Worth the trip from Mather: ARCO Arena, 14 mi off
California State Railroad Museum draws about 500K visitors a year. None of our places to visit is inside Mather; 36 are within 40 miles. The commonest are 16 museums, 5 gardens and 4 state parks. Day-trippers head 51 mi out to Lake Berryessa.
Sutter's Fort
Historic park in Sacramento, California.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where things are
To the west is where most of the 36 lie.
Orange: Mather. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
All 57 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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8Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Official residence of the governor of California.
10California State Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Sacramento, California.
11Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
12Calaveras Big Trees State Park
California state park with groves of giant sequoias.
13Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
Historic site in Sacramento, California.
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Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Park in the Old Sacramento Historic District in Sacramento, California.
John Muir National Historic Site
Former home of John Muir in Martinez, California.
Aerospace Museum of California
Aviation museum in North Highlands, California, USA.
Crest Theatre
Movie theater and theater in Sacramento, California, United States.
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial
US Navy memorial to the Port Chicago disaster.
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
State historic park in Benicia, California, USA.
Sacramento History Museum
Museum in Sacramento, California, United States of America.
University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden
Arboretum and public garden at University of California, Davis.
Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum
Aviation museum in Fairfield, California.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
Museum operated by the University of California, in Davis, California, United States.
Nevada Theatre
Movie theater and former theater in Nevada City, California, United States.
Woodland Opera House
Theater and former movie theater in Woodland, California, United States.
Effie Yeaw Nature Center
Park in Sacramento County, California, United States of America.
Sacramento Children's Museum
American children's museum near Sacramento, California.
San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
Archive organization in Lodi, United States.
University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento
Arboretum and botanic garden in Sacramento, California.
Markham Regional Arboretum
Natural arboretum located in Concord, California, USA.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Mather → · Mather’s history →
Photo credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Sutter Buttes: Expedition 32 crew/NASA, Public domain · ARCO Arena: CLopez63, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sutter's Fort: Ian Howard, CC BY 2.5 · Hornet Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Governor's Mansion State Historic Park: Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · California State Railroad Museum: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Calaveras Big Trees State Park: John J. O'Brien (talk · contribs), Public domain · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crocker Art Museum: Amadscientist Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Western Railway Museum: LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John Muir National Historic Site: NPS, Public domain · Haggin Museum: Bluelight999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento Zoo: L Wade Brown (Grubbycup), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The California Museum: Ldabrahams at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Crest Theatre: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sleep Train Pavilion: dantc from San Francisco, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California State Capitol Museum: [2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Lucid: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain · Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial: en:National Park Service image., Public domain · William Land Park: Mymetlifebee$1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Napa Valley Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: Epolk, Public domain · California Automobile Museum: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McKinley Park: Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Micke Grove Zoo: Breck22, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sacramento History Museum: Janannwa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of California, Davis, Arboretum and Public Garden: Shamanic Shift Center from Living and out reaching more in rainbow spacetime & c, CC BY 2.0 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · Ruth Bancroft Garden: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: Nick DeCicco, Public domain · Bohart Museum of Entomology: Jakobjess, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Francisco Galindo House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · Gardens at Heather Farm: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Opera House: Flickr user basykes, CC BY 2.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eddy Arboretum: United States Forest Service, Public domain · Jensen Botanical Gardens: Kowloonese at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rusch Botanical Gardens: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Markham Regional Arboretum: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0
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