Cleveland Cascade, Oakland

Name: Cleveland Cascade
Address: 395 Merritt Ave, Oakland, 94610, United States

#100 among attractions in Oakland

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The Cleveland Cascade is a 250-foot-long ornamental stairway near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, with cascades in the center, designed in 1923 by Howard Gilkey. It opened with great civic pride as "one of the few things of this kind in the West". ()

Coordinates: 37°48'23"N, 122°15'0"W

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395 Merritt AveSan Antonio (Cleveland Heights)Oakland 94610 United States

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Cleveland Cascade – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Children's Fairyland, Camron-Stanford House, Lake Merritt, Cathedral of Christ the Light.

0.6 miW
Theme park, Amusement park, Cafe
Children's Fairyland, Oakland
15 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Oakland, California, Children's Fairyland holds the distinction of being a whimsical amusement park designed specifically for young children and their families. Since its doors opened in 1950, this 10-acre outdoor park has captured the...
0.7 miSW
Museum, Historical place
Camron-Stanford House, Oakland
19 min walk • The Camron-Stanford House is the last of the 19th-century Victorian mansions that once surrounded Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. It was the home to a series of influential families, and in 1907, became the city's first museum.
0.4 miSW
City staple for walks, picnics and boating
Lake Merritt, Oakland
11 min walk • Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon in the center of Oakland, California, just east of Downtown. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods.
0.8 miW
Unique church made of wood and glass
Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
20 min walk • The Cathedral of Christ the Light, also called Oakland Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland, California. It is the seat of the Bishop of Oakland.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Oakland Museum of California, Oakland
23 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...
0.9 miS
Monuments and statues
Oakland Buddha, Oakland
22 min walk • The Oakland Buddha is a statue of a Buddha placed in a traffic median in Oakland, California in 2009.
0.9 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland
23 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.
0.4 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland
11 min walk • The Grand Lake Theatre is a historic movie palace located at 3200 Grand Avenue and Lake Park Avenue in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland, California.
~1390 ftW
Neoclassical architecture
Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, Oakland
7 min walk • The Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, at 525 Bellevue Ave. in Oakland, California, was built in 1928–29. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. It has also been known as The Bellevue Club, as Women's Athletic Club, and as Bellevue Club Building.
~1440 ftW
37°48'23"N • 122°15'18"W
Rotary Nature Center and Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge, Oakland
7 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife
~1640 ftN
Park
Splash Pad Park, Oakland
8 min walk • Splash Pad Park is the name of several parks containing a splash pad. The original is in Oakland, California, along Lake Park Ave, between Grand Ave and Lakeshore Ave, and north of the 580 Freeway.

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Which popular attractions are close to Cleveland Cascade?

Nearby attractions include Women's Athletic Club of Alameda County, Oakland (7 min walk), Rotary Nature Center and Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge, Oakland (7 min walk), Splash Pad Park, Oakland (8 min walk), The Junior Center of Art and Science, Oakland (10 min walk).

How to get to Cleveland Cascade by public transport?

The nearest stations to Cleveland Cascade:

Bus

Lakeshore Avenue & Boden Way • Lines: 29 (2 min walk)
Grand Avenue & Euclid Avenue • Lines: 12, 805 (5 min walk)

Metro

19th Street Oakland • Lines: Orange, Red, Yellow (27 min walk)
Lake Merritt • Lines: Blue, Green, Orange (27 min walk)

Train

Oakland-Jack London Square (38 min walk)