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Downtown Berkeley

Downtown Berkeley is a sightseeing stop in Berkeley, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.

· Berkeley, CA

Why you should go…

Downtown Berkeley surrounds the northern edge of the UC Berkeley campus, with the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Freight & Salvage music venue, and a dense strip of restaurants and shops along Shattuck Avenue. A BART station puts it a short ride from San Francisco.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Downtown Berkeley, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Berkeley

    Free

    Berkeley's official visitor center for maps, itineraries and recommendations a block from the Downtown Berkeley BART station.

    Right next doorMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Foodie Favorite

    Oakland

    Free

    The East Bay's food-forward, art-filled city on the shores of Lake Merritt.

    5.2 mi awayMore like this

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Pacific Pinball Museum

    $25–$50

    An Alameda museum packed with dozens of playable pinball machines spanning nearly a century.

    6.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    Iconic

    Exploratorium

    $25–$50

    Hands-on science, art and human-perception museum on San Francisco's waterfront with hundreds of interactive exhibits.

    8.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    San Francisco Bay Ferry

    Under $25

    Passenger ferries linking San Francisco's Ferry Building to Oakland, Alameda, Sausalito, and other bay towns.

    8.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Shopping
    Iconic

    Ferry Building

    Free

    Browse nearly 50 food merchants and restaurants inside an 1898 ferry terminal on the waterfront, with bay views.

    8.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping