Oakland
is full of educational and historical museums and galleries. With
San Francisco being so close you get twice the sites available
to you right across the bay. The information provided in the museums will help you discover
the Oakland area, as well as art, culture and history.
Interactive exhibits will entertain adults and children alike.
Below we have highlighted some of the more popular museums in
the Oakland area. We hope you will find a few to visit
while you are here. To make your hotel and car rental
reservations use the links to the left and be guided through our
easy, secure reservations system and save up to 40%.
Museums
Oakland
Museum of California - provides
unique collections, exhibitions and educational
opportunities designed to generate a broader and
deeper understanding of and interest in
California's environment, history, art and
people. Museum programs are responsive,
accessible and meaningful to the public,
including school children, teachers, scholars,
the immediate Oakland community, and an
increasingly diverse California population
Bay
Area Discovery Museum
- Hands-on interactive exhibits for
children. Ongoing classes, performances and
special programs. 557 East Fort Baker, Sausalito
(415) 487-4398
Cable
Car Barn & Museum
- Learn the history of San
Francisco's cable cars and see the underground
cables that pull the cars along the tracks. 1201
Mason/Washington (415) 474-1887
Coyote
Point Museum
- Colorful environmental exhibits,
computer games, an aquarium and wildlife
habitats of the Bay Area. San Mateo (415)
342-7755
Exploratorium
- An
interactive science museum housed in the Palace
of Fine Arts. Reservations are required for the
Tactile Dome. 3601 Lyon/Marina Blvd. (415)
561-0360
Lawrence
Hall of Science
- This children's user-friendly
museum features interactive experimentation in
geology, animal behavior and plant life. UC
Berkeley (510) 642-5134
Pardee
Home Museum - is one of the great
undiscovered gems of the Bay Area, located at
672 Eleventh Street in downtown Oakland. Built
in 1868, the three-story Italianate villa and
its charming gardens were home to three
generations of the Pardee family. The house is
open for tours and available for event rentals.
(510) 444-2187.
Randall
Museum - Designed
just for children, this museum offers ongoing
classes in art, science, computers and a petting
zoo. Museum Way/Roosevelt (E, 11) (415) 554-9600
Maritime
Museum -
History of West Coast steam navigation. View
figureheads, ship models, art and photos.
Polk/Beach (415) 556-3002
Mexican
Museum - This
museum is devoted to the fine art, folk art,
culture and history of Mexican and
Mexican-American/Chicano people. Fort Mason,
Bldg. D (415) 441-0404
Museum
of the City of San Francisco - Explore
the City's history through photographs, maps,
paintings, antiques, artifacts. The Cannery,
2801 Leavenworth/Beach (415) 928-0289
Galleries
Thomas
Kinkade Gallery
- The authentic source for current
releases and vintage originals from the Painter
of Light (TM). 781 Beach/Hyde (415) 440-0270
Lahaina
Galleries
- Featuring sculptures, paintings and
prints by John Cosby, Adolf Sehring, Jan Parker,
Gary Swanson, Kudo, Andrea Smith and more. 645
Beach/Hyde (415) 749-1000
Wyland
Gallery
- One of the world’s premier
environmental marine life artists. Original
oils, sculpture and watercolors, gifts from the
sea. PIER 39 (415) 398-1922
Oakland
is full of educational and historical museums and galleries. With
San Francisco being so close you get twice the sites available
to you right across the bay. The information provided in the museums will help you discover
the Oakland area, as well as art, culture and history.
Interactive exhibits will entertain adults and children alike.
Below we have highlighted some of the more popular museums in
the Oakland area. We hope you will find a few to visit
while you are here. To make your hotel and car rental
reservations use the links to the left and be guided through our
easy, secure reservations system and save up to 40%.