California Travel Tips
Why See Oakland? 5 Simple Reasons
Published on: June 02, 2012
- SPORTS: If you’re a sports fan, you probably know Oakland, California fairly well. Maybe you watch ball games with hometown teams- Oakland Athletics, Oakland Raiders, and Golden State Warriors.
- OAKLAND AIRPORT: If you’re a commuter on business, you’ll often pick Oakland Airport over San Francisco so you have a better chance of making it to your meeting on time (SFO often gets fogged in or has fog delays that can last past noon.)
- UC BERKELEY: If you’re a college student at UC Berkeley, Oakland just kind of blends into the college town next door.
- AMTRAK: If you’re a train passenger, Oakland has a really nice terminal within walking distance to hotels and restaurants. From Oakland you get around the state without driving a car. You can even visit Yosemite National Park!
- THINGS TO DO: Home to Yoshi’s, bringing hot jazz home to the natives and visitors, it is part of Oakland’s cultural blend that combines great food, music and Lake Merritt. (Don’t forget to see Oakland Zoo.) Get to know Oakland’s attractions and unique architecture–very charming.
- New reason added in August 2012 – A national honesty test ranked Oakland and Salt Lake City the 2 most honest cities in the U.S. in an honor system test.
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