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.
- 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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