Alameda, California

Alameda, California is a small island next to Oakland, California in the San Francisico Bay. Even though the island is just minutes off interstate highway 880, the speed limit on the island is 25 mph throughout and therefore forms a speed trap. Many unaware drivers fail to slow down after exiting the highway. They become the source of revenue to the city because the Alameda police are very diligent in writing traffic tickets.

Due to its proximity to the Bay, wind surfers and kite surfers can often be seen alone its shores.

One of the recent attraction is the aircraft carrier musuem USS Hornet at the former Naval air base.