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Sacramento

 

city guides | shopping | restaurants | tours | libraries | museums | theaters

Most of the attractions listed on this page are within walking distance of the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza.

City Guides
Old Sacramento site (everything about Old Sacramento)
Fodor's Miniguide to Sacramento

Shopping
Downtown Plaza 110 department stores, specialty shops, food court, restaurants and Century Theater. Located between 4th and 7th & J and L Streets. Open Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. & Sun. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Old Sacramento Historic District 125 boutiques set amongst Gold Rush-era buildings. Between I-5, Capitol Mall and the Sacramento River.

Restaurants

Recommended Sacramento Restaurants

More Downtown Restaurants

Tours of Sacramento

Walking tour of Old Sacramento and downtown.

Horsedrawn carriages for hire can be found in Old Sacramento. A 15-minute tour of the area is $10. Carriage tours of the Capitol and the river are also available and special arrangements can be made by contacting Top Hand Ranch.

Libraries
California State Library 914 Capitol Mall. Open Mon – Fri. 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. 654-0261.

California State Archives 1020 O St. Open for research Mon. – Fri. 9:30 – 4 p.m. 653-7715.

Sacramento Public Library 828 I St. Open M & F 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; T,W,TH 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. & weekends 12 – 5p.m. 264-2700.

Museums

All Sacramento Museums

Map showing all Sacramento museums:
  - http://www.sacmuseums.org/images/map.pdf (PDF map)
  - http://www.sacmuseums.org/images/map.gif (image for 56K modems or slower)

Crocker Art Museum 216 O Street. Open Tues. – Sun. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Thurs. until 9 p.m. 264-5423.

California State Capitol Museum 10th & L St. Open daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 324-0333.

California State Railroad Museum 125 I St. (Second & I Streets) Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 445-7387.

Discovery Museum History Center 101 I St. Open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 264-7057.

Golden State Museum 1020 O St. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Sun. noon to 5 p.m. 653-7524.

Theaters
Esquire Imax ® Theater 1211 K St. #100. Open daily 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. 443-4629 (tickets). The Imax features adventure extravaganzas on a 6 story screen.

Century Downtown Plaza 7 444 Downtown Plaza @ 4th & J St. Matinee prices until 6 p.m. Mon. – Sat. Open daily. 442-7000. Visit http://sacramento.citysearch.com and click on movies.

Delta King Theatre 1000 Front Street on the Riverboat Delta King. 115 seat theatre with live entertainment. Call 995-5464 for shows & prices.

Laughs Unlimited 1207 Front Street. Call 446-5905 for listings.

Contact Us                        Last updated: 10/18/2003