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Life is a fairytale at Children's Fairyland. The 10-acre park rests on the scenic shores of Lake Merritt and is a children's imaginative playground dotted with giant whimsical storybook sets, fun amusement rides and attractions, funny puppet shows, and magical entertainment for hours of fun for the whole family.

A rose by any other name is still a rose at the Morcom Rose Garden. The municipal rose garden opened in 1920 with a green thumb that reaches across eight acres of green space blooming more than 6,000 roses. The classic rose garden is the ideal place for you to stop and smell the roses and capture picture perfect memories.

Your ticket to entertainment is waiting at the Paramount Theatre of Arts. The historic Hollywood-style theater plays host to the best shows in O-Town. Your ticket gets you a seat for a night of top entertainment from Broadway to the symphony, to stand-up comedy and more.

Hit a home run when you watch the Oakland Athletics. The Major League Baseball team based in Oakland is a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and loads the bases at home games played at The Coliseum. The sports team is known to locals as the A's, the White Elephants or the Elephants.