Oakland California Attractions

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... 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... 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... more...  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... 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... 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... more...  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... 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... more...  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... more...  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,... more...  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... more...  map

• Oakland Aviation 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... 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... 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... more...

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... 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... more...  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... more...  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... 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... more...

• 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... more...  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,... more...

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... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

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