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Things to do in Sacramento, California - Sacramento Attractions

• Old Sacramento
  Located on the Sacramento waterfront, this historic area is filled with restored buildings, museums, and novelty shops. A great place to buy t-shirts, trinkets, as well as grabbing a bite to eat. Be sure to take a stop here for a couple of hours in your next visit to Sacramento to enjoy the lovely waterfront views, and the kind community.

• California State Railroad Museum
  This attraction proudly holds the title of being America's largest railroad museum. Aside from drawing in more than 500,000 train enthusiasts annually, this museum offers a chance to ride a steam engine throughout the months of April to September. A place great for kids as well as all of you train fans out there.

• California State Capitol and Museum
  This attraction is home to the California Legislature which also houses a museum open to the public. A great place for young and old alike with beautiful gardens children love to run through, and memorials for our veterans. A great place to visit, especially for people with a historic or political mind.

• California Military Museum
  As the name implies, this museum features California's long military history. This three-story museum is filled with displays of weapons and uniforms that date back to the Spanish colonial era. With 30,000 artifacts, you could see why some people refer to this museum as the best in the country.

• Capitol Park
  This park is easily found as it surrounds the California State Capitol. During lunch, don't be surprised seeing almost all the locals enjoying the beautiful landscaping. Featured here are trees, scrubs, and other plants from all around the world. You also have a chance to see breath-taking memorials from the Spanish-American War, World War II, and even a park within the park for the Vietnam Memorial.

• Country Club Lanes
  The words "fun" and "Sacramento" are what the Country Club Lanes is all about. Known well by all of the residents, this all-hours bowling alley has many things to offer. From billiards, to darts, nightly dancing to music, and of course 48 lanes. And even if your kids get tired "black light" neon bowling, feel free to just send them to the video arcades. A place that truly guarantees a great time, for all ages.

• California Delta
  The huge delta is a 1,000-mile waterway fed by five major rivers. The California Delta offers boating, camping, water-skiing, windsurfing, and even wine tasting. Originally used by miners and settlers during the 1800s, the Delta is still as beautiful and mysterious as ever. So make sure to take a stop here, for a relaxing and exciting time.

• Discovery Museum Science and Space Center
  Take a visit here and be prepared to explore natural history, earth, and space. The exhibits offered in the Science & Space Center will leave you fascinated as you will learn about fossils, rocks, and crystals. Be sure to take a stop at the Space Quest exhibit which gives you the chance to see a special feature display of space toys from the last 25 years.

• Alpine Valley Bowl
  If you enjoy bowling, and plan to visit Sacramento anytime soon, the Alpine Valley Bowl is going to have to be one of your stops. With 40 lanes, don't worry about waiting for a lane opening as you normally do in every other bowling alley. With video games, bumper bowling, and more, the Alpine Valley Bowl also guarantees fun for kids too!

• Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
  Receiving a land grant from the Mexican government in Sacramento Valley in 1839, John Sutter founded an agricultural settlement called New Switzerland. Controlling more than 150,000 acres of the Central Valley, the fot walls rose 15 - 18 feat high above the ground level. The beginning of the end of the fort began when workers desert the fort to seek for gold forturnes from the sawmill.

• California State Railroad Museum
  One of the largest historic attractions in Old Sacramento is the notorious State Railroad Museum that transversed old Southern Pacific tracks. Featuring a comprehensive array of exhibits including Goveror Stanford locomotive, St Hyacinthe locomotive, Santa Fe dining car, and much more. Imagine, many of these locamotives are completely restored in their own life-size exhibits.

• Crocker Art Museum
  Take an educational adventure to California's premier art museum which features a permanent colleciton of 14,000 works of art. Core collection of art was compiled in the 1870's by it's founder Judge E. B. Crocker. Collections are grouped into 8 categories which include photography, European Art, American, Art, International Ceramics, Asian Art, drawings & prints, and of course California Art. 

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