Top 20 Things To Do In The Bay Area

1. Shop for Vintage Home Furnishings – The Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale – www.whiteelephantsale.org
2. Gaze at the Stars – Visit the Chabot Space and Science Center – www.chabotspace.org
3. Go to the Flea Market – Alameda Flea Market: the first Sunday of every month!  www.alamedapointantiquesfaire.com
4. Peruse Hip, Local Art – Oakland’s Uptown district is the hip and happening place to stroll local art galleries – www.oaklandartmurmur.com
5. Surround Yourself in Sound – San Francisco’s Audium is a one of a kind sound sculpture auditorium.  Operating since the mid 1960s, this is truly a unique Bay Area experience – www.audium.org
6. Walk Among the Departed –  Oakland’s Mountain View Cemetery offers amazing views of the bay, plenty of gorgeous architecture and history galore – www.mountainviewcemetery.org
7. Take a Hike – The East Bay Hills boast miles and miles of trails in a multitude of parks. www.ebparks.og
8. Go to the Show – The newly renovated Fox Theater in downtown Oakland is gorgeous and a great place to see music. www.thefoxoakland.com 
9. Immerse Yourself in Experimental Music – The Chapel of the Chimes at the end of Piedmont Ave has an annual experimental music festival. Check it out here:  www.gardenofmemory.com
10. Take a Slow Boat – The ferry from Oakland to Sausalito is a great way to see the Bay: www.blueandgoldfleet.com/Ferry
11. Make Your Kids Crafty – Museum of Children’s Art – www.mocha.org
12. Make Yourself Crafty – Studio One Art Center  www.oaklandnet.com/parks/facilities/rc_studioone.asp
13. Learn To Work Metal – The Crucible – classes in metalworking, welding, jewelry making, ceramics and more – www.thecrucible.org
14. Get Jazzed – Yoshis Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant – www.yoshis.com
15. Get Tilted – Heinholds First and Last Chance Saloon– Oakland’s one remaining pre 1906 bar, complete with sloped floors, bar, and tables – www.heinoldsfirstandlastchance.com
16. Get Cultured – Oakland Museum – www.museumca.org
17. Get your Vintage Pinball On – Playland not at the Beach – dozens of antique games from circuses and fairs that you can play – www.playland-not-at-the-beach.org
18. Learn what Inspired Disney – Children’s Fairyland – www.fairyland.org
19. Get Buzzed – Cole coffee – the freshest coffee and the coolest coffeehouse – www.colecoffee.com
20. A Peak Inside – Keep an eye out for the Children’s Support League Kitchen and Home Tour in Piedmont – www.wehelpkids.org – the Oakland Heritage Alliance – www.oaklandheritage.org and the Crocker Highlands Home Tour www.crockerschool.org/hometour  just to name a few.