Berkeley, California

Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. Its neighbor to the south is the city of Oakland, California. Its eastern border is formed by the Tilden Regional Park. Berkeley is located in Alameda County. Home to the University of California, Berkeley, the city is known for its leftist politics, eclectic mix of residents, nuclear research, and gourmet food.

Places

Berkeley is the site of the University of California, Berkeley, the flagship campus of the University of California, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Hall of Science, Space Sciences Laboratory, and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, which are on the campus grounds. Another well known educational institution in Berkeley is the Graduate Theological Union.

Related Topics:
University of California, Berkeley - University of California - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Lawrence Hall of Science - Space Sciences Laboratory - Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - Graduate Theological Union

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Other notable places include:

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• The Campanile belltower (Sather Tower) in the University of California, Berkeley campus
• The large red Tuning Fork Sculpture in downtown Berkeley on Shattuck Avenue
• The bicycle-pedestrian bridge across I-80 at University Avenue, the first of a new generation of people-friendly transportation improvements that focus on access instead of cars
• Telegraph Avenue, along with People's Park, known as a center for "hippie" activity during the 1960s-70s, marijuana, and now the several "old timers" left over from the age
• The Claremont Resort
• The critically acclaimed restaurant Chez Panisse, the birthplace of California cuisine
• The Berkeley Rose Garden
• Berkeley High School, California (the city's only public high school), is considered a Landmark.
• The Berkeley Community Theater, a well known concert hall.

Main streets include:

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• Shattuck Avenue, home to the downtown business district, and the Gourmet Ghetto to the north
• Telegraph Avenue
• University Avenue, including the Indian business districts
• San Pablo Avenue, in West Berkeley
• College Avenue, the main commerce area being in the Elmwood Neighborhood. It continues into the Rockridge District of Oakland, California
• Martin Luther King Junior Way
• Solano Avenue, in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood
• 4th Street, with a relatively new retail area which tends towards more expensive specialty stores.