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Amusements

  • Habitot Children's Museum
    2065 Kittredge Street • Berkeley, CA 94704
    510-647-1111
    A hands-on play and learning center where young children are the "big kids," exploring the arts and culture in a safe setting designed for especially for small hands and bodies and growing minds.  more...  map

  • Hall of Health
    2230 Shattuck Avenue • Berkeley, CA 94704
    510-549-1564
    Sponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland, this hands-on health museum features interactive exhibits that teach children of all ages about the workings of the human body and good health practices. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Alphonse Berber Gallery
    2546 Bancroft Way • Berkeley, CA 94704
    Located Across from the UC Berkeley Campus
    510-649-9492
    Alphonse Berber Gallery exhibits aggressively contemporary, emerging to mid-career artists working in a wide spectrum of mediums. more...  map

  • Artworks Foundry & Gallery
    729 Heinz Avenue • Berkeley, CA 94710
    510-644-2735
    This gallery is among the nation's leading foundries for the production and restoration of bronze sculptures, reliefs, and monuments.  more...  map

  • Berkeley Art Center
    1275 Walnut Street • Berkeley, CA 94709
    510-644-6893
    A wonderful art center that presents exhibitions of current work by emerging regional artists. Each year the center features a Members' Exhibition (open to all current artist members), a Youth Arts Festival, and The National Juried Exhibition.  more...  map

  • Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
    2626 Bancroft Way • Berkeley, CA 94720
    510-642-0808
    Featuring eleven galleries and year-round film screenings, this museum presents new perspectives on historical and contemporary art and films from around the world. more...  map

  • Judah L. Magnes Museum
    2911 Russell Street • Berkeley, CA 94705
    510-549-6950
    Founded in 1962, this museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting art and artifacts reflecting the diversity and complexity of the Jewish experience throughout history. The museum promotes understanding by fostering dialogue and exploring links between Jewish and other cultures. more...  map

  • Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles
    2982 Adeline Street • Berkeley, CA 94703
    510-843-7290
    Founded by Kaethe and Jules Kliot in 1965, the collection of the Kliot laces and textiles at this museum represents 40 years of dedication to the preservation of the finest of human handiwork, which includes thousands of specimens from pre-Columbian Peru, the finest from the 17th century European courts, and examples of the machine laces exemplifying the 19th century industrial revolution. An extensive library, which focuses on lace, textiles and costume, is also on site and it includes over 10,000 items of books, patterns, and articles. more...  map

  • Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
    103 Kroeber Hall • Berkeley, CA 94720
    Located at University of California
    510-642-3682
    Dedicated to promoting the understanding of the history and diversity of human cultures, this museum has collections which include Ancient Egypt, the Mediterranean, Latin America, Native California, Africa, and Asia.  more...

  • Takara Sake USA
    708 Addison Street • Berkeley, CA 94710
    510-540-8250
    The collection at this museum is the only one of its kind in the United States and it features items and displays of interest to both experts and the general public, such as an exhibit of the historical sake-making process, sake artifacts and implements, and a history of sake-making in America. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Berkeley Municipal Rose Garden
    Located at Euclid Avenue & Eunice Street
    510-981-CITY
    This municipal rose garden is considered by many to be the finest rose garden in Northern California. This beautiful spot is graced with 3,000 rose bushes, in over 250 varieties, and the benches at the top of the garden offer a fine place to view the sunset behind the Golden Gate Bridge.

  • Tilden Regional Park
    Grizzly Peak Boulevard • Berkeley, CA 94704
    510-562-PARK
    Comprised of 2,065 acres of open meadows and forests with spectacular views of the Bay Area, this park has within its boundaries a historic carousal, the Little Farm petting zoo, Lake Anza, steam train rides, pony rides, the public Tilden Regional Golf Course, the Environmental Education Center, a botanical garden, picnic sites, and miles of splendid hiking and biking trails.

  • University of California Botanical Garden
    200 Centennial Drive #5045 • Berkeley, CA 94720
    510-643-2755
    Famous for its large number of rare and endangered species, this 34 acre living museum is open to the public and it features one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States. The garden was established in 1890 and it contains over 12,000 different kinds of plants from all over the world. more...

Science & Technology

  • Lawrence Hall of Science
    University of California • Berkeley, CA 94720
    Located on Centennial Drive
    510-642-5132
    This public science center features exhibits which emphasize hands-on learning, as well as an outdoor science park that complements 56,000 square feet of indoor space. more...  map

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