Sacramento, California
With its new status and strategic location,
one of the many Gold Rush era treasures you’ll
Sacramento quickly prospered and became a
find in Old Sacramento.
city rich from gold with some help from the
While the imprint of John Sutter, Mark Twain
California Gold Rush of the 1840’s. Productive
and Jedediah Smith is a treasured part of
mines still operate in the foothills. It also rapidly
California’s capital city, today the area is better
became a major distribution and transportation
known for its fine dining, museums, coffee
point as the western end for both the Pony
shops, artists, musicians, wine tasting,
Express and the First Transcontinental Railroad
abundant recreation opportunities and its
and maintains its position at the top of the rail
beautiful, tree-lined streets.
transportation industry on the West Coast.
Sacramento Today
Sacramento was recently named one of
America’s fastest growing visitor destinations.
Sacramento’s “urban forest” is home to a
variety of attractions that cater to families and
couples alike. From California’s State Capitol
Building to Sutter’s Fort, the California
Museum, and Crocker Art Museum to the
American River Parkway, Sacramento
RiverTrain and California Aerospace
Museum. While the Sacramento region has
experienced significant change since the
Gold Rush, its hospitality is small town
welcome for such a growing metropolis.
Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau
916-808-7777
http://www.discovergold.org/index.cfm
Affectionately known as the ‘River City’, two
major rivers intersect in the City of
What To Do
Sacramento; the American and the
When Your Wagon Train Rolls into Town
Sacramento. Both rivers are international
attractions for rafters, kayakers and boaters. Sacramento
Running along a 23-mile stretch of the
Families will want to check out the cheetahs,
American River is the tree-lined American River
jaguars and crocodiles at the Zoo while
Parkway where joggers, walkers and cyclists
political buffs should head to the state
can enjoy one of the regions’ many natural
Capitol, which features a park and museum
attractions.
on California history, or the Governor's
The Sacramento River provides a deep-water
Mansion. Anyone with an interest in trains will
port connected to the San Francisco Bay via a
enjoy the Railroad Museum's massive
collection of antique locomotives.
43-mile channel allowing both international
http://www.discovergold.org/index.cfm
shipping and casual day trips to the Bay Area.
The paddlewheel steamboat, Delta King, is just
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