Guidebook for Oakland
Essentials
Farmer Joe's Marketplace
3501 MacArthur BlvdThe largest/newest local grocery store
Farmer Joe's Marketplace
3501 MacArthur Blvdthe closest grocery store
Excellent Farmers Market on Saturday's 8am-2pm
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Grand Lake Farmers Market
746 Grand AveExcellent Farmers Market on Saturday's 8am-2pm
Sightseeing
Redwood Regional Park
7867 Redwood RoadGreat nearby hiking
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
9999 Redwood Rdlot's of hiking here
Free telescope viewing on Friday and Saturday nights (weather permitting)
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Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline BlvdFree telescope viewing on Friday and Saturday nights (weather permitting)
There's a great garden area as well as wildbird preserve at the lake. The lake is a great place to walk/run as well!
Grand Lake Gardens
401 Santa Clara AveThere's a great garden area as well as wildbird preserve at the lake. The lake is a great place to walk/run as well!
Arts & Culture
Great old opera house to see movies. On Friday and Saturdays, they play on an old pipe organ in the main theater. It's privately owned.
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Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand AveGreat old opera house to see movies. On Friday and Saturdays, they play on an old pipe organ in the main theater. It's privately owned.
Excellent independent theater with couches and chairs. you can order lot's of food like pizza and salad and wine or beer and they bring it to you.
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The New Parkway Theater
474 24th StExcellent independent theater with couches and chairs. you can order lot's of food like pizza and salad and wine or beer and they bring it to you.
Shopping
Bayfair Mall
This local mall has major department stores and movie theater
lots of great stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Very busy and you have to pay to park, but worth it!
Shellmound Street
Shellmound Streetlots of great stores, restaurants, and a movie theater. Very busy and you have to pay to park, but worth it!
Everything Else
Great place for a soak and sauna, or just a soak, or just a sauna. Or if you want a massage.
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Piedmont Springs
3939 Piedmont AveGreat place for a soak and sauna, or just a soak, or just a sauna. Or if you want a massage.
Entertainment & Activities
Great place to see beautiful animals like black faced gibbons, meerkats, and more!
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Oakland Zoo
9777 Golf Links RdGreat place to see beautiful animals like black faced gibbons, meerkats, and more!