Writer’s Grove

Places of Interest

Oakland California Temple

Church

Photo: Hurling7, Public domain.

The Oakland California Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oakland, California. Notable for its five-spire design influenced by Asian architecture, the temple stands on a hill with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Joaquin Miller House

Historic building

Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Joaquin Miller House, also known as The Abbey, is a historic house in Joaquin Miller Park, a public park in the Oakland Hills area of Oakland, California, United States.

Chabot Space and Science Center

Museum

Photo: Daniel Olsen, CC BY 2.5.

Chabot Space and Science Center, located in Oakland, California, is a center for learning in Earth and space science, which features interactive exhibits, planetariums, a large screen theater, hands-on activities, and three powerful telescopes.

Places in the Area

Moraga

Photo: JD Lisa, Public domain.

Moraga is in Contra Costa County in the Bay Area of California. It is part of the Lafayette-Orinda-Moraga trifecta that locals call Lamorinda.

Alameda

Photo: Thatotherperson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alameda is an island city in the East Bay of the Bay Area, California. It is separated from the mainland by the Oakland Estuary. You can get there from Oakland very easily, by way of one of the bridges or the Webster Street Tube.

Piedmont

Town

Photo: Sam Pullara, CC BY 2.0.

Oakland is a port city in the Bay Area of California in the United States. Once an industrial area overshadowed by San Francisco, its larger neighbor to the west, this city of 440,000 people has begun to step out from under San Francisco's shadow with its notable natural and architectural features and its rise as the multicultural "hipster" city of the Bay Area.

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