20 Things to Do in Sacramento

20 Places to Explore in Sacramento -

Sacramento is the capitol of California, and it is a popular city for business travelers and visitors. While not the destination that San Francisco and Los Angeles are for tourists, it still has a lot of fun places to visit in the city. This list shows 15 of my favorite spots in Sacramento as well as 5 different places to eat. Check it out and let me know what your favorite is in the comments.

Here is a list of the places I visit in this video:

1. Capitol Building
2. Old Town Sacramento
3. California State Railroad Museum
4. Tower Bridge
5. Crocker Art Museum
6. Sutter's Fort
7. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
8. Sacramento River Train
9. California Auto Museum
10. Bike the Sacramento River Trail
11. William Land Park
12. Dive Bar
13. Leland Stanford State Historic Park
14. Capitol Park / Rose Garden
15. California Museum
16. Bacon & Butter
17. The Waffle Experience
18. Chando's Tacos
19. Mother
20. Tower Cafe

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[romaneightnine]

Why am I watching this I live in Sacramento

[jayk]

We call it "Old Sac" not old town.

[dashawalrath]

You were actually able to make my city sound cool

[ayo_k]

Lifelong Sacramentan here. Nice list! Glad you mentioned the rose garden at the Capitol. There's also a rose garden at McKinley Park in midtown.

[thewindchicken]

I've been living in Sacramento practically my whole life and I've been to a lot of these places, but you made me realize how much I've been missing out.

[agardenhire]

Marie’s Doughnuts on Freeport Blvd (get there early) and Vic’s Ice Cream on Riverside.

[lexxileyva]

Gunther’s nor the fab 40s ain’t on this list????

[byronmauck]

Can't forget Golden1 Center...Go Kings!!...or Discovery Park, Fabulous 40s for some beautiful homes

[lufffyfonseca]

I really appreciate this video like I lived in Sacramento my whole life and I visited most of these places but I love how they guy talks about it and makes it sound really cool

[ethanclaffy]

Also visit Willie's, Fox and Goose, McKinley Park, Tower Theater (next to Tower Cafe) Crest Theater, The DOCO, the California State Fair (open during summer)

It's nice to see my city as a tourist worthy spot

[Iulius]

Beautiful City. I'm from Valencia Spain, Sister City of Sacramento.👍

[ennoidyam]

"They don't allow any pictures or video inside"

*shows pictures and video inside*

[stevenswauger]

I live in Sac and I approve this. Although you barely scratched the surface regarding restaurants. So many great eateries in Sacramento. Grange, Ella’s, OneSpeed, Paragary’s restaurants, Allora, Rick’s Dessert Diner to name just a few. Bacon and Butter opened a second location in East Sac. Take a drive through the fab 40s to see the amazing homes.

[grungeera]

You forgot . .. Walk around & watch crazy people talk to themselves..
That was my favorite when there...

[ClassicJukeboxBand]

I lived in the Sacramento area for 43 years before I left for Phoenix, exactly 4 years and 4 hours ago as of this typing...I moved to the Sacramento area from the Bay Area on May 10th, 1973 and left July 22nd 2015 at approximately 6pm...
With all those years there, I can tell you my favorite places and things about Sacramento.
The California State Fair at Cal Expo is a must see. One of the best fairs in the nation.
The Placer County Fair in Roseville and the Gold Country Fair in Auburn are also favorites of mine.

Other fun events that I like...Fireworks on July 3rd in Old Sac is really fun. Just about any festival in Old Sac is always a blast, like the now defunct Jazz Jubilee and the Asian Food Festival. I'm not exactly sure what it's called anymore.
Plus there is another fireworks show on New Years Eve.

The Rivercats are fun to watch in West Sac. The soccer team plays at Cal Expo too...
I love free outdoor concerts like the ones at the Folsom Amphitheater, Carmichael Park and lots of others.
I spent a lot of time on the American River Bike Trail exercising.
The aquatic center on the American River near Hazel is a great place to visit.
Rafting the American River is also a blast during the summer.
Discovery Park is also a great place to go swimming on the Sacramento and American River confluence.
Old Town Folsom is also a lot of fun. Lots of old time shops. Old Town Fair Oaks is fun, but just a little smaller than Old Town Folsom.
As for restaurants? A few of my favorites:
My favorite burger places are Burgers and Brews off R Street Downtown Sacramento, in West Sac, and in Davis. My favorite is the Burgers and Brews in Davis. It is in an old house right on the sidewalk which they have tables on.
I also love Crickets diner on Auburn Blvd near College Oak just north of town. Excellent breakfasts!
One of my favorite dinner places in West Sac is called Vinces. Good steak!
Another Folsom place is called Sutter Street Cafe. The wife loves it.
I also love the Elk Grove Western Festival on the first weekend in May and Pow Wow Days in Orangevale.
I also love the 4th of July fireworks show at the Cal Expo race track. Free admission and always a great show.
The best Christmas Lights neighborhoods were Dove Ct in Orangevale, the lights at the Fabulous 40's streets in east Sac, and my all time favorite light show at the Rocklin neighborhoods near Pebblecreek Rd. That is the best Christmas light show in the whole country, bar none.
Sacramento is a great place to live, but the people in charge made it way too expensive for me. I'm am glad I left.

[sharpandloud]

A homeless guy threatened to stab me once at Chando’s.

[lisaanderson]

Born and raised in Sacramento! I miss it soo much! Thanx for a lil of home!

[manuelvalencia]

I miss Sacramento. I grew up there during my elementary school years. I hear it's gotten rougher and more expensive. I grew up in East Sacramento, the Valley Hi (when it was really safe), and the Greenhaven areas. I still miss the city and my friends there.

[zackgiang]

I also live in Sacramento and I can genuinely say that the best thing to do on your stay here is go to Stockton Blvd to enjoy the nice and clean quality of the pristine roads as well as immersing yourself in the rich culture of the kind people who live on these streets (literally)

[antonia]

Thanks for the ideas! I recently moved to Sacramento from Texas. I feel Sacramento gets more hate than it deserves. It’s an absolutely beautiful place to live. Sure it has its problems but that’s true of anywhere. It’s a wonderful place to raise a family. And it’s so close to many amazing places. Californians should have more pride in their state it’s a wonderland.