Berkeley, California City Guide

For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Berkeley, California Travel Guide has been your connection to Berkeley's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.


 

Berkeley Attractions



Berkeley Attractions
Within Berkeley\'s 18 square miles, visitors can stroll through a redwood forest or a rose garden, shop for Tibetan jewelry or sportswear, play a round of golf, take a yoga class, catch a world-premiere play or first-run film, embark on a sport fishing excursion or enjoy an architectural walking tour.


 

Berkeley City Guide



Berkeley Homepage
Berkeley offers cultural diversity, art, beautiful parks, innovative businesses, friendliness amongst neighbors, great restaurants and shopping, and proximity to the University of California.


 

Berkeley Dining Guide



Known around the country for healthy and delicious cuisine, Berkeley offers up culinary surprises on almost every corner. The area around Shattuck and
Known around the country for healthy and delicious cuisine, Berkeley offers up culinary surprises on almost every corner. The area around Shattuck and Vine is home to many well-known restaurants, including the famed Chez Panisse. Less expensive restaurants are found around the U.C. Berkeley campus, along Telegraph Avenue.


 

Berkeley Museums



Welcome to the Cecile Moochnek Gallery
The Gallery features works by emerging and mid-career painters, photographers and sculptors from California, New Mexico and beyond. Exhibits change every six to eight weeks and include one-person and group shows, as well as guest-curated exhibits.


Hall of Health
The Hall of Health is museum and science center dedicated to promoting wellness and individual responsibility for health. Visitors of all ages can use the Hall\'s interactive, hands-on exhibits to learn about the body, the value of sound diet and exercise, and the destructive effects of smoking and drug abuse.


Lawrence Hall of Science
Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) is a singular resource center for preschool through high school science and mathematics education, and a public science center with exciting hands-on experiences for learners of all ages.


Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Founded in 1908, the Museum is a center for research on, conservation of, and education in terrestrial vertebrates. Their collections of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals are among the largest in the United States.


UCMP Home Page
The University of California Museum of Paleontology is primarily a research institution, but they do offer a variety of public education and outreach programs. They have a very nice mount of a Tyrannosaurus cast and a Pteranodon, and will be expanding their physical exhibits in the future.


 

Berkeley Travel / Tourism



Berkeley Shopping
Berkeley and the surrounding areas offer a plethora of shopping experiences. From hole in the wall treasures to upscale boutiques, everyone will find somewhere to warm their wallets.

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