| Found in the Central Valley region at the | | | | fundamental in providing access to the growing |
| confluence of the American and Sacramento | | | | city of Sacramento in the nineteenth century, and |
| Rivers, Sacramento is the State capital of | | | | are now used extensively for recreation. Boaters |
| California and is the State's seventh-most | | | | often make the journey from the Bay Area of |
| populated city. Enjoying a great year-round | | | | San Francisco and vice versa during the summer |
| climate, Sacramento is renowned throughout the | | | | months, and both rivers are used for jet-ski, |
| USA as one of the best places in which to live, | | | | kayaking and rafting to varying degrees. |
| and is also a great place to visit. | | | | However, Old Sacramento is what draws most |
| Typical of the Californians' laid-back approach to | | | | tourists to the city, other than Sutter's Fort. |
| life the residents of Sacramento are quite relaxed | | | | Along its cobbled streets are many restored and |
| about applying more than one nickname to their | | | | reconstructed buildings, some of which date from |
| city and current favourites include: Capital City, | | | | the 1860s. Here tourists can ride historic |
| River City, The Big Tomato, Sacratomato, and | | | | steam-hauled trains of the old State Railroad and |
| the City of Trees. The locals also have several | | | | paddle steamers from the Old West. Nearby the |
| other colloquial names for their city, such as | | | | California State Capitol building bears more than a |
| Sacto, the Sac or Sactown. | | | | passing resemblance to the nation's Capitol Building |
| Founded by Swiss pioneer John Sutter, | | | | in Washington DC. |
| Sacramento was first established as a | | | | Sacramento is still a major transport hub, with an |
| westernised colony in 1839, under the protection | | | | international airport handling flights from most US |
| of Sutter's Fort. The city shot to prominence | | | | cities, Canada and the rest of the World, with |
| following the 1849 gold rush as it rapidly | | | | trains reaching the city via Amtrak and the |
| developed as a major distribution point for | | | | Sacramento Valley Rail Station. If you are planning |
| California, and terminus to the first | | | | a visit to all these superb attractions it is best to |
| Transcontinental Railway. Sacramento became | | | | book a hotel in Sacramento in the downtown |
| California's State Capital in 1855 - the fifth city to | | | | district of Area One. From there you will be ideally |
| get the honour after Monterey, San Jose, Vallejo | | | | placed to visit all that the capital city of California |
| and Benicia. | | | | has to offer. |
| The American and Sacramento Rivers were | | | | |