Sacramento and the Gold Country
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Sacramento and the Gold Country - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Learn a little bit about Mark Twain's "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"—and Angels Camp's celebrated frog-jumping contests—at...Read More
The park protects hundreds of the largest and rarest living things on the planet—magnificent giant sequoia redwood trees. Some are 3,000 years...Read More
Sprawling over three floors and taking up the equivalent of 2½ acres of space, this museum celebrates the history of trains from their 19th...Read More
Columbia, whose mines yielded $87 million in gold, is both a functioning community and a historically preserved town. Usually you can ride a...Read More
Starting with the "secret map" that mine management hid from miners, you can relive the days of gold, grit, and glory, when this mine was one...Read More
The American River's south fork slices through this park commemorating California's mining history. Trails lead from the parking lot to a statue...Read More
For a different sort of underground jewel, wander into an ancient limestone cave, where stalactites and stalagmites, not gold and silver, await...Read More
A must for rail enthusiasts and families with kids, this is one of the most intact early roundhouses (maintenance facilities) in North America...Read More
Learn how Lake Tahoe was formed, why it’s so blue, and how its ecosystem is changing at Tahoe’s only science center, which is affiliated with...Read More
From July to late December, Apple Hill Growers Association members open their orchards and vineyards for apple and berry picking; picnicking...Read More
Guided 50-minute tours take you past stalactites, stalagmites, and rare formations of delicate helictites in three underground chambers, one...Read More
This gigantic space in the nearby community of Woodland provides a thorough historical overview of motorized agricultural vehicles through dozens...Read More
A ½-mile subterranean trail winds through large chambers and past underground streams and lakes. There aren't many steps to climb, but it's...Read More
Showcasing longtime and temporary residents who helped elevate the Golden State, this museum displays artifacts from the State Constitution...Read More
A California state park, the museum has displays on gold-rush history including a replica hard-rock mine shaft to walk through, a miniature...Read More
At this reconstructed 1876 depot there's rolling stock to admire and a typical waiting room. On summer weekends and a few other times, a train...Read More
You'll get a real feel (sort of) for the life of a prospector on the three-hour gold-panning excursions (reservations recommended) led by this...Read More
You'll get a feel for life in the mines at this museum whose highlights include a re-created mine tunnel and an indoor gold-panning stream. ...Read More
Take a self-guided tour of this fully lighted mine shaft within a park owned by the City of Placerville. The worthwhile audio tour (included...Read More
Inside a former powerhouse, the museum displays a 32-foot-high Pelton Water Wheel said to be the largest ever built. The wheel, used to power...Read More
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