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Free things to do in Berkeley

9 places in Berkeley with free entry or no charge, based on guide listings and map data.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Berkeley Rose Garden, Berkeley
Photo: Jef Poskanzer from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Free things to do in Berkeley

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    Berkeley Rose Garden

    A half-hour's walk north of the UC Berkeley campus. Especially nice for watching the sunset, with a view of the bay.

    Daily 6AM - 10PM, Unless otherwise postedFree entry · Built 1940

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    Regional Parks Botanic Garden

    The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a 10-acre (4 hectare) botanical garden located in Tilden Regional Park in the Berkeley Hills, east of Berkeley, California, in the United States. It showcases California native plants, and is open to the public. The garden was founded on January 1, 1940.

    Free entry

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    Berkeley Historical Society

    1931 Center Street

    Free entry

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    Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

    2982 Adeline Street

    Closed · opens noonFree entry

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    Whosabird

    2210 Prince Street

    Open now · open 24 hoursFree entry

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    Street Piano & Sound Garden

    Free entry

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    Bosko's Gallery

    6038 College Avenue

    Free entry · Wheelchair accessible

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    UC Berkeley Pollinator Garden

    Free entry

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    Willard Garden

    Free entry

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Berkeley (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).