These 65 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Financial District
Play 18 holes on world-class courses without leaving downtown. Studio Golf pairs seriously immersive simulators with a full kitchen turning out fresh sushi bites and steak sandwiches that'd hold their own at any restaurant.
Civic Center
Strength training meets tower defense gaming in VR. Battle a CPU while rowing, squatting, and pressing on a smart resistance machine that adjusts from 0 to 110 pounds—no mirrors, no judgment, just addictive gameplay that tricks you into crushing reps.
Downtown Oakland
Nine bubble-themed rooms take you from LED floors to infinity mirrors to a VR trip where you're eaten by a giant clam. It's playful, photogenic weirdness designed to turn adults back into kids.
Meadowfair
State-of-the-art racing simulators where owner Jason guides both drop-in racers and league regulars through everything from arcade fun to serious iRacing competition. The supportive online community makes newcomers feel instantly welcome.
North Beach • $22-$56
A former church turned basement stage where comedy, indie music, and offbeat theater share the spotlight. The room is tiny, the drinks are cheap, and the lineup swings from Netflix-credit comics to participatory sing-alongs.
Downtown Oakland
Play 12,000+ games across 40 consoles, from Pong to modern VR, on original hardware and CRT TVs. This hands-on museum lets you actually experience gaming history instead of just reading about it: grab a controller and lose an afternoon to StarCraft, Donkey Kong, or that weird import you never knew existed.
Browse the Bay Area neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
PIER 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
$14
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$23-$25
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$23
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
San Francisco · Hayes Valley
$14
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
Museum of 3D Illusions · Fisherman's Wharf
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$23
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM
San Francisco · Hayes Valley
$23
Mon, Oct 26 · 2:00 PM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Mon, Oct 26 · 2:00 PM
Burlingame Center Lab · Ray Park
Fri, Oct 30 · 3:30 PM
Northgate Library · San Rafael
iFLY Indoor Skydiving - SF Bay · Union City
California Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Immersive Gamebox - San Jose, Santa Clara · Central San Jose
Linda Mar
North Beach
Ingleside Terraces
The Shake House · Inner Sunset
Linda Mar
North Los Altos
San Ramon
Northside
Trimble Business Area
Evergreen
Morse Park
SoFA
Serramonte
El Cerrito
Emeryville
Flyer Thrill Zone & 7D Experience · Fisherman's Wharf
$14
Ray Park
Clayton
Tenderloin
Mission District
Main Post
Burlingame
Union City
$124.95
Ingleside Terraces
$29.73
Old Oakland Historic District
SoFA
San Ramon
El Cerrito
East Industrial
Antioch
Ingleside Terraces
$27.98
Fisherman's Wharf
Los Gatos
Union Square
Fisherman's Wharf
Half Moon Bay
Downtown Oakland
Central Berkeley
Balboa Terrace
Emeryville
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