Alameda County for kids: 9 true stories
Driving through Alameda County, California? Here are 9 true stories about places you'll pass, around Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland. Each one is fact-checked, read aloud in about 1 min and ends with a quiz for the back seat. Tap one to play it here, free, no sign-in.
Stories in Alameda County
The Lake That Used to Be the Bay
Look out the window toward the hills. See that long, flat lake next to the freeway?
The Mud Zoo Art Show
Look out the window toward the bay! See that flat, squishy mud?
The Super Long Train Pier
Choo choo! Look toward Oakland.
The Cafe That Can't Fail
Are you hungry? Over in Emeryville there is a diner with a very silly name.
The Giant Hill Made of Shells
Look out the window. Do you see a hill?
The Giant Spaghetti Road
Whoa, look up and all around! You are driving through a giant tangle of roads called the Maze!
The Ballpark That Was Right Here
Batter up! Right around here, there was once a real baseball park!
The Tower That Wiggles
Look up, up, up! See that super tall building?
The Mud Sculptures by the Bay
Look out at the muddy edge of the bay! Long ago, strange art grew right out there in the mud.Nearby areas
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