Sacramento

State

California

Country

Continent

North America

Size

258 KM²

Population

510,000

Spending Budget

$202 - $1,026

Famous For

Sacramento is known for a lot of things, including their delicious food and local produce.

Best Time to Visit

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History

Sacramento, city, capital of California, U.S., and seat (1850) of Sacramento county, in the north-central part of the state. Profiting from the mining trade, Sacramento grew rapidly and was the scene of an armed squatter’s riot over the legality of Sutter’s grant. In its early decades Sacramento suffered several devastating floods and fires; subsequent measures (levees and masonry construction) alleviated these problems. A hub of river transportation since Sutter started a steamer service, Sacramento was the western terminus of the Pony Express and the first California railroad. Stretching eastward from the city, it completed the country’s first transcontinental rail link when it was joined to the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point, Utah, in May 1869. In 1862 the Central Pacific Railroad Central Shops were located in Sacramento, and they were until the 1950s the largest employer in the city, with employment peaking around 5,000 persons during World War II. The shops were one of the largest industrial sites west of the Mississippi River, and, until they closed in 1993, virtually every piece of Central (later Southern) Pacific rolling stock was either built or serviced in these shops. Today the 245-acre (100-hectare) site is one of the country’s largest urban infill projects, planned to accommodate a mixed-use development around a core of historic shop buildings, the oldest of which dates from 1869.

Present Day

Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California, owing to its status as a notable financial center on the West Coast and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and University of California, Davis. In 2002, the Harvard University Civil Rights Project conducted for Time magazine named Sacramento "America's Most Diverse City". The city site itself is flat, but the land gradually rises to the east on the approach to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The area experiences long, hot, dry summers and cool, damp winters with periodic foggy spells. Sacramento is the centre of the region’s extensive agricultural production—primarily dairy products, poultry, beef cattle, fruits and vegetables (especially grapes, pears, and tomatoes), wheat, rice, and corn (maize). The city’s traditional economic base of government and other services and agriculture has been expanded to include electronics manufacturing, computer software production, tourism, and the manufacture of metal products and scientific instruments. Other industries include food processing (especially almonds), printing and publishing, aerospace, and the manufacture of wood products. Sacramento has an international airport located just northwest of the city.

Future

Sacramento is undergoing housing growth and a downtown renaissance. In keeping with a sense that Sacramento is redefining itself, the sweeping new Railyards neighborhood connects a number of recent and upcoming projects in the city. The eastern edge is a mile from the new Golden 1 Center, a high-tech, showplace arena for the city’s NBA franchise, the Kings, and a catalyst for new hotels and businesses in the nearby Downtown Commons district. The western edge of the Railyards borders the Sacramento River, which may soon be the recipient of $47 million in investment from the city to create new parks, bars, and even a concert venue. Sacramento isn’t used to this kind of growth. From 1950 to 1970, Sacramento’s downtown shrunk, from 58,000 to 27,000 full-time residents, as businesses and residential development decamped for the suburbs and the city core became desolate after dark. Now, as the central business district reaches critical mass, the ability to expand to the Railyards means more housing (up to 10,000 units are possible, per current plans), more businesses, expanded entertainment options, and momentum. One of the key parts of this development, the $250 million soccer stadium, has the support of Beverly Hills billionaire Ron Burkle, whose investment has helped make the city’s Republic F.C. soccer club the latest MLS expansion team. For Sacramento, the stadium deal is a dream, at least compared to the multimillion-dollar incentives that many cities shell out for a pro sports team (including the $255 million the city contributed to Golden 1).

Must Visit Places ------------

California State Capitol Museum

This state museum serves both as Museum and Government seated office. The Capitol consists of some memorial events which remembers the ancient events like Civil War Memorial Grove, Californian Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Californian Veterans. Spain sent a Roman Catholic Missionary to colonize the California which is A Life-sized Statue of Father Junipero Serra. The Museum accredited by US National Register of Historical Places, US National Historic Landmark District. The base structure design is similar to Washington DC. The grounds around the Capitol called The Capitol Park. Once you’ve to visit the place, you may know more about Californian history and also enjoy the art galleries.

Crocker Art Museum

The Alias of this museum is E. B Crocker Art Museum. It’s an ancient art Museum which is located on West part of the Mississippi River. The Museum mainly possess the state’s premier of California. It contains all kind of America works and also European Paintings. The Architectural style of the building is Victorian Italianate in sense Classic contemporary formal. The major works everyone has to visit is Californian art and American art of Gold Rush, set of works from Sunday Morning in the mines, special Californian culture of Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop arts. Also possess Sacramento Painters collections of Amanda Austin, Norton Bush, William Keith and so on. European arts of Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin, Salvator Rosa and also the famous Leonardo da Vinci.Overall this place is a new cultural heritage with diversity of arts from various cultures.

Sacramento Zoo

It’s located in William Land Park of Sacramento. As per 2012 survey, the zoo possess 500 animals. In 1927, the zoo contains Monkeys, raccoon, deers and birds. But now it contains grizzly bear, penguins, orangutan, Heather Fargo until 2013. At 2014 new guests arrived, fennec foxes, aardvarks, fruit bats, Wolf’s guenon, red-billed Horn bill. If you are exciting to see these animals, let’s travel to Sacramento zoo. In 2018, the zoo expanded and moved to Train Arena site which was administrated by Sacramento Kings association of National Basketball Association. Let’s enjoy your day in Sacramento zoo.

California State Rain Road Museum

The birth of the museum is in 1937. It’s managing by California Department of Parks and Recreation. The museum majorly possess railroads and locomotives from 1862. The round house area of the museum displays the locomotives in circular motion. The museum possess Steam Locomotives of Atchison, Topeka and Santa done by Baldwin Locomotive works in 1944 and also Central Pacific, Granite Rock, Nevada short line, Virginia and Truckee. Diesel Locomotives like Amtrak 281, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 347C model and also Western Pacific, Southern Pacific models. If you are interested in locomotives, I’ am sure it’s the exact place for you.

Fairytale Town

This place is especially for kids. You can visit this place with your kids while you plan a trip to Sacramento. It’s fully safe and fun for kids. Town also allow celebrating birthday party for your kids. You can play Frisbee and Soccer with your kids. The attractions of the town are Humpty Dumpty’s bridge, King Arthur’ Castle, Mary’s little lamb, The old woman in the show, The tipi, The Crooked Mile, Owl’s Tree house, Farmer Brown’s Barn, Red tractor, Sherwood Forest and so on. These are the special rides in Fairy tale town.