<p>There's a chocolate factory which gives free tours in Berkeley. </p>
<p>There are hundreds of great places to eat, many quite fine and many fairly cheap. </p>
<p>There are musuems all over campus, but it would probably make more sense for you to seem them when they're free for you with a student ID. Some will be free, but some will charge.</p>
<p>The sunsets from the top of the campinile or Barrows is quite stunning. </p>
<p>I've yet to go up to Lawrence Berkeley Lab- I do hope they have tours. Do they? </p>
<p>If going to parties is your thing, I'm sure many frats and co-ops will be active. </p>
<p>If the co-ops or frats or sorrorities interest you, I'd check them out, or you can do that later in the semester. </p>
<p>I'd hang around IHouse and play some chess with people sitting outside, or just talk to them. </p>
<p>Going to Strada or another cafe such as Romano or the classic music cafe and reading or talking to random people can be good.</p>
<p>Relaxing on Memorial Glade or Faculty Hill can be fun, and you might just be asked to join a game of some sort, such as ultimate frisbee, at the glade. </p>
<p>I'd check out the main library, and maybe also whatever specialized library your department has, such as the French library or the math and statistics library.</p>
<p>Find where your major department and classes will be, explore buildings in general. </p>
<p>Get lost in Dwinelle- that's always fun. :) </p>
<p>If you like playing soccer or ultimate frisbee or other sports, you can locate the fields. </p>
<p>Interested in business? Walk around Haas. </p>
<p>Hang out by the Strawberry creek at various points, such as behind Dwinelle near Valley Life Science Building under the trees. </p>
<p>Walk around the mini-forrest behind the extension to VLSB. </p>
<p>Observe how awesome the Berkeley squirrels are.</p>
<p>Check the Berkeley calendar of events and see what is going on. Departments that interest you may be </p>
<p>Berkeley has a list of suggestions of what to do when visiting, and there are many lists on the internet of what to do in the city of Berkeley.</p>
<p>Why not go to San Francisco a bit? :)</p>
<p>I like walking to different departments because they have cool displays in windows, such as the building next to Le Conte with physics stuff. It has information about microtechnology, and really cool pictures!</p>
<p>Relax by the garden in front of Le Conte. They have weird, cool trees.</p>
<p>Admire the architecture- there are a lot of buildings in all different styles.</p>
<p>Walk around Sproul when its busy. Refuse some flyers, take others. Read a paper and magazine or two. </p>
<p>Relax on the grass on Sproul.</p>
<p>Listen to the old guitarist who plays in front of Dwinelle- that guy is pretty good. He's sort of like a Bob Dylan who never broke.</p>
<p>See a movie or two, particularly the indie films at the indie theater.</p>
<p>Go to the book stores and music stores- Amoeba and Rasputin, for instance.</p>
<p>CalX or others might have some good suggestions.</p>
<p>Read material in the student book store- a lot of stuff has advice about what to do around Berkeley. You can also buy some random stuff which might help you, such as a key-chain and ID card holder.</p>