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• Arco Arena
  One Sports Parkway, 95834; 928-0000. Arco Arena is the entertainment capitol of the Sacramento Valley, featuring NBA Sacramento Kings, concerts, family entertainment and convention facilities. - WA
  
• Arden Fair
  1689 Arden Way, Suite 1167, 95815; 920-1167 (information), 920-4809 (office). Arden Fair features 165 shops and restaurants including: Nordstrom, Weinstock's, Sears and JC Penney. - WA
  
• Big Four Building
  113 I Street, Old Sacramento, 95814; 323-7234. Named for the "Big Four" of western railroading: Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Collis P. Huntington and Charles Crocker. Includes the Huntington Hopkins Hardware Store Museum and Stanford Gallery. Railroad Museum Library, 323-8073.
  
• Blue Diamond Growers Visitors Center
  1701 C Street, 95814; 446-8439. Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 20 minute video. Tasting and shopping in store. MC V - WA
  
• California Military Museum
  1119 Second Street, Old Sacramento, 95814; 442-2883. Exhibits reflect California's rich militia and military history from pre-statehood to contemporary times. The museum contains more that 30,000 military papers, documents and memorabilia. Included is a gift shop. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission $2.25, seniors $1.50, children ages 5 to 17 $1.
  
• Calif. Exposition & State Fair (Cal Expo)
  1600 Exposition Blvd., 95815; 263-3000. Site of the annual California State Fair and many other events throughout the year. 700 acres, 260,000 square feet of exhibit facilities, Expo Sports Satellite, Wagering Facility, Waterworld USA, Paradise Island Family Fun Center, an amphitheater, R.V. Park and thoroughbred racing during the State Fair. On Business 80; ample parking. MC V - WA
  
• California State Archives
  1020 O Street, Sacramento, 95814; 653-7715. Archives contain a wide array of historic California documents. Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed on major holidays. - WA
  
• California State Capitol Museum
  Tenth Street and Capitol Mall, 98514; 324-0333. The restored Capitol features films, museum rooms, and changing exhibits interpreting California's government and history. Public tours offered daily. Groups of 10 or more require prior reservations. Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.) Free. - WA
  
• California State Indian Museum
  2618 K Street, 95816; 324-0971. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Adults $2, Children 6 to 12 $1, under 6 free. This museum displays the rich and diverse culture of the California Indian people. - WA
  
• California State Railroad Museum
  125 I Street (Second and I streets), Old Sacramento, 95814; 552-5252 ext. 7245, 445-7387 (office). The Transcontinental and Sacramento Valley Railroads began in Old Sacramento. The 100,000-sq. foot museum is the largest interpretive museum of its kind in North America, displaying 21 restored locomotives, cars and 46 exhibits. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults $5; children 6 to 12 $2, under 6 free. Also same ticket admittance to Central Pacific Passenger and Depot Station on Front Street. A reconstruction of the depot built in 1876, the station depicts the bustling activities of train travel in the mid-1800s. Steam train rides are available every weekend from April through Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; October through December (and selected holidays), the first weekend of the month from noon to 3 p.m. Steam ride only: adults $5, youths 6 to 12 $2, 5 and under free. - WA
  
• California Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  15th Street and Capitol Avenue, at the east end of State Capitol Park. A $2.5 million project established by law and built entirely by donations. Its 22 shiny black granite panels memorialize the 5,822 names of California's dead and missing. The exquisite full-relief bronze figures depict the realities of daily life during that conflict. - WA
  
• Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
  11th and K streets, 95814; 444-3070. The 217-foot tower was built in 1889. Its prominent architectural design comes from 19th century Paris and the stained glass is from Austria. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Catholic masses held daily. Please call for Vigil Mass, Spanish Mass, Chinese Mass and Sacrament of Penance hours. - WA
  
• Historic City Cemetery
  10th Street and Broadway; 264-5621. Established in 1849, the cemetery is the last resting place for over 20,000 early Sacramentans, including John A. Sutter Jr., Edwin and Margaret Crocker, and Mark Hopkins. Open daily 7 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free guided tours Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m., on a regular basis May through September, on a limited basis October through April. For tour information and updates call 448-0811. - WA
  
• Country Club Plaza
  2401 Butano Drive, 95825; 481-6716. Country Club Plaza is a 45-store, two-anchor shopping mall with Weinstocks and Gottschalks, located on Watt and El Camino Avenues. - WA
  
• Crocker Art Museum
  Corner of 2nd and O Streets, 264-5423. The museum features Victorian architecture, Early California paintings, Old Master drawings, 19th-century German paintings, European paintings, sculpture, colorful contemporary California art, Third Thursday Jazz and Saturday Hands-On art. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm; Thursday until 9 pm. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and major holidays. Adults $4.50, ages 7 to 17 $2.00, 6 and under free. Tours available. Gift shop. - WA
  
• Denio's Farmers Market and Auction
  1551 Vineyard Road, Roseville, 95678; 782-2704. The valley's largest selection of farm fresh produce, an array of new merchandise for the home and family, and Northern California's largest continuing garage sale. Hundreds of vendors. Entire yard open Friday through Sunday, open-air bazaar on Monday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. - WA
  
• Discovery Museum
  101 I Street, Old Sacramento, 95814; 264-7057, 264-5100 (fax). Five exhibit areas with historic artifacts, hands-on activity stations featuring science and technology and one million in gold specimens. Changing exhibits include "Electricity everyday Magic" (Electrical wonders past and future); working print shop, agricultural technology. Science and craft demonstrations, etc. on center stage. Gift shop. Summer hours: Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winter hours: Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult $3.50; ages 6-17 $2.00; ages 5 and under and members free. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. - WA
  
• Discovery Museum Learning Center
  (formerly Sacramento Science Center); 3615 Auburn Blvd., 95821; 277-6180 (recorded message), 277-6181. The facility includes a planetarium, an exterior exhibit highlighting native California plants, science and history classes and programs, gift shop. Call for dates/times of public programs. - WA
  
• Downtown Plaza
  Between 4th and 7th, J & L streets; 442-4000. Sacramento's vibrant new landmark shopping complex featuring Macy's, Weinstocks', America Live!, United Artists Theatres plus two sunlit levels of specialty shops, restaurants and entertainment places that create worlds of downtown excitement. Validated parking; open evenings Mon-Sat until at least 9 pm. Sundays 11-6. - WA
  
• Effie Yeaw Nature Center
  6700 Tarshes, Carmichael, 95608; 489-4918. Located in Ancil Hoffman Park. Live animals, an exhibit room and nature trails through a 77-acre nature sanctuary give visitors an up-close look at the plants and animals of the American River Parkway. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $4 parking fee. - WA
  
• Folsom and Historic Sutter Street
  Sutter Street Merchants Association; P.O. Box 515, Folsom, 95763-0515; 985-7452 (events & info hotline). Gateway to the Gold Country begins with historic Folsom, 25 miles east of Sacramento. Museums include the original Powerhouse, the Folsom History Museum at the Wells Fargo building and the Ashland Station railroad depot. Nearby Folsom Lake is one of the state's largest. The old town section of Folsom features 150 shops of artisans, antiquaries and more than a score of restaurants.
  
• Folsom Factory Outlets
  13000 Folsom Blvd., Folsom, 95630; 985-0313. Highway 50, Folsom Boulevard exit. Factory-direct savings of 25% to 65%. More than 50 famous-brand outlets. Nike, Carter's, b.u.m. Equipment, Geoffrey Beene, Fieldcrest Cannon and more. Group discounts available. AE DI MC V - WA
  
• Frasinetti's Winery & Restaurant
  7395 Frasinetti Road, 95828; 383-2444. Oldest winery in the Sacramento Valley, founded in the late 1890s. Enjoy a memorable and historical visit for complimentary wine tasting, browsing and conversation. (15 minutes from downtown.)
  
• Gekkeikan Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.
  1136 Sibley Street, Folsom, 95630; 985-3111. Visit our Japanese gardens, koi pond and tasting room. Tour our unique sake brewery with complimentary tasting. Group tours available.
  
• Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
  16th and H streets, 95814; 323-3047. Built in 1877 for Albert Gallatin as a private home, this Second Empire Italianate Mansion housed 13 of California's governors between 1903-1967. Ronald Reagan was the last governor to live in the house, which looks like it did in his era. Daily tours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the hour. Adults $2; children $1, under 6 free. Special event days admission slightly higher. - WA
  
• B.F. Hastings Building
  Corner of Second and J streets, Old Sacramento, 95814; 445-4655. In April of 1853 the historic "Hastings" opened as a bank. Today it is a museum housing communications and transportation artifacts including the Pony Express, a reconstructed California Supreme Court and Wells Fargo Bank Museum. Bank open daily. No fee. - WA
  
• La Raza/Galeria
  704 O Street, 95814, 446-5133. Nonprofit cultural center celebrating the art and life of Chicano/Latino and Native American peoples. Located in the historic Heilbron Mansion, La Raza/Galeria Posada operates a bookstore/gift shop, fine arts gallery and community meeting rooms. Hours: Mon - Fri, 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 5 pm. - WA
  
• McClellan Aviation Museum
  3204 Palm Ave., North Highlands, 95660, 643-3192. Sacramento's best kept secret. Features 33 military aircraft dating to WWII, plus historical displays, uniforms, insignia, etc. Attractive park setting. Open to the public. Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission free. Enter base at Palm Avenue gate. - WA
  
• Nimbus Fish Hatcheries
  (Hwy. 50 and Hazel Avenue); 2001 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova, 95670; 355-0666. Most of the yearly catch of King Salmon and Steelhead begin here. Open daily 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. - WA
  
• Old Eagle Theatre
  925 Front Street, Old Sacramento, 95814; (916) 207-1226. Built in 1849, this is the first building constructed as a theater in California. Today the wooden-canvas structure houses an exciting, critically acclaimed theater offering professional productions. Historical Old Sacramento slide show. Schedule varies. Mostly weekends. Slide show is free. - WA
  
• Old Sacramento Schoolhouse
  Front and L streets, Old Sacramento, 95814; 483-8818, Group Reservations: 371-0813. Address correspondence: 5325 Ridgefield Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608. Built in the style of one-room schools found in the 1800s. Museum open Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m., volunteer staff permitting. - WA
  
• Pavilions
  563 Pavilions Lane, 95825; 925-4463. Fair Oaks Boulevard near Howe Avenue. Sacramento's leading fashion specialty center with cosmopolitan shopping and the finest dining in a relaxed village atmosphere. - WA
  
• Pony Express Monument
  Second and J streets, Old Sacramento. In April 1860, 80 riders completed the 1,966-mile run on horseback to St. Joseph, Mo., in ten days or less. In October 1861, the completion of Western Union's Transcontinental telegraph put the "Express" out of business. - WA
  
• Port of Sacramento
  Harbor Boulevard in West Sacramento; 371-8000. The West Coast's northernmost inland facility capable of handling oceangoing vessels. A 90-mile deepwater channel connects it with the Pacific Ocean. - WA
  
• Q-ZAR The World's Favorite Laser Game
  1694 Arden Way, 95815; 565-2737, 925-4159 (fax). The futuristic, interactive, live action game played in a massive arena with high-tech laser sensored equipment. Great fun for all ages. AE DI MC V - WA
  
• Roseville Telephone Museum
  106 Vernon Street, Roseville, 95678; 786-1621, 756-1621 (group tours reservation) 773-5576 (fax). One of the finest museums of its kind in the United States. Four galleries showcase telephone technology from the 1890's onward. Exhibits stir memories for guests, while youngsters marvel at how "it used to be". Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., group tours weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call to reserve group tours. Admission: Adult $1, 12 and under (with adult) free. - WA
  
• Sacramento Central Library
  828 I Street, 95814; 264-2770 or 264-2920. The public library is one of Sacramento's architectural treasures with its dynamic artwork and magnificent marble interior. The five-floor complex is a resource for scholars and casual readers. "Kids' Place" encourages children to discover the joy of reading. Open Monday and Friday noon to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Newly-opened Sacramento Room features rare books and materials of Sacramento's history and culture. - WA
  
• Sacramento Zoo
  3930 West Land Park Drive, 95822; 264-5885, 264-5166. Home to more than 350 animals, the Sacramento Zoo has gathered national recognition for its rare cats, primate and bird collection. Lake Victoria, the zoo's newest exhibit, is a 200,000 gallon freshwater lake providing a natural breeding habitat for crested screamers, black-necked swans and flamingos. Over one-quarter of the species exhibited at the Sacramento Zoo are considered endangered. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except Christmas Day. Admission is $4 for adults (13 and older); $2.50 for children (ages 3-12); children under 3 are admitted free. Weekend admission is 50 cents higher. MC V - WA
  
• Shepard Garden and Arts Center
  3330 McKinley Blvd., 95816; 443-9413. More than 25 blooming floral shows and creative handcrafted art shows are held each year. Most of these shows are open free to the public. - WA
  
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  15th and J streets, 1430 J Street, 95814; 446-2620. Sacramento's oldest congregation, providing the opportunity to worship in the beauty of holiness. Tiffany stained glass windows and rare Johnson Tracker organ. - WA
  
• Leland Stanford Mansion
  Eighth and N streets; 324-0575 (public tour and information ), 445-4209 (group reservations). The 140 year-old home of former California governor, senator and railroad baron Leland Stanford is soon to be restored by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Pre-restoration tours focus on the archaeological search for clues to the house's past and the upcoming re-creation of its 19th century splendor. Call to confirm tours. - WA
  
• Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
  27th and L streets, 95816; 445-4422. Sacramento's earliest settlement was founded by John Sutter in 1839. Self-guided tours with audio-wands explain the exhibit rooms, which include cooper and blacksmith's shops, a bakery, prison, dining room and living quarters, as well as livestock areas. Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Adults $2, children under 18 $1. Living History Days and the Summer Program fees are $5.00/$2.00 - WA
  
• Theodore Judah Monument
  Second and L streets. The brilliant young engineer responsible for creating the plan for the Transcontinental railroad is honored by the monument. - WA
  
• Towe Ford Museum of Automotive History
  2200 Front Street, 95818; 442-6802. The world's most complete antique Ford collection featuring 175 cars and trucks. Group discounts, gift shop, available for private parties. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults $5, seniors $4.50, ages 14 to 18 $2.50, ages 5 through 13 years old $1. Special car club exhibits each month. Free Parking. - WA
  
• Victorians
  The streets of Sacramento comprise blocks of elaborate Victorian houses. Nestled along tree-lined streets, the majority may be found from Seventh to 16th streets, from E to I streets, Not to be missed are the Heilbron home of 740 O Street and the Stanford home at 800 N Street. - WA
  
• Waterworld USA - Family Waterpark
  1600 Exposition Blvd., 95815; 924-0555, 924-0556. Featuring Breaker Beach, the largest wave pool in Northern California, plus 25 other attractions, including the highest slides in the West. Group, convention rates. Open daily 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closing times vary) from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Adults and children over 4 feet $14.95, children under 4 feet $9.95; children age 3 and under free.
  
• Wells Fargo History Museum
  Wells Fargo Center, 400 Capitol Mall, 95814; 440-4161. A restored Concord stagecoach and exhibits that include gold, a gold scale, a functioning telegraph, Sacramento postal history, and original artifacts document Wells Fargo's commercial history in Sacramento since 1852. Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Closed on bank holidays. Free. - WA

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