Oakland, California
Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oakland, California
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Alameda, California
Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair
Antiques by the Bay.
Alameda, California
USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Alameda, California
Pacific Pinball Museum
Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.
Walnut Creek, California
The Eye of Diablo
This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Lafayette, California
The Crosses of Lafayette
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
Oakland, California
Joaquin Miller Monuments
Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.
Oakland, California
Watermelon Rock
A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
