Emeryville, California

In spite of being a small city in the northwest Alameda County, California, Emeryville is where top companies like Pixar Animation Studios and Jamba Juice have started. It has also been the home of LeapFrog, Novartis and BigFish (now IBM) for years. With all these big names, the city has undoubtedly become a regional employment center. Visit Oaks Room Card Club if you want to play poker; visit Oaks Park, the home turf of the Pacific Coast League’s Oakland Oaks, if you are a sports enthusiast; or let that little kid in you shine by visiting the Pixar Studios.