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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Aug 25, 2000
Pros: interesting & informative one hour tour
Cons: I would have liked to linger a bit longer...
Summary: (We went to Northern California for a short vacation this summer. I hope to write about some of our more interesting experiences while there.)
In Sacramento, our state's capitol, we went to the old Governor's Mansion. (Not a home for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 10, 2008
Pros: All day fun.
Cons: None.
Summary: This is just a review on Old Sacramento. Old Sacramento is just a few minutes from my house and I love to go. We love to go out to dinner there and we have been now to stay the night there. The shopping is also fun as well. Old Sacrament is just ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 2004
Pros: Relaxing, Diverse, Hidden roads, good place to retire or have a family, SMF Airport, Shopping/Restaurants
Cons: Boring, expensive, Identical Urban sprawl, Little Art/live Culture, traffic, Mosquitoes, long drives, Summer HEAT!
Summary: Sacramento. Also known to locals as Sac Tomato or Sac Town. A town built in the early gold mining days, now itching its way from being agriculture to a thriving metro sprawl. I have lived in the Sacramento area nearly my entire life. I have seen it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 28, 2004
Pros: Good public transit, affordable, historic, close to other major attractions
Cons: Hot in the summertime, a lot of traffic on weekdays
Summary: We decided this summer’s trip would be to Northern California. The first half of the trip would be to the B
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Area (covered in a previous Epinion) over the Independence Day weekend and then we’d spend the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 13, 2002
Pros: Great shopping.
Cons: Very hot in summer
Summary: Shopping:
I need to shop while I am in Sacramento so I head down to the Arden Fair Mall located off Buisness 80 and Alta Arden just past the Sacramento Hilton. Here you got Virign Records,Johnny Rocketts and all your name-brand department ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 1, 2001
Pros: Great fun, great guides, good food -- an excellent value for the money
Cons: River conditions can vary, weekends can be crowded
Summary: I had the great pleasure last weekend of whitewater rafting on the American River east of Sacramento. My trip was planned through a tour group called River Runners, which is definitely the way to go. The weekend price for this group is $230 per person. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 25, 2001
Pros: Spring is the best time to visit; A city with charms.
Cons: Heat can be numbing
Summary: I have been to many state capitals and many cities of various countries, but after visiting Sacramento, I will admit that I fall for its charms. They are unique. Standing from the steps of the State Capitol, you can see all the way down to the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 26, 2001
Pros: A variety of activities & events, foods & crafts. Free parking. No admission fee.
Cons: Week-end crowds. Limited hours/days during the week.
Summary: The preschool my little Sweet-cheeks attends scheduled a field-trip into the California Mother-lode to visit a region known as Apple Hill. Along Highway 50, Apple Hill runs seven miles or more. It starts just past Placerville, though technically the Hill ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2000
Pros: That spaghetti with the browned butter!
Cons: It's an hour and a half away!!!!!!
Summary: I still remember the first time I at at an Old Spaghetti Factory. It was in the Gaslight district of San Diego, long before it had been improved, over 20 years ago. My friends had been telling me about it for days before we went, and I was as eager to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2000
Pros: Excellent musuem, interesting for the whole family
Cons: Not closer to my house!
Summary: Do you love trains? If so, you shouldn't miss the California State Train Museum, located in Old Sacramento. It's an absolutely wonderful museum, and one you shouldn't miss if you're traveling in the area. Besides that, it's a total bargain, with adult ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2000
Pros: Great food, sights, and fun
Cons: Sometimes very crowded
Summary: Ah, harvest time comes to the Sierras, and you have the urge to get out of town on an autumn weekend. There's no better place to head than Apple Hill! About 2 hours west of Reno, and about an hour or so east of Sacramento on Highway 50, lies the area ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 24, 2000
Pros: Old Sacramento,good work opportunity,close to major destinations.
Cons: bad traffic,so-so scenery,far driving distance to everything,business town,poverty stricken areas,expensive,hot weather,boring for teenager
Summary: Sacramento, also known as sactown or the River city, has many of the normal big city attractions, an old town, theatres, restaurants, big shopping malls. I see no main reason to come here on a vacation though. there are no distinct attractions in the ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 11, 2000
Pros: lots to do,not over populated
Cons: hot during the summer
Summary:
Review Topic: Practical InformationI once lived in Sacramento and have since been back a few times to visit and most recently for my cousins wedding. She was married downtown on the grounds of the state capital. It was the most ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2000
Pros: Within two hours of Tahoe and San Francisco
Cons: Nothing really noteworthy right in Sacto, too hot
Summary: I just had to offer another view of Sacramento. Like any city, it has good and bad points, but I wouldn't put Sacto high on my list of TRAVEL destinations.
First, it's main good point is it's proximity to cool places like San ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 12, 2000
Pros: Small town feel with more to do than just cow-tipping
Cons: VERY hot during the summer
Summary: Sacramento, home of the Deftones and the Governor, is one of the most versatile places you could ever hope to visit. While it may be best known for being the capitol of California and "close to other things", it's got plenty to keep visitors happy ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 27, 2000
Pros: A surprising city ... with a GREAT location
Cons: Old Town Sacramento is not a worthwhile stop....
Summary: In the world of travel, there are sites that people flock to year after year. And then there are sites that the typical individual would never consider as a destination, unless work requires them to be there. For me, Sacramento would have been ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 7, 2000
Pros: Excellent Food, Moderate Prices, Gorgeous Setting
Cons: Always Busy, Ice Cream Chairs Not Comfy
Summary: Whenever we visit the historical theme park that is Old Sacramento, we enjoy breaking up our day trip with a stop at a fine local restaurant.
One of our all time favorites, is Fat City Bar & Cafe, one of a group of local eateries run by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 22, 2000
Pros: History you can walk through, great museums
Cons: Too darn hot in the summer!
Summary: Old Sacramento is one of my favorite California State Parks. It's a short drive from Reno, Nevada, and it's great for a day trip. True, there are plenty of "touristy" shops selling t-shirts and trinkets, but there's also a lot of history and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 21, 2000
Pros: Real history, not t-shirt shops
Cons: Not much to participate in, mostly viewing artifacts.
Summary: In my numerous trips "over the hill" to Sacramento, I always made it a point to visit Old Sac during my time in the capital city. Often, a visit to Old Sac, and the awesome train museum was my entire reason for driving over Highway 80. It took ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2000
Pros: Scenic highway with lots of character
Cons: Takes longer than I-80, more of a winding mountain road
Summary: Interstate 80 may be the quickest route between Lake Tahoe and Sacramento, but Highway 50 is surely the most scenic route to the Lake. The highway winds through pine forests, fields of wildflowers, and past granite crags, giving you a taste of the ... read more
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