Travel Reference
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Phoebe A Hearst Museum of Anthropology
MUSEUM
South of the Campanile in Kroeber Hall, this museum includes exhibits from indigenous
cultures around the world, including ancient Peruvian, Egyptian and African items.
There's also a large collection highlighting native Californian cultures. Closed for renova-
tions until 2015.
South of Campus
Telegraph Ave
STREET
Telegraph Ave has traditionally been the throbbing heart of studentville in Berkeley, the
sidewalks crowded with undergrads, postdocs and youthful shoppers squeezing their way
past throngs of vendors, buskers and homeless people. Numerous cafes and budget food
options cater to students, and most of them are very good.
The frenetic energy buzzing from the university's Sather Gate on any given day is a
mixture of youthful posthippies reminiscing about days before their time and young hip-
sters and punk rockers who sneer at tie-dyed nostalgia. Panhandlers press you for change,
and street stalls hawk everything from crystals to bumper stickers to self-published tracts.
People's Park
PARK
This park, just east of Telegraph, between Haste St and Dwight Way, is a marker in local
history as a political battleground between residents and the city and state government in
the late 1960s. The park has since served mostly as a gathering spot for Berkeley's home-
less. A publicly funded restoration spruced it up a bit, and occasional festivals do still hap-
pen here, but it's rather run-down.
Elmwood District
DISTRICT
South along College Ave is the Elmwood District, a charming nook of shops and restaur-
ants that offers a calming alternative to the frenetic buzz around Telegraph Ave. Continue
further south and you'll be in Rockridge.
