Sightseeing
Local GemDowntown Berkeley
FreeBerkeley's civic and cultural core around Shattuck Avenue, next to the UC Berkeley campus and BART.
SightseeingLocal GemDate Night
Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek is a sightseeing stop in Walnut Creek, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.
1280 Civic Drive, Suite 100 · Walnut Creek, CA
Why you should go…
Walnut Creek is a city in the East Bay region of California, promoted by Visit Walnut Creek, a Tourism Business Improvement District and destination marketing organization headquartered on Civic Drive. The city offers downtown shopping and dining, the Lesher Center for the Arts, the Lindsay Wildlife Experience, and gardens such as the Gardens at Heather Farm and Ruth Bancroft Garden. A monthly Locust Street Festival and a year-round Sunday farmers market draw additional visitors downtown.
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