Choosing Sacramento as your home offers you all of the diversity that California has to offer. Sitting in the heart of California is the state’s capital, Sacramento. You’ve found the bread basket of the state, the Big Valley. Sacramento is proudly named the “City of Trees.” Need a tree for your yard? Sacramento gives homeowners free trees! Call up the city and they’ll have an arborist come out and help you plan where to plant your trees and what types of trees would do best in your yard.
Any direction you go, you’ll find something of interest. To the north is Mt. Shasta. To the East is Lake Tahoe, to the South is Yosemite. To the West is San Francisco, Napa, San Jose, and the rest of the coast.
Within the Sacramento area is the Sierra Community College, California State University, Sacramento and University of California, Davis.
Sacramento offersa variety of restaurants, a full spectrum of art galleries and museums. Some of the museums that you will want to visit are the Crocker Art Museum, the Golden State Museum, California State Railroad Museum and the Leland Stanford Mansion.
If you enjoy performing arts, Sacramento is home to the Sacramento Ballet, California Musical Theatre, Sacramento Opera, Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra, and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra. Roseville, just 15 minutes east of Sacramento, also offers The Magic Circle Theatre (musical, mystery, drama, and kid’s shows). Open-air concerts featuring top-name entertainers are offered at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Amphitheatre. Arco Arena offers top-quality entertainment from Sacramento Kings home basketball games to major entertainers and Disney on Ice.
Sacramento offers a look into California’s history. Visit the restored Civil War-era State Capitol building and Old Sacramento, which runs along the riverfront on the west side of downtown Sacramento. Old Sacramento has a variety of restaurants, shops, horse-and-carriage rides, and special events scheduled throughout the year. Old Sacramento is home to the California State Railroad Museum. On weekends in April-September, take a ride on a steam locomotive.
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