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Oakland California Temple
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
👍👍 This Temple has a fantastic view of the San Francisco Bay area. It has a visitor center, and you can walk around its roof, which provides great shots for a LIFETIME of your memories 😀. Want to feel peace and also meditate to see clear in your life? THI IS THE PERFECT PLACE. Come here because you'l...
4.90 (1.7K reviews)
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Joyce Gordon Gallery
Art gallery
👍👍 Beautiful art. All the paintings are so beautiful & so unique and the gallery is so nice! A Must see & make a purchase.💕
4.90 (60 reviews)
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Oakland Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Really nice natural trails and park. There is a great mix of both dirt and boardwalk trails. The beautiful boardwalk path leads to a nice lakeside dock at Lake Apopka. The views are spectacular! Very cool and informative exhibit center/museum. Everything is free! Can’t beat that! As with any other n...
4.80 (350 reviews)
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Canyon Meadow Staging Area
Hiking area
👍👍 Lots of parking spots with ready access to Steam and Canyon Trails. Picnic tables are thoughtfully placed near the parking lot, and water is available for pets and their humans.
4.80 (131 reviews)
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Moon Gate
Hiking area
👍👍 Parking for about 10 cars. If you take the path to the right you'll get to the Chabot Space and Science Center.
4.80 (130 reviews)
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Oakland Fortune Factory
Cookie shop
Long-running shop selling a variety of handmade fortune cookies with personalized messages.
$ $$$
4.80 (48 reviews)
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Cathedral Building
Historical landmark
👍 Didn't know it was historical. I just like the building and the xorner it's on.
4.80 (32 reviews)
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Joaquin Miller Park
Park
Dog-friendly woodland park on 500 acres boasting rustic trails, meadows & picnic sites.
4.70 (2.4K reviews)
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Knowland Park
Park
This open, largely undeveloped park is the habitat for many native plants & animals.
4.70 (1K reviews)
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Morcom Rose Garden
Garden
Often used for ceremonies, the site's walkways are lined with flowers, pools & other water features.
4.70 (879 reviews)
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The Cathedral of Christ the Light
Catholic cathedral
👍👍 This is absolutely must visit in east Bay. The Cathedral was designed by Craig Hartman, it is the new "mother Church" of the Diocese of Oakland. Beautiful architecture beside lake Merritt. Visited in a quiet Sunday sit in quietly just feeling all the light shine through, amazing experience. This pla...
4.70 (741 reviews)
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Grizzly Peak Blvd Overlook
Nature preserve
😠 Berkeley and Oakland have forever tarnished this place by letting the disgusting rich NIMBYs of the hills dictate policy to the cities. As gorgeous as the view is, it's near impossible to park now due to logs and other barriers. I hope everyone who lives up there gets what they deserve.
4.70 (472 reviews)
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Fire Trails
Hiking area
👍👍 A classic East Bay hiking area. The fire trail itself is just challenging enough to tire out an active five year old boy taking a nice slow walk with his friend. We didn't hike the whole trail but we walked up the steep part and had a picnic at the top.
Along the fire trail are plenty of side paths...
4.70 (160 reviews)
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Chappell Hayes Observation Tower
Historical landmark
👍 Located on the tip of the Oakland shipping area, between the Bay Bridge and Alameda, is a large open area with trails, coves, wild animals (lots of geese!), picnic spots, an observation tower for even better elevated views (stairs. no elevator), and a “ghost building”.
The land is the site of the p...
4.70 (144 reviews)
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Redwood Bowl Staging Area
Hiking area
👍👍 This area was great to take my older parents, who can't do the steep inclines elsewhere in the park. Relatively flat walk ways to see redwoods. Benches and parking aplenty.
4.70 (129 reviews)