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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 Nightlife

@17th - This beautiful night club offers the facility to chill and have a blast in its two attractive lounge areas or simply hang out in the two bars. Dance club parties can be wonderfully enjoyed at this hot spot along with the special drinks it offers. read more

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 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

Oakland Sightseeing

Oakland Zoo: The zoo contains various modern exhibits along with interactive exhibits, play areas for children and top class facilities for animal housing. The zoo has been known for its fabulous elephant exhibits and is praised to allow its elephants to roam freely. Today, it is home to more than 440 exotic and native animals and has been a member of AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums). read more