SacramentoSights

Museum sights in Sacramento

  1. A

    Huntington & Hopkins Hardware

    Drop by the Huntington & Hopkins Hardware, an exhibit of the business run by two of the Big Four railroad barons. The store, a rough reproduction, is stocked with the innocuous merchandise (doorknobs, lanterns, railroad spikes etc) upon which some huge fortunes, and the nation's most important railroad, were built.

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  2. B

    California State Railroad Museum

    The California State Railroad Museum is a train lover's dream. You can board dozens of meticulously restored beasts of steam and diesel; ride a steam train ($8) at summer weekends.

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  3. C

    California State Indian Museum

    Adjacent to the Sutter's Fort is the well-done California State Indian Museum is tiny but informative and has Ishi artifacts.

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  4. D

    Capitol Museum

    The Capitol Museum, gives tours through period-furnished chambers. The Assembly and Senate rooms are open to the public.

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  5. E

    Discovery Museum

    The Discovery Museum has hands-on exhibits and gold rush displays.

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