1. Start your day with an epic breakfast at Mama's Royal Cafe
2. Soak up local flavor with a mosey through the Rockridge, Temescal, and Dimond districts
3. Hunt for all the telephone pole gnomes
4. Eat a bear claw the size of your face at Colonial Donuts
5. Try one of the dozen-plus kinds of mac and cheese at Homeroom
6. Hop on the Sky Tram at the Oakland Zoo and soar above the giraffes
7. Pop over to Alameda and play retro arcade games at High Scores
8. Tour the historic Dunsmuir House and its gardens
9. Visit the grave of the Black Dahlia at Mountain View Cemetery
10. Devour the tea leaf salad from Burma Superstar
11. Watch a cult classic while sipping a beer at the new Parkway Theater
12. Drink like it's 1883 at Heinholds' First and Last Chance Saloon
13. Hoot and holler at The Uptown's classy burlesque revues
14. Canoe or kayak along the Oakland Estuary
15. Consume far too much caffeine during a Blue Bottle factory tour
16. Spend a day as a circus performer at Trapeze Arts
17. Sample any one of the dozens of brews at The Trappist
18. Pedal boat around Lake Merritt, taking in the recently renovated shoreline
19. Go urban hiking in the city, or take to the hills and discover countless hidden staircases
20. Hit the ice (but try not to fall) at the Oakland Ice Center
21. Admire the skill of the bonsai gardeners at the Lake Merritt Botanical Garden
22. Treat yourself to a spa day at the ultra-ritzy Claremont Hotel
23. Learn about the history of indigenous cultures at the Peralta Hacienda in Fruitvale
24. Go on a dive bar crawl headlined by the likes of Kingfish, and the Heart and Dagger Saloon
25. Get out into nature with a stroll through the Redwood Regional Park
26. Grab some incredible dim sum at Tao Yuen Pastry after a stroll through Oakland's Chinatown
27. Grow your brain at the Oakland Museum of California
28. Take your sweetie for a romantic nighttime gondola cruise on the lake
29. Have some pizza with your cocktail at the Boot and Shoe Service
30. Marvel at the Mormon Temple's architecture up close (and at night)
31. Revel in snootiness with a wine pairing at Commis
32. Take in the amazing view of the Bay from the Chabot Space and Science Center
