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Things to Do in Sacramento
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California Automobile Museum
More than 150 vintage automobiles—including Model Ts, Hudsons... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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California Museum
Some of the exhibits at this celebration of all things California... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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California State Military Museum
A storefront entrance leads to three floors containing more than... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
California State Railroad Museum
Near what was once the terminus of the transcontinental and Sacramento... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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Capitol
The lacy plasterwork of the Capitol's 120-foot-high rotunda has... |
Architectural Sites | Sacramento |
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Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station
At this reconstructed 1876 depot there's rolling stock to admire... |
Transportation Sites | Sacramento |
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Crocker Art Museum
The oldest art museum in the American West has a collection of... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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Governor's Mansion
This 15-room house was built in 1877 and used by the state's... |
Houses / Mansions | Sacramento |
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Huntington, Hopkins & Co. Store
This museum is a reproduction of the 1855 hardware store opened... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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Leland Stanford Mansion
The painstakingly renovated Victorian mansion is distinguished... |
Houses / Mansions | Sacramento |
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Old Sacramento Visitor Information Center
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Information Centers | Sacramento |
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State Indian Museum
Among the interesting displays at this well-organized museum a... |
Museums / Galleries | Sacramento |
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Sutter's Fort
German-born Swiss immigrant John Augustus Sutter founded Sacramento's... |
Military Sites | Sacramento |
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