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settled here, later followed by f Sausalito
the Hispanics, giving Oakland * 7,300. @ @ g n 777
a multicultural atmosphere that Bridgeway Ave, 4th floor, (415) 332-
continues to this day. Its literary 0505. ∑ sausalito.org
associations, including Jack
London and Gertrude Stein, In this small town, Victorian
have also enhanced the area bungalows cling to hills rising
as a cultural center. from San Francisco Bay.
Jack London Square on the Bridgeway Avenue along the
waterfront was named after waterfront serves as a prom-
author Jack London, who grew enade for crowds that patronize
up in Oakland in the 1880s and the restaurants and shops and
frequently visited the area. enjoy the views. The Bay Model
Today, it is a bright promenade Model of DNA at the Lawrence Hall of Visitor Center is a fascinating
of shops, restaurants, and Science, UC Berkeley model simulating the tides in
pleasure boats. The Jack London San Francisco Bay.
Museum contains books, stores still hark to the hippie era
photo graphs, and memorabilia. with psychedelic merchandise, = Bay Model Visitor Center
To the east is the Oakland but in recent years Berkeley 2100 Bridgeway Ave. Tel (415) 332-
Museum of California, which has begun to change its 3871. Open 9am–4pm Tue–Sat.
has under gone a $53 million profile. Stylish restaurants have Closed Sun & Mon, public hols.
renovation program. The emerged, as well as a reputation
museum is dedicated to for fine food; it was here that
documenting the state’s art, the popular California cuisine g Muir Woods
history, and ecology, and is was born. @ Mill Valley. Visitor Center: Hwy 1,
famous for its early oil paintings Berkeley is essentially a Mill Valley, (415) 388-2595. Open
of San Francisco and Yosemite. university town. The University 8am–5pm daily ∑ nps.gov
To the north, the two blocks of California at Berkeley’s
of Old Oakland (also known reputation for countercultural Nestling at the foot of Mount
as Victorian Row) attract movements sometimes eclipses Tamalpais is Muir Woods National
crowds of shoppers. Northern its academic reputation, yet, Monument, one of the few
California’s only Mormon Temple, with its student body of 30,000, remaining stands of old-growth
situated on a hilltop on the it is one of the country’s most coastal redwoods. Before the
eastern edge of the city, offers prestigious institutions. 19th-century lumber industry
great views of the Bay Area. Its Founded in 1868, it has at least boom, these tall trees (the oldest
central ziggurat is surrounded ten Nobel laureates among its is 1,000 years old) covered the
by four towers, all clad with professors. There are many Californian coastline. The woods
white granite and capped by museums, cultural amenities, were named in honor of John
golden pyramids. and noteworthy buildings to Muir, the naturalist responsible
visit. The University Art for turning Yosemite into a
E Oakland Museum of California Museum includes works by national park (see pp706–707).
1000 Oak St. n (510) 318-8400. Piccasso and Cézanne among Muir Beach nearby is a wide
Open 11am–5pm Wed & Thu, its exhibits. The main campus expanse of sand.
10am–6pm Sat & Sun. Closed Mon landmark, the 307-ft (94-m)
& Tue, Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. Sather Tower, and the splendid
& (free 2nd Sun). 7 = 8 - Lawrence Hall of Science are
∑ museumca.org
both outstanding.
To the south, the Telegraph
Avenue was the center of
d Berkeley student protest in the 1960s.
Today, there is a plethora of
* 104,900. k @  2160 Shattuck
Ave. n 2030 Addison St, (800) 847- bookstores, coffeehouses, and
4823. _ Fourth of July Fireworks; cheap eateries. North of the
Telegraph Ave Book Fair (Jul). University, Shattuck Avenue,
∑ visitberkeley.com nicknamed “Gourmet Ghetto,”
is known for its restaurants.
Berkeley began to boom after
the earthquake of 1906, when P University of California
many San Franciscans fled their at Berkeley
city and settled on the East Bay. Tel (510) 642-5215. Berkeley Art
It was the seat of the student Museum & Pacific Film Archive:
uprisings against the Vietnam Tel (510) 642-1412. Open 11am–5pm
War in the 1960s, earning itself Wed–Sun (until 9pm Thu). Closed Muir Woods, the last remaining redwood
the nickname “Beserkeley.” Many public hols. & 7 ∑ berkeley.edu forest in the Bay Area

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