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**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:11 AM

Go across the Bay Bridge to Emeryville...and hit an awesome little Japanese toy store called Kimono My House...

http://www.kimonomyhousetoys.com/shop.cgi

http://www.yelp.com/biz/kimono-my-house-emeryville

Specialties: Japanese ANIME, TOKUSATSU, FANTASY and SCI FI. Toys, model kits, posters, t shirts and so much more! From Astroboy, Ultraman, Godzilla, Power Rangers and other Sentai series, to Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Kamen Rider, Miyazki/Studio Ghibli, Dragonball, Transformers, Gamera... We have a huge selection of goods from the vintage classics and more recent ones too! Please come check our store and blow your mind. Also, please call to check; our hours change and sometimes we are open on off days! Established in 1980. Kimono My House was the first store in the U.S. dedicated to the sale of all things Anime and Sci Fi Japanese live action merchandise. We were also the first to get licensing to produce merchandise for the U.S. Market for AKIRA and other characters. You can still find a wondrous assortment of hard to find items from the past. Kimono My House specializes in toys from the 70's, 80's an 90's and the early to late 2000's. We get new stuff once a month, still we stock goods mostly from these periods.

They sell on eBay too...but it's much more fun to physically browse there.

It's really small, but it's kinda of a little institution here.

Kimono My House used to be located almost right next to Pixar Studios, but it moved to a slightly different location, still in Emeryville. Speaking of Pixar, there are occasional tours, but it would have to be planned in advance...or know someone...I personally have never been inside its premises...

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pixar-animation-studios-emeryville

Also, you can visit one of Oakland's very cool landmarks, Fentons Creamery in Piedmont Avenue. Pixar's Up showcases Fentons on its movie. It's the Bay Area's oldest ice cream shop, it's always packed and happening...and awesome ice cream and other goodies...

Fentons Creamery

http://www.fentonscreamery.com/mobile.html

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/fentons-creamery-oakland-2

Heroes Club/Art of Toys in San Francisco is another Japanese toy store...it has a small display only collection too...

Heroes Club / Solid Art | Art Of Toys | 840 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

http://www.artoftoy.com

Portfolio of fine art collectibles painted and customized by Robin Kwok founder of Heroes Club/ Art Of Toys and online store

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/heroes-club-art-of-toys-san-francisco

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:19 AM

And if you go to Fentons Creamery...on that same street, there's a cool comic book shop called Dr Comics and Games...

Dr. Comics & Mr. Games

http://drcomicsmrgames.tumblr.com

Since 1988 we've been serving the North Oakland community weekly doses of comic books and board...

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/dr-comics-and-mr-games-oakland

Berkeley was the hub of comic book stores here in the Bay Area...but sadly...a ton of them have closed down over the years.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:23 AM

If you are a meat eater...you gotta go to the House of Prime Rib...a carnivore's delight, lol...

House of Prime Rib | 1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco | 415.885.4605

http://houseofprimerib.net

The House of Prime Rib serves well-marbled Prime Rib in the English Tradition. Our Prime Rib is carved at your table, to your specifications, from our unique stainless steel serving cart. We serve only the best beef available, the top 2% of all beef marked. THe House of Prime Rib is a San Francisco Landmark. Our juicy and delicious Prime Rib is made from the highest quality mid-western corn-fed beef available, then aged for 21 days.

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/house-of-prime-rib-san-francisco

Make reservations though.

If you dig Mexican food, especially tacos and burritos, La Taqueria and el Farolito on Mission St are excellent cheap taquerias...can't go wrong with either...

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-taqueria-san-francisco-2

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-farolito-san-francisco-4

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:37 AM

Gary Larson's original Far Side work has been displayed in San Francisco's Legion of Honor museum countless times through the years...but I don't know what's the status of that nowadays.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:42 AM

The Oakland Hills offer the best planetarium in the Bay Area...if you or your kid/kids (if you have any) dig cool space related stuff...that's the place to go...

Page not found - Chabot Space & Science Center | East Bay Area - Oakland CA

http://www.chabotspace.org/index.htm

Chabot Space & Science Center - Oakland, CA

http://www.yelp.com/biz/chabot-space-and-science-center-oakland

Specialties: The mission of Chabot Space & Science Center is to be a place for students of all ages to learn and be inspired about the Universe and our Planet Earth. Established in 1883. Founded as an observatory in 1883, today Chabot offers visitors the very latest in hands-on, interactive exhibits, displays, and Planetarium shows that explore the mysteries of the universe and of life here on earth. Combined with a full program of activity-filled classes, field trips, workshops, Space & Science Camp, outreach programs and special events, Chabot Space & Science Center has become the Bay Area's go to destination for visitors of all ages who want to discover and learn about space and earth sciences. Set amid beautiful redwood parkland in the hills above Oakland, yet just 2.5 miles off the freeway, Chabot is also home to Nellie, Rachel and Leah - our three magnificent telescopes and the largest on the west coast open weekly to the public. Here visitors of all ages can experience for themselves the wonders of the cosmos as they gaze through the telescopes at distant stars and planets.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:45 AM

Monterey Aquarium is awesome, but it's a two hour drive south of San Francisco...

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/monterey-bay-aquarium-monterey

San Francisco has its own aquarium, the Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park...but nowhere near as awesome as the Monterey Aquarium...

Steinhart Aquarium

http://www.calacademy.org/exhibits/steinhart-aquarium//

Come face-to-fin with nearly 60,000 animals from 800+ species—many of which are displayed nowhere else on Earth.

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/california-academy-of-sciences-san-francisco

Lots of whale watching tours here too...from January through April to see hundreds of gray whales migrating past Point Reyes in Marin County as they make their way from the arctic to Baja. Humpback whales also might be seen moving in pods of seven or 10 from November through March. The rest of the year -- summer and fall -- you can visit the Farallon Islands, where humpbacks, blue whales, sperm whales and orcas feed...

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 3:56 AM

I'm not a big baseball fan, but if I have to root for a team around here, that would be the Oakland A's. But the Coliseum is not the park to go...that would be the San Francisco's Giants AT&T Park...it's beautiful...

Official San Francisco Giants Website | MLB.com

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ballpark/index.jsp

The official website of the San Francisco Giants with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 4:00 AM

If you like animals and zoos...skip San Francisco's...the smaller but nicer Oakland Zoo is much better...

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-francisco-zoo-san-francisco

Oakland Zoo - Oakland, CA

http://www.yelp.com/biz/oakland-zoo-oakland

Specialties: The Zoo is home to over 850 native and exotic animals. We're recognized for our outstanding animal care, particularly our elephant care program, and for our Leed-certified, 17,000 square foot, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital--the largest wild animal veterinary facility in Northern California. In 2018 Oakland Zoo introduced guests to an entirely new experience, California Trail, a monumental expansion furthering our commitment to animal care, education, and conservation with a focus on this state's remarkable native wildlife--both past and present. Established in 1922. Oakland Zoo was established in 1922 and is managed by the Conservation Society of California, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife both locally and globally. The Zoo is home to over 700 native and exotic animals. We're recognized for our outstanding animal care, particularly our elephant care program, and for our Leed-certified, 17,000 square foot, state-of-the-art veterinary hospital--the largest wild animal veterinary facility in Northern California.

I just threw the zoo idea out there because I'm getting sleepy...you got a zoo of your own...I don't think visiting a zoo would be on your agenda...

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 4:02 AM

Okay, I'm going to bed now...hope some of the things I listed interests you a bit.

I'll think of more stuff tomorrow...

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 4:15 AM

That Pez Museum in Burlingame looks pretty awesome...I didn't even know it existed until you posted it, lol.

Burlingame is about 10-15 minute drive south of San Francisco.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 4:20 AM

Charles Shultz Museum...you asked what else is in Santa Rosa, well...the only thing that pops in my mind is a safari park...

Safari West Home

http://www.safariwest.com

The mission of Safari West is to promote conservation by providing a unique recreational educational experience including information about propagation

yelp.com

http://www.yelp.com/biz/safari-west-santa-rosa

Never been to either...but that safari park has better reviews than either the San Francisco and Oakland zoos...as it looks like this one is similar to San Diego's Wildlife Park...much more involved and interactive.

**Hector** · Aug 6, '15, 4:25 AM

Ok, me really sleep now...

**megowgsh** · Aug 6, '15, 6:03 AM

WOW Thanks for all the tips! I'll be there in late September and you just saved me a lot of time researching what to do.
Thanks!!!!

**Mikey** · Aug 6, '15, 10:17 AM

I always thought the Oakland Bay Bridge is way more neat than the Golden Gate.

OBB has that neat pillar in between two suspension bridges - very unique and quite pretty

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