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Amusements

• Children's Fairyland
  699 Bellevue Avenue • Oakland, CA 94610
  510-452-2259
  Popular nursery rhymes come to life at this enchanting three-dimensional fantasy park that sits on ten beautiful acres and features many exhibits and rides for children to enjoy. more...  map

• Museum of Children's Art
  538 Ninth Street • Oakland, CA 94607
  Located Between Washington & Clay
  510-465-8770
  You can view exhibits created by children, as well as participate in art classes and working studios, while at this children's museum. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Cameron-Stanford House (circa 1876)
  1418 Lakeside Drive • Oakland, CA 94612
  Located on the Shores of Lake Merritt
  510-444-1876
  The interior of this historic house reflects the decorative arts of 1876-1883 and the house and garden offers unique museum tours.  map

• Dunsmuir House and Gardens Historic Estate (circa 1899)
  2960 Peralta Oaks Court • Oakland, CA 94615
  510-615-5555
  This 16,224 square foot, 37 room Colonial Revival mansion features ten fireplaces, a Tiffany-style dome ceiling, and inlaid parquet floors. The home allows visitors to see how the wealthy lived a century ago. more...  map

• Pardee Home Museum (circa 1868)
  672 Eleventh Street • Oakland, CA 94607
  510-444-2187
  This National Historic Landmark home is one of the greatest architectural buildings of Northern California and it gives visitors a glimpse into the lives of the Pardee family who occupied this house. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• African-American Museum and Library of Oakland
  659 Fourteenth Street • Oakland, CA 94612
  510-238-6716
  This museum and library is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and sharing the African-American experience in California through its many exhibits and artifacts.  map

• Crucible
  1260 Seventh Street • Oakland, CA 94607
  510-444-0919
  The Crucible is "a non-profit educational collaboration of arts, industry and community." A sculpture studio, educational foundry, and metal fabrication shop, The Crucible offers classes in fine and industrial arts.  more...  map

• Ebony Museum of Art
  1034 Fourteenth Street • Oakland, CA 95619
  510-763-0745
  This museum preserves and presents African-American art, as well as promotes greater appreciation of African-American heritage. Tours are available.  map

• Junior Center of Art and Science
  558 Bellevue Avenue • Oakland, CA 94610
  510-839-5777
  Visitors will enjoy the potter studios, art activity rooms, animal-drawing areas, and the many exhibits at this cultural arts center.  map

• Mills College Art Museum
  5000 MacArthur Boulevard • Oakland, CA 95619
  510-430-2164
  This museum holds a collection of local and international exhibits, European and American prints, Chinese and Japanese ceramics, Asian and South American textiles, and regionalist paintings.  map

• Oakland Asian Cultural Center
  388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 • Oakland, CA 94607
  510-637-0455
  The largest Asian-American culture center in the nation, this center contains art and photography exhibits and it offers classes and educational programs. more...  map

• Oakland Museum of California
  1000 Oak Street • Oakland, CA 94607
  510-238-2200
  This award-winning museum is one of the most architecturally interesting museums in the country and it has a three-tier blend of spacious galleries, terraces, sculpture gardens, and ponds. The museum is dedicated to the arts, history, and natural sciences of California. more...  map

• USS Potomac (circa 1934)
  P.O. Box 2064 • Oakland, CA 94604
  Located at FDR Pier, Clay Street at Embarcadero
  510-627-1502
  Called the "Floating White House" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this 165 foot National Historic Landmark is one of the few floating museums in the country with exhibits on great presidents (including FDR) on display. Tours are available. more...

• Western Aerospace Museum
  8260 Boeing Street, #621 • Oakland, CA 95619
  510-638-7100
  Discover fascinating aircraft displays, artifacts, a giant flying boat, and an Electra similar to the one flown by Amelia Earhart while at this museum. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Joaquin Miller Park
  3300 Joaquin Miller Road • Oakland, CA 94602
  510-531-9597
  This 500 acre forest is one of the last urban redwood groves and it is named for the poet and environmentalist who made his home here. It houses the Woodminster Amphitheater which hosts lively musicals in the summer. more...  map

• Lakeside Park
  666 Bellevue Avenue • Oakland, CA 94619
  510-238-3208
  This 122 acre park is home to Lake Merritt, the largest saltwater lake in the United States. It is also home to formal gardens, a children's amusement park, and plenty of wildlife.  map

• Morcom Amphitheater of Roses
  700 Jean Street • Oakland, CA 94610
  510-238-3187
  This eight acre municipal rose garden offers more than 6,000 rose bushes of all varieties. The bloom season is from May through September.  map

• Oakland Zoo, The
  9777 Golf Links Road • Oakland, CA 94605
  Located at Knowland Park
  510-632-9525
  This zoo features over 375 native and exotic animals of 114 species in their native habitat environments. It also offers educational activities, a library, and a surround-sound theater. more...  map

• Redwood Regional Park
  Located on Redwood Road near Skyline Boulevard
  510-635-0138
  One of the oldest parks in the East Bay, this park features five-mile, ten-mile, and sixtenn-mile walking and running loops, all shaded by its 150-foot-tall redwood trees. Picnic and camping sites are also available.

• Rotary Nature Center
  600 Bellevue Avenue • Oakland, CA 94610
  510-238-3739
  This place is the oldest wildlife refuge in the United States where you can observe resident and migratory waterfowl up close. Educational programs are available.  map

• Tilden Regional Park
  482 Grizzly Peak Road • Oakland, CA 94612
  510-562-7275
  Nestled on 2,077 acres, this park features a botanical garden, an 18 hole golf course, petting zoo, and miles of hiking, biking, and running trails. Peace Grove, the highest point in the park, offers a 360-degree view of the Bay Area.

Science & Technology

• Chabot Space and Science Center
  10000 Skyline Boulevard • Oakland, CA 94619
  510-336-7300
  This 86,000 square foot center features one of the largest public telescopes in the United States plus it offers a space-flight simulator, a 250-seat planetarium, a domed Megamax theater, and a wide variety of hands-on science and technology exhibits. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Gondola Servizio
  568 Bellevue Avenue • Oakland, CA 94619
  510-663-6603, 866-737-8494
  Take a private cruise on Lake Merritt in authentic gondolas that were handbuilt in Venice and be entertained by a serenading gondolier. more...  map

• Port of Oakland
  530 Water Street • Oakland, CA 94607
  510-627-1100
  Established in 1927, this port is one of the five busiest in the United States, as well as in the top 20 worldwide. The port offers harbor tours the third Thursday of every month. more...  map

Vineyards, Wineries & Breweries

• Pacific Coast Brewing Co.
  906 Washington St. • Oakland, CA 94607-4032
  Very few brewpubs offer beer from other breweries, but in their quest to open the ultimate beer emporium, Steve Wolff and Don Gortemiller have gone out of their way to search out the most interesting beers, and offer twenty four on tap, of which four to ten are their own at any one time.  more...  map