Richmond (California)

Richmond is served by I-80 from San Francisco, Vallejo and Sacramento, I-580 from Berkeley, Marin County and Oakland and Richmond Parkway skirting most of town as a bypass. Public transportation is provided with an intermodal transit center comprising BART and Amtrak, with local buses run by AC Transit. But due to the horrible reputation of Richmond, it is best recommended to exit BART from one of the two stations in El Cerrito.

• Amtrak

  address: 1700 Nevin Ave
  Two Amtrak routes service Richmond, the Capitol Corridor and the San Joaquin. The station is co-located at the BART platform. There is no ticket service, no baggage checking, and no luggage assistance.

• Keller Beach

• Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park

  phone: +1 510 232-5050
  Consists of Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park, visitor center in lobby of City Hall and the SS Red Oak Victory Ship. The park includes a museum and WWII shipyard, preserving and interpreting the stories and places of America's home front response to World War II.

• Point Richmond Historic District

• Marina Bay

• S.S Red Oak Victory Ship

  phone: +1 510-222-9200
  Launched in 1944, and commissioned as the USS Red Oak Victory ship, the Red Oak is the only vessel built by the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, California that is being restored. This last remaining Boulder Class Victory saw service in the World War II, Korea and Vietnam has the distinction of being the only ship operated by both military and civilian personnel during career.

• Golden State Model Railroad Museum

  phone: +1 510-234-4884
  The Golden State Railroad Museum consists 10,000 square feet of O, HO, and N scale train tracks. In the museum, you will find 3 large railroad tracks, constructed and owned by the EBMES. It is open from April to December. It is located on Dornan Drive, past the Ferry Point Tunnel.

• Maquers Playhouse

  phone: +1 510-232-4031
  The Masquers theater is located in Point Richmond on the eastshore of the San Francisco bay. The Masquers playhouse has been producing and showing plays for the last 50 years. There are 100 seats. They show 5 productions year round.

• Point Richmond Music FestivalMany Jazz and music performances every Summer, every month June, July, August, and September. Live performances. The First Friday of every month. Starts at 5:30.

Richmond is home to Hilltop Mall, a large enclosed shopping center anchored by Macy's, Sears, JC Penney, and Walmart.
Outside of any shopping center, a local favorite is Annie's Annuals, a nursery that specializes in rare, exotic, and down-right interesting plants. Annie's is so extensive, leave yourself a few hours to browse the entire operation. Downtown Point Richmond has many shops and cafes.

• Portumex

  phone: +1 510 237-7513
  address: 721 23rd St
  Authentic Mexican restaurant.

• Assemble Restaurant

  phone: +1 510-215-6025
  address: 1414 Harbour Way South

• Salute e Vita Ristorante

  phone: +1 510-215-0803
  address: 1900 Esplanade
  Italian restaurant.

• Oakland-Richmond/Berkeley - Courtyard Richmond Berkeley

  phone: +1 510 262-0700
  address: 3150 Garrity Way

• Hotel Mac

  phone: +1 510 233-0010
  address: 50 Washington St
  The most elegant hotel in the Bay Area, built in 1910, was the second hotel built in Richmond, after the Critchett Hotel (closed in 1909). Features a first class restaurant and bar.

• Quality Inn

  phone: +1 510-237-3000
  address: 915 West Cutting Blvd

• Extendedstay America

  phone: +1 510 222-7383
  address: 3170 Garrity Way

The safest parts of Richmond consist of Marina Bay and Point Richmond south of I-580, the Hilltop area north of San Pablo where Hilltop Mall is and much of East Richmond on the other side of I-80 or San Pablo Avenue at the most. Unfortunately, Downtown Richmond, most of the city, primarily the Iron Triangle and Central Richmond, is a whole different story. These regional segments of Richmond (75% of the city's area) are the reason behind its horrible reputation, ranking with Compton as the worst cities in California statiscally when it comes to crime rate. Travelers that must traverse these parts of town should know their way around and stay on the major thoroughfares through here, such as MacDonald Avenue, 23rd Street or Cutting Boulevard, without stopping here for anything or any reason. Do not enter North Richmond at any time for any reason, lest you be riddled with bullet holes.