Palo Alto, CA, sits on the west shore of San Francisco Bay, just north of Mountain View. Around 67,000 people live here, and most of them work for the tech companies headquartered in town. The name means "tall tree," after a massive coast redwood that still stands today. Residents are among the most educated people in the nation, which is no surprise in a city with more than a dozen private schools. It's also home to Stanford University. The city is one of the wealthiest in the nation, too: Silicon Valley's tech industry has given its residents some of the highest per-capita incomes, and home prices range from nearly $1 million to more than $40 million. Palo Alto is home to the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts and the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo.