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Oakland Vacations, Tourism & Travel Information

OUR TAKE ON OAKLAND


When planning your Oakland vacation, know that this is a kid friendly town. Visit the MOCHA, an art museum for kids or the Oakland Zoo. There is even a ten acre park called Children's Fairyland filled with rides, animals and puppet shows for the little ones. After this, they may say it was the best of the family vacations.

The Paramount Theatre may need to be on you Oakland California to do list. It was established in 1931 and by 1977 it had been registered into the National Register of Historical Places, it became a California Registered Historic Landmark, and was declared a National Historic Landmark. Tours are given the first and third Saturday of each month.

When it comes to Oakland California lodging, there are many choices. The Marriot Oakland City Center is located across from a large shopping area with many dining options, while the Park Plaza Hotel is one mile from the airport and provides a shuttle service.

If your trip is a romantic getaway, check out some great restaurants that tantalize all your senses.

LODGING

  1. Marriott Oakland City Center
    "she upgraded me to a corner room." - a user of OpenList.com
  2. Hilton Oakland Airport
    "we had meetings all day here and the meeting room was actually comfortable and the food and beverages was." - a user of Yelp
  3. Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Downtown
    "nice, clean, and friendly staff too." - a user of OpenList.com
  1. Executive Inn and Suites Oakland
  2. Washington Inn Hotel
  3. Courtyard by Marriott Oakland Airport
  4. Waterfront Plaza Hotel
  1. La Quinta Inn Oakland Airport/Coliseum
  2. Homewood Oakland Waterfront
  3. Holiday Inn Express Suites Intl Airprt

THINGS TO DO

  1. Children's Fairyland
    "I am a San Francisco native and have had fond memories of Fairyland. Unfortunately, those memories have been dulled by the horrible service I received when trying to plan a birthda…" - a user of GoCityKids.com
  2. Oakland Zoo
    "We took our two yr.old son here for his first visit to the zoo. He enjoyed it. It is not very crowded. It is a nice zoo for a first time, not too overwelming. We went on a Sunday i…" - a user of Epinions.com
  3. Montclair Golf Course
    "I'd love to give this place more stars for being close to my home, but I'm used to pitch and putts that are rated 29-31 instead of 27." - a user of Yelp
  1. Redwood Valley Railway
  2. Book Zoo
  3. Chinatown
  4. Oakland Museum of California
  1. Oakland California Temple
  2. Chabot Space & Science Center
  3. Lake Chabot Golf Club

LODGING

THINGS TO DO


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