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The East Bay

CALIFORNIA

Areas to Explore

  • Lake Merritt

    Walk along the lake, Fairyland, Farmer’s Market, Main Street, Theater!

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  • Alameda

    Small town. Beaches, Flea Market, distilleries. Ferry on and off?

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  • Tilden Regional Area

    So much fun stuff for kids hidden in the woods. Steam Trains, Little Farm, Merry Go-Round

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  • North Berkeley

    Rose Garden, Cordonices Park, Gourmet Ghetto

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Activities with Kids

Playgrounds, Parks
& Outdoor Spaces

BERKELEY MARINA /
Berkeley Waterfront

BERKELEY ROSE GARDEN + CORDONICES PARK
North Berkeley
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MISSION BAY KIDS PARK / Mission Bay
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CHILDREN’S FAIRYLAND / Lake Merritt

CROWN MEMORIAL STATE BEACH / Alameda

COLLISSEUM BALLPARK / (baseball park of Oakland A’s)

Inside Fun

BAY AREA CHILDREN’S THEATER

CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER / Joaquin Miller Park

LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE / Berkeley Campus

OAKLAND MUSUEM / Downtown Oakland

  • "San Francisco was a waking dream, a place that was as much about people’s self invention as it was about the misty, movie-set scenery.”

    from Tales of the City

  • "If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life."

    William Saroyan

  • "There is no logic to San Francisco generally, a city built with putty and pipe cleaners, rubber cement and colored construction paper. It's the work of fairies, elves, happy children with new crayons."

    Dave Eggers, A Heartbeaking Work of Staggering Genius

Picture books about the East Bay

Favorite spots for souvenirs!

  • SHOPPING AREAS

    4th STREET
    Berkeley west side
    A perfect jewel box of a jewelry store

    COLLEGE AVE
    Rockridge, Oakland

    GRAND LAKE
    Lakeshore and grand lake yum

    TEMESCAL AVE & ALLY
    Temescal, Oakland

  • BOOKSTORES

    MRS DALLOWAYS
    Elmwood, Berkeley
    Beautiful curation and store,
    wonderful backyard space

    EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS
    Rockridge, Oakland
    Iconic historic bookstore that’s also wonderfully cosy

  • KIDS' STORES

    MAPAMUNDI / Noe Valley
    Beautiful shop with design-minded curation of beautiful clothes, toys, books for kids

    TANTRUM / Inner Richmond

Grown-up books about the East Bay

ART + DESIGN


OAKLAND MUSEUM

BERKELEY REP THEATER
FOX THEATER
GRAND LAKE THEATRE (movies)
GREEK THEATER
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
YOSHI’S / Jack London

ART in BUILDINGS

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE

BERKELEY CITY CLUB
Julia Morgan-designed hotel and club
CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE LIGHT
Downtown Oakland modern church

ARCHITECTURE

OUTDOOR CREATIONS

THE LINE by ANDY GOLDSWORTHY / The Presidio
BOY & ARROW at Rincon Park / Embarcadero
SEA CHANGE by Mark diSuvero / Embarcadero

EATING OUT

  • FANCY SCHMANCY

    BLACKBIRD BOOKS / Outer Sunset
    Beautiful curation and store,
    wonderful backyard space

    CITY LIGHTS / North Beach
    Iconic historic bookstore that’s also wonderfully cosy

  • WITH KIDS

    DRAKE’S DEALERSHIP / Downtown Oakland
    Enclosed biergarten area

    PLANK / Jack London Square
    Indoor/outdoor arcade and restaurant

  • INSTITUTIONS

    CHEESEBOARD / North Berkeley
    Services one kind of pizza. Classic California pizza, with weird but delicious toppings.

    CHEZ PANISSE / North Berkeley
    The ultimate Berkeley institution, founded by renowned chef Alice Waters. Main fancy restaurant downstairs and cafe upstairs

    FOURNEE BAKERY / Claremont