Animal Exhibits in East Bay

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Crab Cove Visitor Center (Alameda)

Crab Cove at the north end of the Crown Memorial State Beach Park.  It is a marine reserve where all plant and animal life is protected. The Crab Cove Visitor Center has many exhibits including a 800-gallon aquarium system, a view microscopic animals, the underwater world of the Bay or mudflats.  Outside of the center building is the first California estuarine marine reserve that is perfect for tidepool viewing at low tide.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum (Walnut Creek)

The Center houses a natural history and environmental education center where more than 50 species of live, nonreleasable, native California animals are on exhibit. Please park in the museum parking lots on the east and west sides of the museum, the Friends Church lot across the street (except Sunday mornings) or on Buena Vista Avenue. Please do not park on First Avenue in front of the neighborhood homes as you will get a parking ticket.

Oakland Zoo (Oakland)

The Oakland Zoo is a nonprofit organization founded in 1922 and managed by the East Bay Zoological Society. Exhibits include the African Savannah, Rain Forest, Childrens Zoo and includes animal feedings and a wildlife ampitheater for live animal shows.