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Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
African American Museum & Library at Oakland
This museum in Oakland’s city centre has exhibits about African-American history and culture.
659 14th Street, Oakland
BART 12th Street-Oakland City Center
Tel (510) 637 0200
Website www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO/
Admission free
Open Tue–Fri noon–5.30pm
Chabot Space & Science Center
This science museum has a strong focus on space and includes a 230-seat planetarium and the largest public telescope in the United States. Unfortunately its location in Redwood Regional Park in the Oakland Hills is not accessible by public transport.
10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland
Tel (510) 336 7300
Website www.chabotspace.org
Admission $14.95
Open Wed–Thu 10am–5pm, Fri–Sat 10am–10pm, Sun 11am–5pm
Jack London Square
The hub of Oakland’s revitalised waterfront is home to many bars and restaurants plus an Amtrak train station and a ferry terminal with ferries to Alameda and San Francisco. The square also contains a replica of author Jack London’s Klondike hut. The square is also home to Jack London Market (55 Harrison Street, Oakland; tel (510) 645 9292), a multi-storey daily farmers’ market.
Jack London Square, Oakland
Bus 72, 72M (stop: Embarcadero West & Broadway)
Website www.jacklondonsquare.com
Oakland Museum of California
This large museum features permanent collections relating to Californian culture, history and ecology including exhibits on the state’s native people and diverse ecosystems as well as a collection of around 600 artworks. Following an extensive renovation, the museum will be re-opening to the public on 1 May, 2010.
1000 Oak Street, Oakland
BART Lake Merritt bus 59, 59A, 88 (stop: Oak Street & 10th Street)
Tel (510) 238 2200
Website www.museumca.org
USS Potomac
The USS Potomac is a former Coast Guard cutter that served as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential yacht from 1936 to 1945. It is moored next to Jack London Square.
540 Water Street, Oakland
Bus 72R (stop: Second Street & Clay Street)
Tel (510) 627 1215
Website www.usspotomac.org
Admission $10; cruise $45
Tours Wed & Fri 10.30am, 2.30pm, Sun noon, 3.30pm
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