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About Sacramento

Sacramento began in 1839, when Swiss immigrant John Sutter built a fort and trading post called New Helvetia near where the American River meets the Sacramento River. In 1848 gold was discovered at Sutter's sawmill in the foothills, and the gold rush that followed turned the riverside landing into a booming city almost overnight. Sacramento became the capital of California in 1854.

The city was the western end of the Pony Express in 1860, and in 1863 work began here on the Central Pacific Railroad, the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, led by Sacramento merchants known as the Big Four. Their era lives on in Old Sacramento's wooden sidewalks and brick buildings beside the river, in the Leland Stanford Mansion, and in the domed California State Capitol, completed in 1874 and set in a 40-acre park.

Today Sacramento is a city of tree-lined streets and great museums, including the California State Railroad Museum, Sutter's Fort and the Crocker Art Museum, the oldest public art museum in the West. The golden Tower Bridge crosses the river to West Sacramento, the American River Parkway offers 32 miles of trails, and the city's farm-to-fork dining draws on the farms that surround it.

Best seasonMarch to June and September to November; summers are hot and dry, while spring brings blooms along the rivers.
Ideal stayTwo to three days for the Capitol, Old Sacramento, the museums and a ride or walk along the American River.
ArrivingSacramento International Airport is about 15 minutes northwest, Amtrak trains stop at the historic Sacramento Valley Station, and Interstates 5 and 80 meet in the city.

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Landmarks 2

California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento, California, United States

California State Capitol Museum

California's legislature has met in this domed, neoclassical Capitol since the 1860s, and much of the building is open to visitors...
Tower Bridge, Sacramento, California, United States

Tower Bridge

Painted gold and opened in 1935, this vertical-lift bridge carries traffic, cyclists and pedestrians across the Sacramento River b...

Neighborhoods 2

Old Sacramento Waterfront, Sacramento, California, United States

Old Sacramento Waterfront

Along the river below downtown, this historic district preserves dozens of 19th-century buildings from the Gold Rush and early rai...
Midtown Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

Midtown Sacramento

East of downtown, Midtown is a grid of tree-lined streets, Victorian and Craftsman houses and lively commercial corridors packed w...

Museums 3

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, California, United States

California State Railroad Museum

In Old Sacramento, close to where the first transcontinental railroad began its climb over the Sierra, this museum is one of the f...
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California, United States

Crocker Art Museum

Founded in 1885 by Margaret Crocker, the oldest public art museum in the American West occupies her family's ornate Italianate gal...
California Automobile Museum, Sacramento, California, United States

California Automobile Museum

Near the river south of Old Sacramento, this museum displays well over a hundred vehicles, from early horseless carriages and Ford...

History 2

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, Sacramento, California, United States

Sutter's Fort State Historic Park

John Sutter established this adobe-walled settlement in 1839, and it became a hub for trade and settlers in Mexican California; go...
Leland Stanford Mansion, Sacramento, California, United States

Leland Stanford Mansion

Railroad magnate, governor and university founder Leland Stanford owned this grand Italianate house near the Capitol, enlarging it...

Parks 1

American River Parkway, Sacramento, California, United States

American River Parkway

Stretching for some 23 miles along the American River upstream from Discovery Park toward Folsom, this ribbon of green is one of t...

Family 1

Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento Zoo

In William Land Park, this compact zoo is home to more than a hundred species, including giraffes, red pandas, flamingos, lemurs a...

Entertainment 1

Golden 1 Center and Downtown Commons, Sacramento, California, United States

Golden 1 Center and Downtown Commons

Opened in 2016 in the heart of downtown, Golden 1 Center is home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings and a major venue for concerts and...

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