The Gardens at Lake Merritt

The Gardens at Lake Merritt is a garden in Alameda, California. The Gardens at Lake Merritt is situated nearby to Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Garden, as well as near Golden State Bonsai Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Children’s Fairyland and Camron-Stanford House.

Children’s Fairyland

Theme park

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Children's Fairyland, U.S.A. is an amusement park, located in Oakland, California, on the shores of Lake Merritt. It was one of the earliest "themed" amusement parks in the United States. Children’s Fairyland is situated 1,000 feet northwest of The Gardens at Lake Merritt.

Camron-Stanford House

Museum

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The Camron-Stanford House is the last of the 19th-century Victorian mansions that once surrounded Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. It was the home to a series of influential families, and in 1907, became the city's first museum. Camron-Stanford House is situated 2,100 feet southwest of The Gardens at Lake Merritt.

René C. Davidson Courthouse

Courthouse

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The René C. Davidson Courthouse is the main courthouse, part of the Alameda County Superior Court system. The art deco style courthouse was completed in 1934 and is located in the county seat of Oakland, California, US. It is adjacent to Lake Merritt. René C. Davidson Courthouse is situated 2,700 feet southwest of The Gardens at Lake Merritt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Point and Civic Center.

Adams Point

Neighborhood

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Adams Point is a neighborhood of Oakland, California. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Merritt, directly adjacent to Downtown Oakland and the Grand Lake district.

Civic Center

Neighborhood

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Oakland's Civic Center neighborhood is a residential and public building district on the east side of Oakland's Central Business District. Its borders are roughly Downtown and Harrison Street to the west, the East Lake Neighborhood and Lakeshore Avenue to the east, the Lakeside Apartments District and 14th Street to the North, and Chinatown and 11th Street to the South.

Uptown Oakland

Neighborhood

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Uptown Oakland is a neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States, located in the northern end of Downtown. It is located roughly between West Grand Avenue to the north, Interstate 980 to the west, City Center and 14th Street to the south, and Broadway to the east.

The Gardens at Lake Merritt

Type: Garden
Also known as: “Lakeside Demonstration Gardens”
Category: recreation area
Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.80637° or 37° 48′ 23″ north

Longitude

-122.25831° or 122° 15′ 30″ west

Open location code

849VRP4R+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 114596420

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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