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Puente Golden Gate
Golden Gate BridgeFishermans Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
Anfiteatro Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt BoulevardThe Oakland Zoo is a zoo located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States. Established in 1922, it is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally. The Zoo is home to over 700 native and exotic animals. It's recognized for its outstanding animal care, particularly its elephant care program, and for its Leed-certified, 17,000 square foot, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital—the largest wild animal veterinary facility in Northern California.
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Oakland Zoo station
9777 Golf Links RdThe Oakland Zoo is a zoo located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States. Established in 1922, it is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally. The Zoo is home to over 700 native and exotic animals. It's recognized for its outstanding animal care, particularly its elephant care program, and for its Leed-certified, 17,000 square foot, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital—the largest wild animal veterinary facility in Northern California.
The park is between the Berkeley Hills and San Pablo Ridge. Its main entrance is near Kensington, Berkeley, and Richmond. The park is contiguous with Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. Tilden Regional Park was named in honor of Charles Lee Tilden, a Bay Area attorney and businessman who served on the first Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District.
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Parque Regional Tilden
2501 Grizzly Peak BlvdThe park is between the Berkeley Hills and San Pablo Ridge. Its main entrance is near Kensington, Berkeley, and Richmond. The park is contiguous with Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. Tilden Regional Park was named in honor of Charles Lee Tilden, a Bay Area attorney and businessman who served on the first Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District.
DescriptionFisherman’s Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city's busiest tourist areas. Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls appear at every turn, as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour. At Ghirardelli Square, boutiques and eateries reside in the famed former chocolate factory.
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Fishermans Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
DescriptionFisherman’s Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city's busiest tourist areas. Souvenir shops and stalls selling crab and clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls appear at every turn, as do postcard views of the bay, Golden Gate and Alcatraz. There’s also a colony of sea lions to see and historic ships to tour. At Ghirardelli Square, boutiques and eateries reside in the famed former chocolate factory.
Food scene
Chinatown
Neighborhoods
Oakland is a city on the east side of SF Bay, in California. Jack London Square has a statue of the writer, who frequented the area. Nearby, Old Oakland features restored Victorian architecture and boutiques. Near Chinatown, the Oakland Museum of California covers state history, nature and art. Uptown contains the art deco Fox and Paramount theaters, restaurants, bars and galleries.
Downtown’s African American Museum and Library at Oakland chronicles local black history, including the Black Panther movement. On Lake Merritt’s north shore, Lakeside Park contains vintage theme park Children’s Fairyland. The contemporary Cathedral of Christ the Light looms nearby. Set in hills farther north, Mountain View Cemetery was designed by 19th-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. On the outskirts of the city, Redwood Regional Park is home to Chabot Space and Science Center, with its planetarium, observatories and hands-on exhibits.
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Oakland
Oakland is a city on the east side of SF Bay, in California. Jack London Square has a statue of the writer, who frequented the area. Nearby, Old Oakland features restored Victorian architecture and boutiques. Near Chinatown, the Oakland Museum of California covers state history, nature and art. Uptown contains the art deco Fox and Paramount theaters, restaurants, bars and galleries.
Downtown’s African American Museum and Library at Oakland chronicles local black history, including the Black Panther movement. On Lake Merritt’s north shore, Lakeside Park contains vintage theme park Children’s Fairyland. The contemporary Cathedral of Christ the Light looms nearby. Set in hills farther north, Mountain View Cemetery was designed by 19th-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. On the outskirts of the city, Redwood Regional Park is home to Chabot Space and Science Center, with its planetarium, observatories and hands-on exhibits.
JLD is an entertainment and business destination on the waterfront of Oakland, California, United States.
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Jack London District
JLD is an entertainment and business destination on the waterfront of Oakland, California, United States.
Consejos sobre la ciudad
Cómo moverse
Bart is the fastest way to San Fran specially in rush hours
From my place you can jump on 5 minutes bus ride to Oakland coliseum Bart station and from there you have the perfect and most economical transportation to San Fran as well as the rest of all of what the Bay Area offers.
Qué meter en la valija
Weather in Oakland
In Oakland, the summers are long, comfortable, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are short, cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 75°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 85°F.
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Free museums entry
*California Academy of Sciences is free on the third Wednesday of the month. *Asian Art Museum has free admission the first Sunday of every month. *Exploratorium free on five Sundays each year. Check out the dates on their calendar for this year’s free times.*Cartoon Art Museum is free every first Tuesday of month.