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  • filter_dramaUnderstand
    Unlike most sprawling suburbs, Fremont was planned and designed to be the way it is. In the 1950s, fearing that they would be annexed by the growing city of [wiki=5823ccc25b256955c4e97cb4a23865ee]Hayward[/wiki] to the north, eight very small towns decided to unite to avoid annexation. Two towns (Alvarado and Decoto) closest to Hayward quickly incorporated into [wiki=6047152e190182dcdad1b33348da03c5]Union City[/wiki]. The six remaining towns got together and
    extensively planned how things would be. Space was allocated both for industry and homes.
    Space for roads large enough to support the massive traffic flows was set aside. One of the
    small towns ([wiki=9fa9f61bce92649d7832fcd3dc65b870]Newark[/wiki]) dropped out of the coalition because it was slated to become an industrial zone. The five remaining towns -- ([wiki=0883b0d4151ed243099ce992340010cf]Centerville[/wiki], [wiki=b518de1b8fd6be1cb6308b92e7e2936c]Niles[/wiki], [wiki=6ec8744e187aa0619ce66d83976e0090]Irvington[/wiki], [wiki=e4e3563e1f7e8f3bf977c310ee704452]Mission San Jose[/wiki], and [wiki=71998f508141d8ee92c40d7b97f9ded1]Warm Springs[/wiki], from north to south - annexed all the surrounding land to form the City of Fremont.

    The oldest of the small towns was Mission San José, named for a Spanish mission founded in 1797. When this Mission was founded it was named "La Mision del Gloriosisimo Patriarch San José" in honor of St. Joseph. It is sometimes incorrectly called the Mission San José de Guadalupe, after "El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe" founded (1777) 20 miles south near the Guadalupe River, which became the present day city of San Jose.

    Fremont emerged from this history with no real downtown. The first step to creating Downtown Fremont[url=http://fremont.gov/1655/Downtown]]was taken in 2014 with the construction of the Capital Ave extension to Fremont Blvd. Fremont's future downtown -- bounded by Mowry Ave, Fremont Blvd, Walnut Ave, and Paseo Padre Pkwy -- is envisioned to become a mid-density, pedestrian friendly, transit oriented development.

    Fremont has been multicultural since its inception, and is home to dozens of immigrant communities and a broad range of ethnicities. Today's visitor is likely to hear half a dozen languages spoken even during a fleeting trip through the city. It is said that the largest population of Afghanis outside Afghanistan live in Fremont, and it also has a large and growing south Asian community as well.

    Because of their entangled history and their present sprawl that makes them blend into one another, the three cities -- Fremont, [[Newark (California)|Newark[/url]], and [wiki=6047152e190182dcdad1b33348da03c5]Union City[/wiki] -- are sometimes called the Tri-Cities.
  • filter_dramaGet in
    • By plane

      [wiki=ca442975313ffa75bbac92e69d79507f]Oakland[/wiki] Airport is about 20-40 minutes away by car via I-880 depending on the time of day. Rush hour traffic will almost certainly take 30-40 minutes, but most other times it is a very quick 15-20 minute drive. Or, you can take the new (2014) tram from the airport to BART--the Bay Area's rapid transit system--which runs directly to Fremont.
      * [wiki=96013c3fbf1a809c8de7be7f9846d23e]San Jose[/wiki] Airport is about half an hour away via I-880 or I-680. During commute hours the traffic can be horrific along the 880, but 680 is often faster.
      * [wiki=f4334fdfa1c728eae375fe781e2e2d9d]San Francisco[/wiki] Airport is about 45-60 minutes away via US101 and SR84 (the Dumbarton Bridge), or via 101 to 84 to US92 (the San Mateo Bridge) to 880. This is the most difficult airport to get to and is also has more flight delays than other airports in the area. However, it is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, so there are likely to be more airlines and more flight options going into and out of SFO. Avoid SFO if you can get a flight direct to Oakland or San Jose instead. There is a BART station in SFO which can take you to Fremont in about an hour and a half.

    • By car

      From Oakland and Berkeley, take I-880 south
      * From San Jose, take I-880 or I-680 north
      * From San Francisco and Palo Alto, take US-101 to either US-92 or SR-84 (the Dumbarton Bridge; preferred)
      * From more eastern parts of the region or the central valley, get to I-680 and head south

    • By train

      Bay Area Regional Transit service has its southernmost stop in Fremont; the line ends here for now. From Fremont there are trains north through Oakland, with Richmond or Daly City as their final destinations. By changing trains it is also possible to go inland all the way to Dublin/Pleasanton or to continue beyond Daly City to Millbrae, passing San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on the way. Construction is underway to extend BART south to Warm Springs/South Fremont [url=http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/wsx/](opening]2014) and to the Alameda county line. From there, VTA/BART Silicon Valley[http://www.vta.org/bart/[/url] will extend the BART line further south into Santa Clara county, first to Milpitas and Berryessa in northeastern San Jose (opening 2017). In the distant future, with a little bit of luck and lots of funding, BART should be extended through a downtown San Jose subway to Santa Clara.

      * The Capitol Corridor is an Amtrak route from downtown Sacramento to downtown San Jose passing through Fremont's Centerville district. From this line, you can transfer to BART at the Oakland Colliseum, or connect to long distance trains at the Emeryville depot. There are also bus links to the western outskirts of Oakland and Berkeley, and a short bus ride to downtown San Jose.

      * The ACE train connects towns east of Fremont with the Silicon Valley. This train runs only from the east four times a day during the morning commute and to the east four times a day during the afternoon/evening commute.

    • By bus

      Line 180/181 bus runs from downtown San Jose to Fremont BART station, including service on weekends and holidays.
      * The U line runs from Stanford University to the Fremont BART station, and the Dumbarton Express (DB line) runs from Palo Alto through Ardenwood to the Union City BART station, but only during weekday commute hours.

  • filter_dramaGet around
    The geography of city of Fremont and its street system is defined by the hills on the east side of the city and the bay on the west. Mission Blvd runs along the foot of the hills and the city is mainly on the bay side of Mission Blvd. Streets more or less perpendicular to it (e.g., Central Ave, Mowry Ave, Stevenson Blvd) have address numbers increasing as you move away from Mission Blvd towards the bay (e.g., 4000 represents the 40th block from Mission Blvd, which in central Fremont is near Fremont Blvd). Streets running more or less parallel to the hills (e.g., Fremont Blvd, Blacow Rd, etc) have address numbers in the five digits in the city, increasing as you move further south (e.g., 39000 is near Mowry Ave and represents roughly the 390th block from Lake Merritt, Oakland). Locals call streets running parallel to the hills, with the five-digit address numbers, north-south streets (although they are more like northwest-southeast) and streets running perpendicular to the hills east-west streets (more like northeast-southwest).

    Fremont Blvd, as you might expect, is the main surface street running the length of the city of Fremont, more of less parallel to the hills, starting at Exit 22 of I-880 in North Fremont, cutting straight through the middle of the city of Fremont, making a right turn at Irvington, crossing I-880 once again at Exit 13 in South Fremont, and dead ending in Warm Springs. In the middle part of city of Fremont, the major streets are on a grid, with Fremont Blvd and Blacow Rd one mile apart. Perpendicular to them, Central Ave, Mowry Ave, and Stevenson Blvd are also one mile apart, on the bay side of Fremont Blvd.
    • By car

      Given the large geographic spread of Fremont, driving is the preferred method for getting around. Travel by car is also prevalent in the area given the poor public transit service to the city. Fremont streets are usually easy to navigate as difficult intersections were re-engineered for efficiency several decades ago, though some corridors such as Mission Blvd remain moderately congested but not nearly as bad as most major streets elsewhere in the Bay Area.

      The major freeways through Fremont are the bayside Nimitz (I-880) and the inland I-680. Although the two freeways are only a mile apart in South Fremont-Warm Springs, they do not intersect. Motorists will find travel to be very slow during commute hours in the unfavorable direction; especially so on the I-880, which is commonly said (and probably erroneously) to be one of the most congested highways in America.

      Mission Blvd crosses I-680 twice at Exits 16 and 12. Locals sometimes refer to Exit 16 as "North Mission" and Exit 12 as "South Mission." Fremont Blvd crosses I-880 twice at Exit 22 and Exit 13. The locals call Exit 22 "North Fremont" and Exit 13 "South Fremont." So if someone tells you to take the "Fremont Blvd" exit or the "Mission Blvd" exit, make sure you know which one they're talking about. The exit number increases as you move north.

    • By bike

      Bike lanes are present on many major roads in Fremont. For maximum safety, avoid
      the large roads that lead to the freeway since they are the most congested, and your
      bike isn't going to go on the freeway anyway, is it?

      The city of Fremont publishes a bikeway path on its website [http://www.ci.fremont.ca.us/Community/Traffic/BicycleAndPedestrianProgram.htm] showing bike paths, trails, alternate routes for bikes, and detailing which intersections are tricky or dangerous. Print copies of the map are available at various government buildings or by ordering through the web site.

    • By bus

      The AC Transit bus system [http://www.actransit.org/] serves the city of Fremont as well as other cities in the East Bay. Bus routes and schedules are designed for the daily commuter, not the casual traveler. In the middle of the day, buses may run as infrequently as once per hour, so be sure you have an up-to-date bus schedule and know when your bus is coming. The Fremont BART station serves as a bus terminal for transferring between the various bus routes.

    • By taxi

      Taxis are not common in Fremont, and you will not be able to 'flag one down' while making your way about town. The only taxi stand of note is the one at the Fremont BART Station, where typically several taxis are lined up in a queue. There are many taxi companies that service the area, however you will not find many driving the streets all day. If you need to travel by taxi, plan ahead of time and schedule a taxi with one of the companies serving the area.

  • filter_dramaSee
    • Attractions

      Ardenwood is a 200 acre working farm originally founded in 19th century and was the home of gold miner and sharecropper George Patterson. On Thursdays through Sundays, park staff and volunteers dress in Victorian costumes, conduct tours of the Patterson House, and demonstrate farm chores. Visitors can help with the crops, visit the farm animals, ride a hay wagon or horse-drawn train, and observe a blacksmith at work.
      * Huge park south of the Fremont BART station (bounded by Paseo Padre Pkwy, Stevenson Blvd, and the Union Pacific Railroad) with paved trails around Lake Elizabeth and with Mission Peak as backdrop. Great for a picnic, kite-flying or exercise. Aqua Adventure water park, opened in 2009, anchors the south side of the park (off Paseo Padre near Grimmer). Moving north on Paseo Padre, one finds the Community, Senior, and Visitor Centers, respectively. Boat rentals available at the Boathouse near the Visitor Center. Along the Stevenson Blvd edge of the park are the Fremont Main Library and Police Department. The north side of the park supports 6 softball fields, 10 soccer/football fields, and 18 tennis courts.
      * The baylands around the south end of the San Francisco Bay have been turned into a federally-regulated Wildlife Refuge. A new small visitor center at the Fremont headquarters on Marshlands Road provides information about and maps of the Refuge bayland trails and hilltop lookout. These marshlands are also home to [wiki=75d847667d325de2754246f67a29d01a]Drawbridge, California[/wiki], a long-abandoned ghost town along the railroad lines into the area, however current safety regulations imposed by the refuge prohibit entering the area.

      * Spanish mission founded in 1797. The original 1809 adobe church was destroyed by an 1868 earthquake along the Hayward fault. The current mission building underwent a four-year reconstruction project to produce a modern replica of the 1809 adobe church with 4'-5' walls and was dedicated in 1985 for daily Mass and tours ($3). The only surviving building from the Spanish period is a monastery, which serves as a small museum of seven rooms that houses a collection of artifacts, vestments, and memorabilia. The small cemetery holds the graves of many prominent Spanish and American settlers.
      * All tourists will want to see some of California's infamous waterworks and the surprisingly attractive Water Temple is the closest exemplar.

    • Performing Arts

      Broadway West, 4000-B Bay Street, (510) 683-9218, [url=http://www.broadwaywest.org/].] A stage company that performs five plays every year in a very intimate setting. Expect well-performed, offbeat plays. They also hold dinner mystery theaters, and plays by local writers.
      * Shows Bollywood Films' produced on the other side of the globe, most with English subtitles. The concession offers good-quality snacks like pakoras and samosas.
      * Showcases silent Films, many which were originally produced locally and are now shown with their original accuracy. Films are shown Friday and Saturday nights for a small fee, and fine homemade snacks are served. The theater also has an attached museum exhibiting the [[Niles[/url]] district's deep roots in California's burgeoning film industry of the early to mid 1900s.

  • filter_dramaDo
    12 mile long bike trail follows the Alameda Creek flood-control channel from the hills to the bay. The paved trail is entirely car-free thanks to underpasses beneath each cross-street. About two miles from the bay, you can optionally go to Coyote Hills for a good view. From there, you can proceed south to the Don Edwards Wildlife refuge, and then west to the bike lane over the Dumbarton Bridge. Starting from the easternmost point on the trail (at the Niles Staging Area on Old Canyon Road) means that you will generally go downwind last when you are most tired.
    *
    * Good place for hiking, biking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing. Isolated small hill near the bay with a great view of San Francisco on a clear day.

    * A great place for a challenging hike where you are rewarded with a very nice view of the Bay Area. The peak overlooks the Santa Clara valley and the Bay. To the east you can see Livermore and on a clear day, the Sierra Nevada. Bring a coat in the Fall and Winter.
    * On the first and third Sunday of each month you can take a train ride on what was known as the Historic Transcontinental Gateway to the San Francisco Bay. The railway offers scenic one-hour locomotive excursions through the very canyon where Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp" was filmed.
    *Named for the quarries that once supplied gravel for the construction of the western section of the transcontinental railroad, this water-oriented recreation area offers picnicking, boating, swimming and fishing in the lakes that now fill the old quarry pits, but also has room for hiking and wildlife viewing.
    * A pleasant place to ice skate; has public hours nearly every day.
    *Largest free street festival on the West coast. Produced by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce. 30 years running, over 700 booths, with wide variety of activities and entertainment for the entire family.
  • filter_dramaBuy
    The cheapest way to travel to the Pacific Rim or Afghanistan from the U.S. is to visit one of these stores, which are full of exotica but also a great place to buy Asian cookware or pick up healthy take-out food.
    **One of the first 99 Ranch in the East Bay (opened in 1995) with a great hot deli takeout.
    **Afghan grocery store, bakery, and butcher shop.
    **Brand new in 2010 and located in the new Fremont Times Square shopping center, this supermarket is the fourth Marina Food and the most modern.
    **Was a Lion Food Center; remodeled and opened in 2011 as a new 99 Ranch Market and one of the cleanest.
    * Lots of towns have Farmers Markets but Fremont-Centerville's features the tastes and smells of the Far East: opu melon, malabar spinach, gai lan, balut and innumerable others. Of course there are heirloom tomatoes and apples as well.
    *The downtown shopping center with over 70 shops and restaurants, anchored by Target and Safeway.
    * The famous electronics store chain with high ceilings and acres of space.
    *Fremont's largest Farmers Market, about three blocks of stalls, located in the heart of Irvington right by the Post Office. Open rain or shine.
    *An old fashioned Main Street with lots of antique shops, art galleries, and restaurants.
    *Newer car-oriented shopping center, the largest in southern Alameda County, is located just south of Automall Pkwy and I-880, serviced by Christy St, Pacific Commons Blvd, and Boscell Rd. Anchors include Kohls, Lowes, Costco, Target, and Century Theater. A longer list of anchor stores, restaurants, and other services can be found here[http://wikimapia.org/1390015/Pacific-Commons-Shopping-Center][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Commons].
  • filter_dramaEat
    Many restaurants cater to Fremont's large immigrant community. Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, and Afghani food are very common.
    *Hong Kong cuisine in Fremont, located in the shopping center anchored by new (2011) 99 Ranch Market Fremont Mission.
    *Opened in 2008. Large restaurant quite popular for expensive (from $300 to over $1000 per table) Chinese banquets. Serves also wide array of Chinese dishes and great dim sum for weekday lunches. Can be very crowded on weekends. Suitable for special occasions.
    *Still good Vietnamese cuisine served in one of the largest Vietnamese restaurants in town, even with the recent change (2012) in restaurant name and menu. Inexpensive.
    *Recent (2010) change to all you can eat Korean dinner (entire table party must order this) as well as regular Korean menu items for lunch and dinner.
    *A good cheap bay area Indian "fast-food" chain that serves wraps, kebobs and curries.
    *This restaurant is of notoriety for Fremont residents. Ask anybody and they will tell you that this place has the best, most filling meals. Especially for breakfast.
    *Across the street from Salang, and not quite as good.
    *Be sure not to confuse this with Dina's Family Restaurant on 40800 Fremont Blvd. Dino's is a charming "mom & pop" American food diner: complete with friendly staff, plentiful portions, and very reasonable prices. Don't be surprised when you're called "dear" or "sweetheart," here.
    *A small BBQ deli just like those in Chinatown with great roast duck, BBQ pork, roast pig, and a large variety of homestyle Chinese dishes on the steam table. Take credit cards.
    *A better than average chain restaurant, at about the usual price for a slightly upscale restaurant. Kids meals are cheap here.
    *Good Taiwanese-Cantonese food served in a small modern cafe setting with black tabletops, white china, black chop sticks, and soft lighting.
    *A fine place for dim sum on weekends from about 10-2. Not recommended for regular meals.
    *"The Flavor of Lebanon." A small and noisy neighborhood place with tasty food.
    *Szechuan and Mandarin cuisine in a very stylish contemporary setting. Ho Chow uses fresh ingredients and no added monosodium glutamate. The wine list has fine wines from California and France. Lunch entrees are inexpensive. Dinner entrees are carefully planned and spiced creations. Check their website for menus.
    *The best cheap fast and filling Asian noodle dishes in town. Order at table and pay at the cashier by giving the table number.
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    *This restaurant has some of the best Mexican food in town! Try the enchiladas there may be a wait on Fridays.
    *Well presented very good Vietnamese food. Located in the middle courtyard of the Fremont Hub. Specialty dishes include a delicious cubed filet mignon steak rice plate for only $9.
    *You may order a Chinese breakfast (limited selection) or a $6 business lunch (good selection, weekdays only). If you're hungry for home-style Chinese cooking, order three big dishes (large selection) for only $18.
    *Good value for dim sum (watch the carts; each dish is only $2) as well as usual Cantonese dishes. Look for specials posted on the door or near the front.
    *Surprisingly, Fremont is home to an award winning restaurant: the New Yong Kang[url=http://top100.chinesemenu.com/en/us/?type=winner-list&a=individual-awards&b=us&id=514825061].] The Chinese food here is probably one of the best in town, although the atmosphere is not. Order three large dishes for $19.50.
    *Small 45-seat family-owned (since 2011) Vietnamese Noodle House in a strip mall next to the Arco gas station. Favorites include pho (14 kinds) and bo luc lac (shaking beef filet mignon over rice). One reviewer[http://www.sanjose.com/restaurants/articles/2012/01/17/review_pho_saigon_pasteur[/url] puts Pasteur among the top three pho houses in the South bay.
    * An upscale, superb Afghani restaurant with superb kabobs and beautiful decor. Possibly the best Afghani food in the Bay Area. If you're looking for something cheaper, "De Kabob House", across the street, is excellent and has lots of character, but tiny and slow. Just look for the long line of hungry people standing outside a door. No alcohol is served.
    *Good Thai food in a nice setting. Special lunch menu Mon-Fri 11am-3pm is good value.
    *Great Indian/Pakistani food. Always filled with Indian people which is a good sign! Order at the counter. But you might want to get it take-out if you don't want to have to wait for a table.
    *Small popular noodle house. Get there early on weekends.
    *Intimate Japanese ambiance and good Japanese cuisine, despite the Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) chatter from the kitchen help and TV. Value leader during 5th anniversary is a chicken teriyaki bento lunch special for only $5.
    *New (2012) contemporary noodle shop with open kitchen that lets you create your own yummy noodle dish/bowl. Order at the counter and they will bring your bowl/dish to your table.
    *Cuisine: American, Vegetarian, Contemporary, Californian. Family Friendly
    * Outstanding sushi and traditional Japanese dishes prepared with flare. Quite possibly Fremont's finest Japanese restaurant. Be prepared to wait during peak hours.
    *Family run Cantonese restaurant in Ardenwood.
  • filter_dramaSleep
    The City of Fremont provides useful maps on their website[http://www.fremont.gov/index.aspx?NID=151], including a downloadable Hotels Map in pdf.
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    * Free breakfast. Also a café.

    * Good free breakfast, free high-speed internet in some rooms, but call the local number to make sure you are really getting one of the right rooms--don't rely on the description when booking on the web.
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    * This chain is a great cheap place to stay when you're out in the middle of nowhere on a highway. And usually terrible in major cities. Fremont resembles the latter.
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  • filter_dramaGet out
    • Day trips

      Get touristy by going to [wiki=f4334fdfa1c728eae375fe781e2e2d9d]San Francisco[/wiki] via BART. Ride the cable cars from the Powell Street BART Station to Fisherman's Wharf, thereby accomplishing two of the most touristy things on the West Coast.

      * The Oakland Museum of California [url=http://www.museumca.org]]in [[Oakland[/url]] is the best museum about California history. Take BART to the Lake Merritt station in Oakland. Exit the station to 9th Street and walk down Oak Street with the one-way flow of traffic. The entrance to the museum will be on the right side of Oak Street midway between 10th and 12th Streets.

      * Ride the Rails to the California State Railroad Museum [url=http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=668]]in [[Sacramento[/url]]. Take Amtrak's Capitol Corridor [url=http://www.amtrakcapitols.com]]train to Sacramento. From the Sacramento station, walk across the parking lot (under the overpasses) west about a block. The museum has one of the largest collections of antique trains in the United States. On summer weekends you can also catch a short steam-train ride. The museum is in Old Sacramento which provides touristy shops and food. Be careful when reading the train schedule: buses are used for some segments at certain hours, so make sure the schedule says you get a train and not a bus.

      * See the ocean by going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium [url=http://www.mbayaq.org[/url]]in [[Monterey (California)|Monterey[/url]]. It's about one and a half hours by car. A great place to both see and learn about the local ocean. After the museum, grab a seafood dinner at the Monterey Fisherman's Wharf [url=http://www.montereywharf.com]]or Cannery Row. If you have an uncontrollable desire to swim in the freezing Pacific water, the beach in [[Carmel (California)|Carmel[/url]] (just south of Monterey) is the place to try it.

    • Moving on

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