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8 places worth visiting

Vibe: Historic
Loard's Ice Cream
Featured
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Food & Drink$

Loard's Ice Cream

Old-school ice cream shop where the sundaes are oversized and the candies are actually good

Dimond, Oakland
InstagrammableDeliciousDate Night
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon
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History$

Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon

Oakland's oldest bar has been pouring since before the 1906 earthquake

Jack London Square, Oakland
CozyHistoric
Joaquin Miller Park
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NatureFREE

Joaquin Miller Park

Oakland's oak-covered escape with serious hiking and actual views

Montclair, Oakland
HistoricScenicRomantic
Fenton's Creamery
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Food & Drink$$

Fenton's Creamery

Over a century of handmade ice cream and the kind of place that feels like home

Piedmont Ave, Oakland
HistoricInstagrammableDate Night
Grand Lake Theater
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Art$

Grand Lake Theater

Oakland's art deco movie palace where 3-D actually works

Grand Lake, Oakland
HistoricDate NightCinematic
Sirene
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Food & Drink$$$

Sirene

Italian seafood done right, in a dining room that actually lets you taste your food

Grand Lake, Oakland
CozyDate NightHistoric
Chapel of the Chimes
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HistoryFREE

Chapel of the Chimes

Oakland's most unusual final resting place

Piedmont Ave, Oakland
HistoricInstagrammableImmersive
Cleveland Cascade
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NatureFREE

Cleveland Cascade

Lake Merritt's restored fountains, tended by volunteers and thriving on rainwater

Grand Lake, Oakland
HistoricScenicPeaceful
🪦 The Graveyard

Cool spots that have closed or moved on