ATTRACTIONS

Amusements

• Fairytale Town
  3901 Land Park Drive • Sacramento, CA 95822
  916-264-5233
  This 2.5 acre children's park brings fairy tales to life with over 25 play sets that allow kids to act out their favorite stories. The lush grounds are also host to slides, play forts and a menagerie of favorite fairy tale animals. Little ones can climb Jack's beanstalk, celebrate a birthday in King Arthur's caste or ride Cinderella's carriage. more...  map

• Paradise Island
  1600 Exposition Boulevard • Sacramento, CA 95815
  916-924-0757
  This family fun center features a 36-hole miniature golf course, race cars, bumper boats, Tilt-a-Whirl, Super Slide, carousel, roller coaster, ferris wheel, and a huge video arcade.  map

• Point at Cal Expo, The
  1600 Exposition Boulevard • Sacramento, CA 95815
  916-263-3000, 877-CALEXPO
  Enjoy family fun at this center which offers two 18 hole miniature golf courses, Indy cars, bumper boats, a Super Slide, bankshot basketball, batting cages, and a huge video arcade. more...  map

• Port of Sacramento
  3251 Beacon Boulevard, Suite 210 • Sacramento, CA 95798
  916-371-8000
  The Port is a unique, deep-water inland port serving ocean-going vessels and agricultural/industrial commerce. It is open seven days a week with guided tours available if arranged in advance. more...  map

• Scandia Family Fun Center
  5070 Hillsdale Boulevard • Sacramento, CA 95842
  Located Near Highway 80 and Madison Avenue
  916-331-5757
  A miniature golf complex that has two 18 hole golf courses, as well as bumper boats, Indy racecars, batting cages, and an arcade. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (circa 1889)
  1017 Eleventh Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  Located at Eleventh & K Streets
  916-444-3071
  The prominent architectural design of this beautiful historic church comes from 19th century Paris and the stained glass comes from Austria. more...  map

• Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station
  111 I Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-445-6645
  This site is a reconstruction of Sacramento's 1876 depot showing the bustling activities of train travel in the late 19th century. Several vintage locomotives and railroad cars are on display.  map

• Julia Morgan House
  3731 T Street • Sacramento, CA 95816
  916-227-5527
  This home, designed in the 1920's, is the work of Julia Morgan, one of America's greatest female architects. It is featured on the National Register of Historic Places and is available for meetings and events. more...  map

• Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
  800 North Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-324-0575
  This was the home of Governor Leland and Jane Stanford in the 1860's and today, the magnificent 19,000 square foot mansion offers tours of the incredible rooms and gardens, special events and a museum store. more...  map

• Sutter's Fort State Historic Park (circa 1839)
  2701 L Street • Sacramento, CA 95816
  916-445-4422
  Sacramento's earliest settlement, this historic park features self-guided audio tours explaining the exhibit rooms, which include copper and blacksmith's shops, a bakery, jail, dining room, and living quarters.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• California Peace Officers Memorial
  Located at Tenth Street & Capitol Mall
  800-937-6722
  This beautiful bronze and granite edifice pays tribute to the more than 1,300 peace officers who have died in the line of duty serving their fellow Californians. more...

• Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park
  7806 Folsom Auburn Road • Folsom, CA 95630
  Located off Highway 50 or I-80
  916-988-0205
  Found on the west bank of the American River, the Folsom Powerhouse is a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, California Registered Historical Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as being significant in the areas of engineering and industry on the national level. In 1895, the facility brought high-voltage alternating current over long distance transmission lines for the first time. This power distribution network resulted in the first overhead wire streetcar system in the Central Valley. more...  map

• Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
  Sixteenth and H Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-323-3047
  This museum housed California's governors for over 60 years. Today, the mansion is a fully restored example of Second Empire-Italianate architecture and features furnishing and personal items left by each family, including Governor Pardee's 1902 Steinway piano, the plum velvet sofa and chairs purchased by Mrs. Hiram Johnson in 1911, hand-tied Persian carpets acquired by Mrs. Earl Warren in 1943, and the official state china that Mrs. Goodwin Knight selected in the late 1950's.  more...  map

• Historic City Cemetery (circa 1849)
  1000 Broadway • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-448-0811
  This cemetery is the last resting place for more than 20,000 early Sacramentans, including John A. Sutter Jr., the city's founder, and Mark Hopkins, one of the railroad's "Big Four." more...  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• California State Archives
  1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-653-7715
  Open for research Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., this archive provides historical state documents from before statehood to the present. It is closed on state holidays. more...  map

• Folsom Public Library
  411 Stafford Street • Folsom, CA 95630
  Located in the Georgia Murray Building
  916-355-7374
  The Folsom Public Library is a Sacramento County library with a collection of over 65,000 books. Its computer technology includes Internet access, online databases, word processing, and online catalog access. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Aerospace Museum of California
  3200 Freedom Park Drive • McClellan, CA 95660
  916-643-3192
  Sacramento's best kept secret, this museum contains over 40 aircraft from all aviation venues. It features engines, artwork, Aviation Learning Center and a gift shop. Their focus is on aerospace education, tours can be scheduled.  more...

• California Military Museum
  1119 Second Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-442-2883
  Exhibits in this museum reflect California's rich military history from pre-statehood to contemporary times through over 30,000 military papers, documents, and memorabilia. more...  map

• California Museum For History, Women and the Arts
  1020 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-653-7524
  An audio-guided program navigates visitors through state-of-the-art exhibits, authentic documents, murals, photos, holograms, films, and interactive media at this museum. more...  map

• California State Indian Museum
  2618 K Street • Sacramento, CA 95816
  916-324-0971
  This museum displays the rich and diverse culture of California indigenous people. The artifacts in the museum include basketry, beadwork, clothing, and exhibits about the ongoing traditions of various California Native American groups.  more...  map

• California State Railroad Museum
  125 I Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-445-6645
  This 100,000 square foot museum is the most popular interpretive museum of its kind in North America and it displays 21 restored locomotives, a variety of cars, and 46 exhibits. more...  map

• Crocker Art Museum
  216 O Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-264-5423
  Situated in a stately Victorian home, this museum features majestic scenes of early California including Yosemite and the Gold Rush days. The museum is filled with master drawings, international ceramics, Asian and European art, and light-filled galleries of regional contemporary art.  map

• Discovery Museum
  101 I Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-264-7057
  Artifacts, gold collection, hand-on exhibits, and activities reveal the past and inspire the future at this wonderful museum that focuses on history, science, space, and technology. more...  map

• Folsom Prison Museum
  823 Sutter Street • Sacramento, CA 95821
  916-985-2561
  Situated between Folsom and Folsom Dam at the Folsom Prison, this museum contains artifacts and records dating back to the 1800s.

• Sacramento African Cultural Center
  3519 Third Avenue • Sacramento, CA 95817
  916-653-2983
  Come experience the sights, sounds, and history of African culture through this cultural center's many exhibits and programs. more...  map

• Towe Auto Museum
  2200 Front Street • Sacramento, CA 95818
  916-442-6802
  This history of the automobile is brought to life by special dream exhibits and more than 150 classic and antique vehicles of all makes at this museum. more...  map

• Travels Through Time Science Fiction Museum
  1017-B Front Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-444-2320
  This museum is dedicated to classic sci-fi literature, movies, and television, and it presents scenes, props, costumes, and special effects.  map

• Wells Fargo History Museum
  1000 Second Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-440-4263
  The exhibits in this museum include documents, photographs, gold scales, and numerous other items explaining the banking, mailing, and express operations of Wells Fargo. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary
  403 Stafford Street • Folsom, CA 95630
  Located in Folsom City Park
  916-351-3527
  A member of the Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition, the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is a small zoo which has been providing sanctuary for non-releasable animals since 1963. Many are native to North America and were raised, and rejected, as wild pets. Others were injured or orphaned in the wild. Peacocks, black bears, wolves, parrots, livestock guarding dogs, red foxes, pigs, horses, raccoons, sheep, snakes, and monkeys are just some of the special creatures that can be seen here. more...  map

• McKinley Park Rose Garden
  Thirty-Third Street at H Street • Sacramento, CALocated in Downtown Sacramento
  916-808-6060
  Maintained by the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department, the McKinley Park Rose Garden features over 1,200 roses of all types. This is a very popular spot for weddings in the Sacramento area.  more...  map

• Sacramento Zoo
  3930 West Land Park Drive • Sacramento, CA 95822
  Located in William Land Park
  916-264-5888, info@saczoo.com
  A beautiful zoo which features more than 400 exotic animals, including 32 endangered or threatened species. The zoo also offers weekend talks on animals. more...  map

• William Land Park
  1702 Sutterville Road • Sacramento, CA 95815
  916-277-6060
  Home of the Sacramento Zoo, Fairytale Town, and Funderland, this park also offers pony rides, a nine hole golf course, rock garden, picnic areas, and ponds.  map

• World Peace Rose Garden at State Capitol Park
  Found Along 15th Street between N and L Streets
  916-381-5433
  One of seven World Peace Rose Gardens established by rosarian TJ David of Sacramento, this rose garden is maintained by the California State Department of General Services and is located on the grounds of the CA State Capitol in downtown Sacramento. more...

Science & Technology

• Mad Science of Sacramento Valley
  3747 West Pacific Avenue, Suite H • Sacramento, CA 95802
  916-736-2924
  Mad Science is on a mission to spark the imagination of children everywhere with exciting, live, interactive programs that instill a clear understanding of what science is really about, and how it affects the world around us. Mad Science is proud to offer a large selection of after-school, summer and preschool programs, as well as workshops, special events and birthday parties. All of their programs are led by highly qualified instructors using unique equipment and are performed at the location of your choice. more...  map

Tours & Cruises

• Cal-Events Tours and Special Events
  777 Campus Commons Road, Suite 200 • Sacramento, CA 95825
  916-924-8661
  This company provides personally designed, historical tours of Sacramento and the wine country. It also offers meeting planning services. more...  map

• Delta River Cruise BOOK
  P.O. Box 162428 • Sacramento, CA 95816
  Port of Sacramento
  916-399-9342
  Enjoy a Cruise & Rail Day Trip between Sacramento & San Francisco. Relax with a historian on board a 250 passenger catamaran narrating points of interest along the route. A full service bar is on board. Lunch is served with dessert & a beverage. Enjoy time in San Francisco then relax on Amtrak® Capitol Corridor back to Sacramento. Parking, Shuttle, Food, Train, & Cruise all inclusive. more...  map

• Riverboat Cruises - Spirit of Sacramento
  110 L Street • Sacramento, CA 95814
  916-552-2933, 800-433-0263
  This authentic riverboat offers one hour narrated tours, three hour dinner cruises, dinner dances, and mystery cruises. Charter services are also available. more...  map

• Sacramento Gray Line Sightseeing Tours
  2600 North Avenue • Sacramento, CA 95838
  916-648-0208
  Visit the State Capitol, Old Sacramento, and other highlights of this historic city during this narrated tour. Regional day trips are available.  map

• Sacramento Southern Railroad Excursions
  Located at the Central Pacific Railroad Depot
  916-445-6645
  Every weekend from April to September you can climb aboard a vintage train with passenger coaches and open-air gondolas for a six mile, 40-minute roundtrip train ride along the Sacramento River, pulled by a real steam locomotive.