shop makes life that much easier. The store sells good, solid...
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Shopping at the Cardinal Bicycle Shop makes life that much easier. The store sells good, solid bikes. The staff here is amazing--attentive and very helpful. The employees answered all of my questions and let my try out several bikes before I finally ended up buying one, for a reasonable price. Parking was a little difficult, but I will still never go anywhere else!
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Palo Alto Bicycles
Category:
Bicycle Dealers
171 University Ave
Palo Alto,
California 94301
(650) 328-7411
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Metrosport
Category:
Sporting Goods
37 Town & Country Villa
Palo Alto,
California 94301
(650) 321-6453
Need a pair of running shoes and don't know which one to get? I had this problem and Metrosport...
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Need a pair of running shoes and don't know which one to get? I had this problem and Metrosport helped solve my problem.
After running Bay to Breakers with a cheap pair of Asic running shoes, my feet hurt llike crazy. I went to Metrosport and the salesperson asked me to run to see which pair i should get.
He noticed that I overpronated and so i needed a pair of shoes with proper support. He recommend a pair of new balnce N764s ($69) and these shoes have been wonderful. I ran bay to breakers last year with these shoes and without hte pain.
Metrosport has a great selection, resonable prices (though not cheap, you do pay for the expertise), friendly salespeople, and folks that do know their product very well. This is a great running store who can help you pick out a pair of shoes that you need.
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Redwood is absolutly the best camp your child will ever go to. I have, myself, been a camper and...
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Redwood is absolutly the best camp your child will ever go to. I have, myself, been a camper and staff. This place is just amazing. They completely forget about everything when they come here. Redwood gives everyone a chance to be someone completly different: kids who dont want to let go of their moms to get onto the bus are completly out of their shells by the end of the first nigth (ive seen this happen.) The fun never stops, and its a different kind of fun at every age level. Amazing campfires, swimming, hiking, crafts, games, rockwall, fishing, boating, archery, and most importantly BONDING! This place makes you friends that are better than people that you've known for five years. truly amazing, and you dont know the half of it until you get just a little taste. EVERY kid needs to come here and feel like an induvidual.The Y teaches kids whats really important and has the power to change them for the rest of their lives.
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Very helpful; good selection, lots of knowledge! I had a good experience - the guys not only...
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Very helpful; good selection, lots of knowledge! I had a good experience - the guys not only helped to find the right equipment but spent time explaining what is and what is not!
Pros: Only store in the area
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Ingrid's Suntanning
Category:
Tanning Salons
2417 Park Blvd
Palo Alto,
California 94306
(650) 322-3848
Ingrid's has the absolute best Mystic Tan with MagneTan technology. You get a stunning tan that...
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Ingrid's has the absolute best Mystic Tan with MagneTan technology. You get a stunning tan that looks like you just returned from a week's vacation. It's perfectly safe and looks amazing. The first time I did it everyone told me, "you've never looked better." I highly recommend Ingrid's. The staff is so sweet and spends lots of time with you to make sure you understand how to prep appropriately (the secret to good self-tanning is in the prep...not so much the application). Run to Ingrid's before your next event or vacation and you will see why I love it so much!
Plese don't tan in a tanning bed, though. Tanning beds are dangerous for your health. Period. The beds that are suppossedly "safe" are actually frying your skin underneath causing more wrinkles and drastically increasing your risk for multiple melanoma...the deadliest form of skin cancer. Also, once you get skin cancer you can NEVER go in the sun again, as long as you live. NOT worth it. (a friend of mine died from this.)
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