Tourist Attractions in Sacramento, CA

Established in 1839, the city of Sacramento – or Sac – was named after the Sacramento River found in its western border. The city became a major distribution point during the California Gold Rush and also became a center of commerce and agriculture. Much has changed in the fourth largest city in California and it was even named by Time Magazine as America’s Most Diverse City because of its racial, ethnic and income diversity. The Old Sacramento is among the best tourist attractions in the city and boasts of cobbled streets and several historic buildings that were built back in the 1850s and 1860s. Historic landmarks in the city include the Lady Adams Building, B.F. Hastings Building and the Big Four Building. Theater arts, visual arts, museums, music, film and food are also big in the city and several places hold regular events that are able to draw in a lot of tourist from in and out of the country.

There are 83 tourist attractions found in Sacramento, CA. This is 3% of all tourist attractions listed in California. The major types of tourist attractions listed here are museums and nature attractions. Then there is also zoo listed in Sacramento. You may find a list of all categories of Sacramento attractions on this page. Click on a category to find all attractions of Sacramento of that type.

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