Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sacramento

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Attractions near Sacramento

Sacramento’s places to visit, starting with ARCO Arena

Visits to California State Railroad Museum run to about 500K a year. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 16 beyond the 20 inside Sacramento. Among them are 16 museums, 5 gardens and 4 state parks. Out of town, Lake Berryessa is 41 mi away.

Attractions nearby
65
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Sutter's Fort
National park units
3
parks & monuments
State park · in town

Sutter's Fort

Historic park in Sacramento, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Furthest out is Eddy Arboretum, at 38 mi.

1234567891011121314

Orange: Sacramento. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The places, one by one

It starts in town with 20 places and goes on to 45 within 60 miles.

The places inside Sacramento 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 Sacramento → · Sacramento’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

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 · Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: M.Mierzwa. MCalamari at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Crocker Art Museum: Amadscientist Mark James Miller, CC BY 3.0 · Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento Zoo: L Wade Brown (Grubbycup), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The California Museum: Ldabrahams at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Crest Theatre: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California State Capitol Museum: [2], CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Land Park: Mymetlifebee$1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Automobile Museum: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McKinley Park: Ingawh, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sacramento History Museum: Janannwa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cesar E. Chavez Plaza: Lowe, Jet Related names: O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter California State Railr, Public domain · California State Indian Museum: Epp, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wells Fargo Pavilion: Amadscientist, Public domain · University Arboretum at California State University, Sacramento: DevinCook at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Empire Mine State Historic Park: Beej71, CC BY 2.5 · Adventist Health Arena: Christopher Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Western Railway Museum: LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Muir National Historic Site: NPS, Public domain · Blackhawk Museum: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Haggin Museum: Bluelight999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS LCS(L)(3)-102: United States Navy, Lt. Erik Reynolds, Public domain · Aerospace Museum of California: J.smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sleep Train Pavilion: dantc from San Francisco, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sonoma TrainTown Railroad: Cullen328 (Jim Heaphy), 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 · Sonoma Barracks: Stepheng3, CC0 · Elmshaven: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Napa Valley Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: Epolk, Public domain · Micke Grove Zoo: Breck22, 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 · 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 · Don Francisco Galindo House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gardens at Heather Farm: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nevada Theatre: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sonoma Botanical Garden: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Opera House: Flickr user basykes, CC BY 2.0 · Bernhard Museum Complex: YankeeSpirit, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Depot Park Museum: Sanfranman59, 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 · Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Markham Regional Arboretum: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 · Sacramento Valley Museum: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in Sacramento’s Town Square