What's Downtown Oakland Like?
In Downtown Oakland, you can spend time checking out the theater scene, entertainment venues, and opera house. Take time to enjoy the neighborhood's live music. Spend an afternoon at Oakland Museum of California or Plank. There's plenty more to see, including Oakland City Center and Embarcadero Bay Bicycle Trail.
How to Get to Downtown Oakland
Flying to:
- Oakland Intl. Airport (OAK), 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Downtown Oakland
- San Francisco Intl. Airport (SFO), 14.4 mi (23.2 km) from Downtown Oakland
- Concord, CA (CCR-Buchanan Field), 17.2 mi (27.6 km) from Downtown Oakland
Getting to Downtown Oakland on Metro
Stations in the neighborhood include:
- 12th Street/Oakland City Center Station
- 19th St Station
- Lake Merritt Station
Things to See and Do in and around Downtown Oakland
What to See in Downtown Oakland
- Oakland Convention Center
- Jack London Square
- Kaiser Convention Center
- Lake Merritt
- Oakland Tribune Tower
Things to Do in Downtown Oakland
- Oakland City Center
- Embarcadero Bay Bicycle Trail
- Fox Theater
- Paramount Theatre
- Oakland Museum of California
Other Popular Downtown Oakland Attractions
- Ronald Dellums Federal Building
- Old Oakland
- Preservation Park
- Plank
- C. L. Dellums Oakland Amtrak Station