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Crissy Field: Spend a day on t
Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Crissy Field is a beautiful place to enjoy the San...
Jewel Lake: Tilden Park’s diam
After hitching a ride on the nearby steam train and spinning once or twice on the carousel, it may b...
Napa Valley Wine Train: All ab
Some of the world’s best wines, restaurants and vineyard scenery are found in the Napa Valley. The w...
The Exploratorium: A carnival
As the name suggests, the Exploratorium is a place where kids can explore and learn. Since opening i...
Miss Pearl’s Jam House: Good T
There’s no lack of good food in Oakland’s Jack London Square, and with Miss Pearl’s Jam House on the...
La Mar: Celebrating Ceviche on
There are six of them across the world, but only one in the United States. Located by Pier 1 on San ...
The HobNob: Where every night
Every night is game night at the Hobnob, where all your timeless childhood favorites, from Scrabble ...
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.: Revisit
We all know how much Forrest Gump loved shrimp. He talked about shrimp wherever he went. In the end,...
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A Walk In The Park 2:5
Posted by: TERRY DAUN
Produced by Terry Daun. All Music, and arrangements by Terry Daun. Copyright 2005
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Alameda Point Antiques & Collectibles Faire: First Sunday Treasure Hunting
Where can you find vintage buttons and baubles, doorknobs and dolls, and collections of all sorts of things you never expected to see in one place? Whether youre a sculptor, a collector, or just someone on the look-out for a deal on patio furniture, youll find what youre seeking and ten things you arent at the largest antiques and collectibles faire in Northern California..
Oakland Movies
Eat Pray Love
Facing a crossroads in her life, a divorcee (Julia Roberts) travels to Italy, India and Bali on a quest to change her life and find true happiness.
See ShowtimesOakland Facts and Places:
Newspapers are The Oakland Tribune, East Bay Express
Oakland Sports teams are Raiders,
Athletics, Golden State Warriors
Local Schools are Mills College, Academy Of Chinese Culture And Health Sciences
About Oakland, California
Home of one of the United States' largest container shipping ports, Oakland is the San Francisco Bay Area's third-largest city. Its 400,000 inhabitants speak over 100 languages, making Oakland possibly the most ethnically-diverse city in the United States.
Although nearby San Francisco overshadows Oakland as a tourist destination, the city offers some interesting things to see and do. The Oakland Museum of California is the best place in northern California to learn about the state's history, and the Chabot Space and Science Center hosts science-oriented exhibits and astronomy programs.
Lake Merritt, a natural, salt-water lake sits in the city center, its 3.5-mile shores ringed with street lights that are sometimes called the "Necklace of Lights." Some say Lake Merritt's Children's Fairyland inspired Walt Disney to build his famous theme park, but since 1950, generations of Oakland kids just think it's a good place to have fun.
In neighboring Alameda, visitors can tour the USS Hornet, a World War II aircraft carrier that retrieved the Apollo 11 astronauts on their return to earth. Also on the waterfront is Jack London Square, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, where Franklin D. Roosevelt's yacht the USS Potomac is berthed.
Oakland is the only California city that can boast professional teams in all three major sports: Oakland Athletics baseball, Oakland Raiders football and Golden State Warriors basketball.
Oakland residents enjoy a wide range of cuisines in some of the area's best dining spots. The San Francisco Chronicle give highest ratings to Oliveto's classic Italian menu, A Cote's French- and Italian-inspired small plates, Bay Wolf's Mediterranean cuisine, Grasshopper's Asian fusion dishes and ultra-hip Pearl Oyster Bar's seafood.
Many of Oakland's most popular places to stay are chain hotels such as the Holiday Inn Express, Marriott City Center, Airport Hilton and Courtyard Downtown. The Waterfront Plaza offers luxurious accommodations at Jack London Square.
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