Sacramento Children's Museum
American children's museum near Sacramento, California.
Attractions near Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova’s draw is Sacramento Children's Museum
Roughly 500K visitors a year make it to California State Railroad Museum. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 33 beyond the one inside Rancho Cordova. There are 14 museums, 5 gardens and 4 state parks to choose from. Travel 54 mi and you reach Lake Berryessa.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
13 mi
Sutter's Fort
National park units
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parks & monuments
State park · 13 mi west
Sutter's Fort
Historic park in Sacramento, California.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
How they lie
Head to the west for most of the 33 on the list.
Orange: Rancho Cordova. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
In town there is one, and the list adds 48 more within 60 miles.
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7Governor's Mansion State Historic Park
Official residence of the governor of California.
8California State Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in Sacramento, California.
9Empire Mine State Historic Park
State historic park in Grass Valley, California, USA.
10Calaveras Big Trees State Park
California state park with groves of giant sequoias.
11Leland 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.
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.
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.
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.
The places inside Rancho Cordova lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Rancho Cordova → · Rancho Cordova’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lake Berryessa: Unknown, 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · 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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