Things to do in  Oakland

These days, radical politics and working artists are more likely to flourish in Oakland, California, than the city across the bay—and it shows. There’s a creative spirit buoyed by ethnic diversity everywhere. From browsing the city’s museums, including the Oakland Museum of California, to eating your way through Chinatown and Jack London Square, there are plenty of things to do in Oakland. Choose a sunny day (Oakland is warmer and brighter than San Francisco) to walk around Lake Merritt, a lagoon and urban park smack dab in the middle of town, and you might fall in love.