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... 

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. 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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. 

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... 

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... 

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. 

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...

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... 

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... 

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... 

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...

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... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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. more... 

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... 

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... 

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... 

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. 

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... 

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...

McKinley Park Rose Garden Thirty-Third Street at H Street, Sacramento, CA, Located 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... 

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... 

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. 

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...

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... 

Delta River Cruise 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...

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... 

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. 

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.

Top Hand Ranch 2525 Green Valley Road, Rescue, CA 95672, 530-677-2871 or 916-655-3444, Take the Old Town Sacramento tour, the River Ride tour, the Capitol Ride, or the River-Park tour in an old fashioned horse-drawn carriage through this ranch that also offers elegant horse and carriage for your special occasion with your choice of horse and carriage color. more...