Jack London Square, Oakland

Name: Jack London Square
Address: Oakland, United States

#135 among attractions in Oakland

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Jack London Square is an entertainment and business destination on the waterfront of Oakland, California, United States. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, restaurants, hotels, an Amtrak station, a San Francisco Bay Ferry ferry dock, the historic Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, the cabin where Jack London lived in the Klondike, and a movie theater. A farmer's market is hosted among the retail shops on Sunday mornings. The former presidential yacht USS Potomac is moored at an adjacent slip. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°47'45"N, 122°16'30"W

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Central Oakland (Produce and Waterfront)Oakland United States

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Jack London Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oakland Museum of California, Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, Kaiser Convention Center, USS Potomac.

0.7 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
18 min walk • The Oakland Museum of California or OMCA is an interdisciplinary museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California, located adjacent to Oak Street, 10th Street, and 11th Street in Oakland, California. The museum contains more than 1.8 million objects...
~750 ftS
Nightlife
Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, Oakland
4 min walk • Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon opened by John M. Heinold in 1883 on Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States.
0.7 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland
19 min walk • Kaiser Convention Center is a historic, publicly owned multi-purpose building located in Oakland, California. The facility includes a 5,492-seat arena, a large theater, and a large ballroom.
~1450 ftW
Specialty museum, Ship, Museum
USS Potomac, Oakland
7 min walk • USS Potomac, formerly USCGC Electra, was Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential yacht from 1936 until his death in 1945. On August 3, 1941, she played a decoy role while Roosevelt held a secret conference to develop the Atlantic Charter.
0.7 miN
Park, Historic walking areas
Preservation Park, Oakland
18 min walk • Preservation Park is located in Oakland, California. The park includes sixteen historic buildings, five of which stand in their original location, and eleven of which were moved from elsewhere in Oakland to avoid demolition.
0.7 miN
Park
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
18 min walk • Frank H. Ogawa Plaza is a public square located in Downtown Oakland.
0.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Oakland City Center, Oakland
15 min walk • Oakland City Center is an office, shopping and hotel complex in Downtown Oakland, Oakland, California. The complex is the product of a redevelopment project begun in the late 1950s. It covers twelve city blocks between Broadway on the east, Martin Luther King Jr. Way on the west, Frank H.
0.5 miNE
Tower, Romanesque architecture, Neo-renaissance architecture
Tribune Tower, Oakland
14 min walk • The Tribune Tower is a 305-ft. 22-story building located in downtown Oakland, California. Built in 1906, tower erected in 1923, the 89,251 sq.-ft. building was the tallest building in Oakland constructed in the 1920s.
0.6 miN
Tower, Postmodern architecture
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland
15 min walk • The Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building complex is a federal building complex in Oakland, California, constructed as part of the Oakland City Center redevelopment project.
~1730 ftW
Museum, Ship
United States lightship Relief, Oakland
9 min walk • United States lightship Relief is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard.
0.7 miNE
Library, Bookshop
Oakland Public Library, Oakland
18 min walk • The Oakland Public Library is the public library in Oakland, California. Opened in 1878, the Oakland Public Library currently serves the city of Oakland, along with neighboring smaller cities Emeryville and Piedmont.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jack London Square?

Nearby attractions include USS Potomac, Oakland (7 min walk), Mariner Square Drystack & Marina, Alameda (9 min walk), United States lightship Relief, Oakland (9 min walk), Old Oakland, Oakland (10 min walk).

How to get to Jack London Square by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jack London Square:

Bus

Embarcadero West & Franklin Street • Lines: 12 (2 min walk)
Broadway & 3rd Street • Lines: 12, 72, 72M, 72R (3 min walk)

Train

Oakland-Jack London Square (7 min walk)

Ferry

Oakland Jack London Square Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (8 min walk)
Alameda Main Street Terminal • Lines: San Francisco Bay Ferry (29 min walk)

Metro

Lake Merritt • Lines: Blue, Green, Orange (14 min walk)
Oakland City Center - 12th Street • Lines: Orange, Red, Yellow (15 min walk)