Things To Do in Alameda and Oakland, California

Oakland Baseball Oakland Football Theatre of the Arts USS Potomac Adventure Playground Memorial Beach

Alameda, California offers a wide variety of fun attractions and other things to do. From fun kids’ attractions to interesting museums, exciting sporting events, and live theater, the Alameda and Oakland areas offer so many fun attractions for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Choose the Hampton Inn Alameda for moderately priced accommodations and a central location, just minutes away from some of the best attractions Alameda and Oakland have to offer. Stay with us and enjoy a wide variety of indoor and outdoor recreational activities, fun kids’ attractions, exciting live entertainment, and fabulous dining all just a few minutes away from our comfortable, spacious rooms and suites.

Oakland A’s Baseball.

Playing in Oakland since 1968, the Oakland Athletics (A’s) offer professional baseball in a fun family atmosphere at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. www.oakland.athletics.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=oak

Oakland Zoo.

Founded in 1922, the Oakland Zoo is home to over 440 animals displayed on more than 500 acres of lush, naturalistic landscape, with animals from Africa, Asia, Australia, and California. Highlights of the zoo include a children's ride area, a train, and sky ride that overlooks the animal enclosures. Open daily, 10am-4pm. www.oaklandzoo.org  [Top]

Oakland Raiders Football.

The Oakland Raiders offer exciting football action at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Highlights of any Raider game include the antics of the “Raider Nation,” avid Raider fans who go to extremes when it comes to their costumes and team loyalty. www.raiders.com

Golden State Warriors Basketball.

Enjoy a fast paced game of professional basketball with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors offer a full schedule of home games at Oracle Arena in Oakland, and have been a part of the Bay Area’s sports scene since 1962. www.nba.com/warriors/warriors_intro.html  [Top]

Paramount Theatre of the Arts.

Opened in 1931, Oakland's Paramount Theatre is a breathtaking, fully restored, Art Deco theater that is home to the Oakland East Bay Symphony and also hosts a wide range of concerts, shows, live theatre performances, and movies. www.paramounttheater.com

San Francisco.

From the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge to China Town, Alcatraz Island, and the famous twisting Lombard Street, San Francisco is a vibrant city offering a wide range of fun, family attractions, dining, live entertainment, shopping, and so much more. www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com  [Top]

USS Potomac.

Known as the “Floating White House,” the USS Potomac is a 165-foot-long sailing vessel that was Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidential yacht until his death in 1945. Fully restored and opened to the public in 1995, today the ship offers dockside tours and historic sailing cruises to thousands of visitors each year. www.usspotomac.org

Children’s Fairyland.

Opened in 1948, Children’s Fairyland was one of the first theme parks in the U.S. dedicated to young children. This quaint, ten-acres theme park offers familiar storybook sets, kiddie rides, live entertainment, animals, gardens, food concessions, and a gift shop. Open daily in summer, winter days and hours vary. www.fairyland.org   [Top]

Adventure Playground.

Adventure Playground is an innovative playground that lets children seven years and older play, build, paint, and get creative. The park is known for its unusual, kid-designed forts, a fun zip line, and stations set up for hammering, sawing and painting. Open weekends, 11am-4pm; summer weekdays, 9am-5pm. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/marina/marinaexp/adventplgd.html

Oakland Aviation Museum.

Located in a restored, historic hangar at the site of Oakland International Airport’s North Field, the Oakland Aviation Museum offers a look at Oakland’s aviation history through indoor and outdoor exhibits that feature real airplanes and live presentations. The museum also offers a gift shop and a library. www.westernaerospacemuseum.org   [Top]
 

Alameda Robert Crown Memorial Beach.

This 2-mile long beach in Alameda offers a wide range of family friendly attractions, including bike paths, waterfront walking trails, picnic areas, a visitor’s center, tennis courts, baseball fields, a children’s playground, sailboat rentals, and a unique bird sanctuary. www.ebparks.org/parks/crown_beach

Lake Chabot Regional Park.

The 315-acre Chabot Lake offers miles of beautiful hiking trails, fabulous lake fishing, a bait shop, boat and canoe rentals, and a cafe. Park open daily, sunrise to sunset. Marina and café hours, Mon-Thurs, 6am-5:30pm; Fri-Sun, 6am-6:30pm. www.ebparks.org/parks/lake_chabot.

Jack London Square.

Jack London Square is a popular visitor destination located in Oakland’s historic waterfront district. With a variety of exciting events, shopping, upscale dining, live entertainment, and activities, including the USS Potomac and the Lightship Relief floating lighthouse. www.jacklondonsquare.com  [Top]