Oakland
is really Lake Merritt, Oakland, California
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
Downtown Oakland across the bay, with its towers rising over a lake in the city centre.
The real place
Lake Merritt is a tidal lagoon in the middle of Oakland. In 1870 it became the first official wildlife refuge in the United States, and the string of lights around its shore is known as the Necklace of Lights.
Visiting
A path of just over three miles runs all the way round the lake. Children's Fairyland, which opened in 1950, is on the north shore.
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