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NEIGHBORHOODS/AREAS FOR SHOPPING DINING
JACK LONDON SQUARE - RESTAURANTS, BARS, SHOPS,
MUSEUMS, SAILING AND FERRY RIDES - 15 MINUTES BY
CAR OR TAXI. CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET EVERY
SUNDAY 10AM-2PM.
COLLEGE AVENUE - 5-MINUTE WALK TO SHOPS,
RESTAURANTS AND ICE CREAM PARLORS.
ROCKRIDGE - 5 MINUTES BY CAR ON COLLEGE AVENUE,
SHOPS RESTAURANTS, BARS, MARKET PLACE *FISH
MARKET, BAKERY, ETC.* ROCKRIDGE BART *BAY AREA
RAPID TRANSIT* STATION, A CENTRAL STATION WITH
DIRECT ROUTES TO SAN FRANCISCO, CONTRA COSTA AND
ALL OVER THE EAST BAY.
TELEGRAPH AVENUE - 5-10 MINUTE DRIVE, BERKELEYS
CULTURAL CENTER SHOPS, BOOKSTORES, STREET
VENDORS, STUDENT LIFE, CAFES, ETC.
OAKLAND CHINA TOWN - A WORKING CHINA TOWN FRESH
FISH AND PRODUCE MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, AND UNIQUE
STORES IN THE HEART OF OAKLANDS DIVERSE ASIAN
COMMUNITY.
SHATTUCK AVENUE - 10-MINUTE DRIVE BERKELEYS
DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, MOVIE THEATER ROW.
FOURTH STREET - 15-MINUTE DRIVE WALKING DISTANCE
TO THE BERKELEY MARINA. ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING
SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS IN THIS NEW SHOPPING AREA.
PRESERVATION PARK/CITY CENTER - MAGNIFICENTLY
RESTORED TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY HOMES AND GARDENS.
RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, ATHLETIC CLUB, GUIDED
TOURS OF THIS HISTORICAL OAKLAND AREA. *510*
874-7580.
SPORTS/GAMES
OAKLAND RAIDERS FOOTBALL AND OAKLAND A S BASEBALL
20 MINUTES AWAY AT OAKLANDS OWN COLISEUM.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS - 20 MINUTES AWAY OAKLANDS
NEW ARENA AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM.
TILDEN PARK GOLF COURSE - *510* 848-7373 FOR TEE
TIMES. TEN MINUTES AWAY BY CAR.
ON THE BAY
HORNBLOWER DINING YACHTS - DINNER AND BRUNCH
CRUISES ON THE BAY FOR ONE PERSON OR A GROUP.
FERRY RIDES - FERRY RIDES FROM ALAMEDA TO SAN
FRANCISCO - A GREAT WAY TO COMMUTE OR JUST SEE
THE BAY *510* 522-3300.
POTOMAC PUBLIC CRUISE - PUBLIC CRUISES, TOURS,
AND HISTORY CRUISES OF THE BAY. *510* 839-8256.
JACK LONDON WATER TAXI - AT JACK LONDON SQUARE,
NARRATED INNER HARBOR TOURS OF THE OAKLAND
ESTUARY AND TAXI SERVICE TO DOCK SIDE
RESTAURANTS. *510* 839-7572.
UC BERKELEY
UC BERKELEY CAMPUS - 1.5 MILES FROM THE
CLAREMONT, BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS TO WALK THROUGH.
LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE - *LAWRENCE BERKELEY
LABORATORYS PUBLIC MUSEUM*, PARTICIPATE IN
ASTRONOMY, COMPUTER AND BIOLOGY ACTIVITIES.
UC BERKELEY BOTANICAL GARDENS - 9 00AM - 4 45PM
DAILY. FREE ADMISSION ON THURSDAYS.
*510* 643-2755.
MORE ATTRACTIONS
CHABOT OBSERVATORY AND SCIENCE CENTER - STELLAR
EXHIBITS AND PLANETARIUM SHOW. *510* 530-3480.
DUNSMUIR HOUSE AND GARDENS - A 37-ROOM MANSION ON
A 40-ACRE ESTATE IS PRESERVED AS IT STOOD IN THE
EARLY 1900S. TOUR INFORMATION *510* 562-0328.
PARAMOUNT THEATER - AN ART DECO LANDMARK MOVIE
PALACE. PUBLIC TOURS AND YEAR-ROUND ROSTER OF
PERFORMANCES. *510* 465-6400.
WESTERN AEROSPACE MUSEUM - STATIC AIRCRAFT
DISPLAYS, AERONAUTICAL ARTIFACTS, AIRCRAFT
LIBRARY AND GIFT SHOP. *510* 638-7100.
OAKLAND ZOO - HOME TO OVER 300 ANIMALS. *510*
632-9523.
OAKLAND MUSEUM - 3 PERMANENT LEVELS OF ART,
HISTORY AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, OPEN
TUESDAY-FRIDAY, 10 00AM-5 00PM. *510* 238-2200.
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