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Oakland Map, California

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Oakland Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Oakland with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Oakland useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Oakland!

Oakland Travel Guide

Along with Jack London Square, the lakes and parks are Oakland's main tourist attraction. Children, and not only, will enjoy Lake Merritt which is a wildlife refuge that is home to flocks of migrating ducks, herons, and geese. If you want to picnic, feed the ducks, and escape the fog, surrounds the lake, the 122-acre Lakeside Park is the place. For more active people the Municipal Boathousein Lakeside Park offers the... read more

Oakland Sightseeing

Situated close to the sea, the city offers various opportunities to the visitors for boating and water sports adventures. The Western Aerospace Museum, the Oakland Museum of California and Oakland Zoo draw people from around the world every year. To enjoy fantastic shopping, you can flock to the Jack London Square which is a waterfront place with various restaurants, hotels, nightclubs and outdoor markets. read more

Oakland Nightlife

Ranging from contemporary bistros and dive bars to dance clubs and exotic restaurants, Oakland has it all. With the hustle and bustle of San Francisco, Oakland serves to be the destination where travelers can spend their quality time and relax in its exciting nightlife. The taste of Oakland’s local nightlife is something that the locals as well as foreign tourists cannot afford to miss. Oakland is also popular for... read more

Oakland History

By 1881, the region had been established with the status of a village with the building of the first railroads. Looking at it in the modern times, Oakland is a major city that links Burlington on the main railroad line, after having linked Chicago, Quincy and Burlington in early 1900. The place has grown rapidly after its slow start in the earlier days. With several banks and financial institutions investing their... read more