Things to see in Oakland
Oakland is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 1.5 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1USS Hornet Museum
USS Hornet is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean, the navy's primary offensive force during the Pacific War.
2Oakland Museum of California Art
The Oakland Museum of California or OMCA (formerly the Oakland Museum) is an interdisciplinary museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California, located at 1000 Oak Street in Oakland, California.
3Lake Merritt Nature
Lake Merritt is a lake located in a large tidal lagoon basin in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is named after Samuel Merritt, Oakland's mayor in 1867–1869, who had the lagoon dammed turning the varying tidal lagoon into a stable brackish lake.
4Oakland California Temple Place of worship
The Oakland California Temple (formerly the Oakland Temple) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakland, California.
5Coast Guard Island Nature
Coast Guard Base Alameda also referred to as Coast Guard Island is an artificial island in the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda, California.
6Cathedral of Christ the Light Place of worship
The Cathedral of Christ the Light, also called Oakland Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland, California.
7Temple Sinai Place of worship
Temple Sinai (officially the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2808 Summit Street (28th and Webster Streets) in Oakland, California, in the United States.
8Oakland Zoo Park
The Oakland Zoo is located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States. Established on June 6, 1922, it is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally.
9Basilica of St. Joseph Place of worship
The Basilica of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church located in Alameda, California.
10Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Oakland Place of worship
The Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral church in Oakland, California. It is located at 4700 Lincoln Avenue.
11Pacific Pinball Museum Museum
The Pacific Pinball Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit interactive museum and arcade in Alameda, California. The museum has a chronological and historical selection of rare bagatelles and early pinball games in addition to over 100 playable pinball machines.
12Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales Place of worship
Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales in Oakland was an 1893 church, which served as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland, California, from 1962 until it was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
13Mountain View Cemetery History
Mountain View Cemetery is a 226-acre (91 ha) rural cemetery in Oakland, California, United States. It was established in 1863 by a group of East Bay pioneers under the California Rural Cemetery Act of 1859.
14Joaquin Miller Park Park
Joaquin Miller Park is a large open space park in the Oakland Hills owned and operated by the city of Oakland, California.
15Paramount Theatre Arts & culture
The Paramount Theatre is a 3,040-seat Art Deco concert hall located at 2025 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. When it was built in 1931, it was the largest multi-purpose theater on the West Coast, seating 3,476.
16Alameda Theatre Arts & culture
The Alameda Theatre is an Art Deco movie theatre built in 1932 in Alameda, California. It opened with a seating capacity of 2,168.
17Park Street Historic Commercial District Neighbourhood
The Park Street Historic Commercial District, also known as Park Street District, is the downtown neighborhood in Alameda, California.
18African American Museum and Library at Oakland Museum
The African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is a museum and non-circulating library in the Oakland Public Library system dedicated to preserving African American history, experiences and culture.
19Oakland Buddha Shrine Place of worship
The Oakland Buddha is a statue of a Buddha placed in a traffic median in Oakland, California, in 2009. The statue was placed by neighborhood resident Dan Stevenson who was upset about the frequent use of the median for illegal dumping.
20Mills College Art Museum Art
Mills College Art Museum (MCAM) is a museum and art gallery in Oakland, California. The museum hosts contemporary work and exhibitions year-round by nationally and internationally known artists, as well as student thesis exhibitions.
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