The currently available tours are listed below. These tours can be taken with a phone, or done virtually from your computer.
Click on a tour below to learn more about it, then click on the Start the tour > button to begin. Use the Directions button to get directions to the start of the tour, and directions from each stop to the next.
Read about other walking tours in Oakland on the Oakland Wiki.
- Dimond and Laurel Neon
Explore neon signs along MacArthur Blvd. in the Dimond and Laurel districts.
60 minutes 1.6 miles :: history neon - Black Liberation murals
Murals in the Hoover-Foster / Hoover-Durant neighborhood
60 minutes 1.1 miles :: murals - Black Liberation
A community-led cultural asset map asserting resident voice and documenting Hoover-Foster / Hoover-Durant’s multigenerational Black history and culture.
120 minutes 1.2 miles :: audio history - Black History
A taste of Black history in Oakland
150 minutes 1.5 miles :: history - Once Upon A Time, Happily Ever After… #1
An audio tour of stories around Lake Merritt.
120 minutes 1.0 miles :: audio history - 10,000 Steps #1
Explore Oakland via its original city squares. Includes audio at some stops.
120 minutes 1.75 miles :: audio history - Old Oakland
Explore Old Oakland, home to numerous 1800s buildings and modern murals.
90 minutes 0.85 miles :: history murals
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