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Berkeley
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Gourmet Ghetto
Upper Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley,
then AC Transit 7, 18, 49 bus.
has more than 10 Nobel
Laureates among its fellows
and staff. The campus
(see pp178-9)
was laid out
by Frederick Law Olmsted on
the twin forks of Strawberry
Creek; changes by San
Francisco architect David
Farquharson were later
adopted. Today there are over
30,000 students and a wide
range of museums,
cultural amenities, and
buildings of note. These
include the Berkeley Art
Museum
(see p40),
the
Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, and
Sather Tower, also
known as the Campanile.
This north Berkeley neigh-
borhood acquired fame as a
gourmet's ghetto when Alice
Waters opened Chez Panisse
here in 1971. The restaurant
is acclaimed for
its use of fresh local
ingredients in a French-
inspired style that gave
rise to what is known as
California cuisine. In its
original house on
Shattuck Avenue, Chez
Panisse has influenced
many worthy imitators.
There are also many
specialty markets and
coffee houses in the
surrounding neighbor-
hood - hence its
salubrious nickname.
Carousel in Tilden Park
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Tilden Park
Tel
(510) 544-2747.
Berkeley, then
AC Transit 67 bus. Park:
Open
5am-
10pm daily. Steam trains:
Te l
(510)
548-6100.
Open
11am-5pm daily in
summer; weekends only in winter.
&
Carousel:
Te l
(510) 524-6773.
Open
11am-5pm daily in summer.
&
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Botanical Garden:
Te l
(510) 544-3169.
Open
8:30am-5pm daily (Jun-Sep: to
5:30pm).
7
limited.
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Lawrence
Hall of Science
Centennial Drive, Berkeley.
Te l
(510) 642-5132.
Berkeley, then AC Transit
65 bus.
@
from Mining
Circle, UC Berkeley (except
Sat, Sun).
Open
10am-5pm
daily.
7
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University of
California at
Berkeley
Te l
(510) 642-6000.
Berkeley.
@
AC Transit 1, 7, 18, 40, 49, 51,
52, 65. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology:
Te l
(510) 642-3682.
Closed
for renovation until fall 2015.
Berkeley Art Museum:
Te l
(510) 642-
0808.
Open
11am-5pm Wed-Sun
(sometimes to 9pm Fri).
Closed
public hols.
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7
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berkeley.edu
Some would argue that UC
Berkeley's reputation for counter-
cultural movements sometimes
eclipses its reputation for
academic excellence. Yet, it
remains one of the most presti-
gious universities in the world.
Sather Tower,
built in 1914
Though preserved for the
most part in a natural wild
condition, Tilden Park offers
a variety of attractions. It is
noted for the enchantingly
landscaped Botanical Garden,
specializing in California plants.
Visitors can enjoy a leisurely
stroll from alpine meadows to
desert cactus gardens by way
of a lovely redwood glen, and
there are also guided nature
walks. If you have children,
don't miss the carousel, the
miniature farmyard, and the
model steam train.
At this fascinating museum,
workshops and classes make
science fun. Hands-on exhibits
encourage younger visitors to
study the effects of mirrors on
lasers or manipulate a hologram.
They can also plot stars in the
planetarium, build a dinosaur
skeleton, calculate odds by
rolling dice, or feed a snake.
Along with a resident mechanical
dinosaur are changing
exhibitions, popular with families
and children. The stunning view
from the outdoor plaza includes
much of the northern Bay Area,
as far west as the Farallon Islands.
By night, the lights around the
bay are an extraordinary sight.
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Fourth Street
@
AC Transit Z.
Berkeley, then AC
Transit 51, 65 bus.
This gentrified enclave north
of University Avenue is
characteristic of Berkeley's
climate of fine craftsmanship
and exquisite taste. Here you
can buy everything from hand-
made paper, stained-glass
windows, and furniture, to
organically grown lettuce and
designer garden tools. There is
also a handful of renowned
restaurants
(see pp238-9)
.
Founded as a utopian
“Athens of the Pacific”
in 1868,
Berkeley
Model of DNA at the Lawrence Hall of Science
