Welcome and Make Yourself Right at
Home in Sacramento
Warm summer nights in the Sacramento Valley are a perfect opportunity for some recreational activities.
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Congratulations! If you're moving to the Sacramento area or considering it, you've found a great community to call home.
Did You Know?
Whether you are staying here for a day, a week or a month, you'll find plenty of attractions easily accessible in the six-county region to fill your time.
Proud History
From gold-rush era store fronts to modern office buildings and shopping centers built in eye-catching styles, Sacramento has a lot to see in terms of architecture. The city is especially proud of the Victorian-era homes that give downtown and midtown residential districts a charm seldom found in America's inner cities. Some of the most impressive examples of craftsmanship are to be seen in buildings open to the public, including the Capitol, the Crocker Mansion (now housing the Crocker Art Museum), the Governor's Mansion (also a museum) and the Williams Mansion (now home to the Sacramento International Hostel). An architectural walking, or driving, tour will open your eyes to many other such gems.
Got Kids?
They won't get bored in Sacramento. The younger set-and their parents-will find much interest at the Sacramento Zoo, which has undergone major remodeling and expansion. Across the street, Fairytale Town entrances tots with play structures theme to Mother Goose rhymes, plus puppet shows, animals and other attractions. The adjacent Funderland is an amusement park with rides for the elementary school set. Free of charge-and huge hit with kids and parents alike-is the elaborate wooden play structure at McKinley Park, about two miles east of downtown in East Sacramento. To give kids of any age a taste of nature, take them to Effie Yeaw Nature Center, about 15 miles east of downtown, where nature trails and wildlife exhibits await. Little ones will enjoy a ride on the vintage steam excursion train departing the California State Railroad Museum on weekends. If older kids want to burn off steam, take them cycling along the 26-mile-long American River bike trail, or rent a rubber raft and spend a day floating downstream.
Down on the Delta
To really experience the charm and culture of the Delta, you'll need a boat and several days at your disposal. But you can get a feel for it with a drive down Highway 160, which follows the levees through often foggy scenes of draw bridges, swing bridges, fruit orchards and Victorian farmhouses. A highlight of any Delta trip, especially for photographers, is the tiny town of Locke, first community in the United States built solely by Chinese for Chinese. During its turn-of-the-century heyday, Locke was a wide-open river town with as many gambling houses and opium dens as legitimate businesses. Its sagging, weathered wooden buildings today house low-key tourist shops, a museum and a Chinese grocery that does brisk business selling egg rolls and pork buns to Spanish-speaking farm workers. Go figure. The Delta is also known as a fisherman's haven. If the yearning to throw a line in the water becomes impossible to resist, head to Bethel Island, one of 55 islands in the Delta, where you can rent a boat and sightsee as you troll for striped bass, blue gill, black bass-or, during the fall spawning season, salmon and steelhead trout.
The Fine Arts
Sacramento's fine arts showplace is the Crocker Art Museum, but there are dozens of other places to view art, particularly pieces by regional artists. On the second Saturday of every month, a half dozen or more gallery stage opening-night receptions in an event called-logically enough-Second Saturday. Del Paso Boulevard, on Sacramento's northern side, hosts a number of art galleries. The Phantom Galleries turn vacant commercial spaces along the boulevard into temporary art galleries and The Building on the Boulevard boasts a French restaurant, live theater company and a gallery all under one roof.
Fly-fishing with her husband, Alan, at the river or lake is always a treasured time for Viki.
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Making the Right Choice
As a real estate professional, Viki believes it is not only her duty, but a privilege to introduce people to the Sacramento area and help them make the most of living here. She also knows that finding your new home is just one of the tasks that face you when you're relocating. Her goal is to coordinate everything as smoothly and efficiently as possible here, while you're wrapping up the final details of packing up and moving out of your current home.
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