This is a section of old town Sacramento that is walkable and accessible. Actually, because of the trinket shops and others closed, this would have been average except for the Train Museum. This looks like it was the actual end of the line and has an engine turnaround outside, numerous trains to walk through, friendly and knowledgeable folks to guide one, and is a joy to see for not only the old steam train aficionado, but has something for everyone... This museum is lovingly maintained and operated by caring individuals and it shows... Don't miss this one. Back to Old town, it might be more interesting in summer months, but half the shops were either closed or vacant...
From the moment you park your car and step out onto the wooden sidewalks and cobblestone street you feel like you took a step back in time. This experience was unbelievable! We visited candy stores, restaurants, comedy club, museum and so much more. It was such a delightful day. You will love how cozy this charming little town is. :)
This is a charming venue, could use more authentic local stuff and less cheesy gift shop stuff. There are some nice restaurants and the river is nearby.
St Patrick's Day parade in Old Sacramento. We visited the Railroad museum (5 stars), the Delta King (5 stars) watched the parade (5 stars), and ate fish and chips (5 stars) at the stand on the pier in front of the Delta King (right where the valet parking for the Delta King is located). What a wonderful day. We wandered in and out of lots of stores, laughed at the man "MC"ing the parade, watched all the folks dressed in old costumes, and some weird new costumes. The parking was easy, and only $8 for the day in the multi-story parking lot next to the Railroad museum. We did get there early, about 9, I suspect it may have been more difficult later. Highly recommended. We enjoyed it so much, we would go back when there is no parade.
Old Sacramento is a neat area, with brick streets and a variety of restaurants and souvenir shops. If you're looking for costumes, Evangeline's is a must.
Quaint store fronts.. see an old steam paddleboat converted into a restaurant..Lots of different types of eateries, candy stores and places to get souvenirs
Hubby and I spent a few hours walking around old town Sacramento . Of course there are lots of stores but they sell nicer things than the usual tourist stuff. I think there are 8 candy stores , we bought at Rocky Mountain. Very good chocolates! Since we had never been before we used a parking lot, if you are early there was lots of street parking closer( this was a Sunday). Wished we had more time as I really wanted to go inside the railroad museum!!! A nice man stopped us and said we could get a horse and buggy ride from old town that was 90 minutes and took you to the Capital area also. Guess the fact we had our cameras out taking photos made him stop and give us this news! LOL. Go enjoy.
My friend wanted to go to a Christmas ornament shop and we found one online in Old Sac. We decided to walk there from our hotel near the Convention Center, which should have been a nice walk because the weather was nice. About halfway there, the area started turning a little sketchy. We felt it wise to walk on a busy street so that was a little better. We decided that on our return, we would cab it back to our hotel!Old Sacramento seems to be basically a bunch of shops, with a few restaurants thrown in. We did find the ornament shop, which was nice, and we both ended up buying one. We popped into a few more shops and then called for a cab. If you are just into shopping/windo shopping, then this is for you.
Don't forget the carriage ride and stroll down all of the streets for some interesting shops. Great artist co-op with local art there too!
Fun place to walk around and go into little shops. Joe's Crab Shack is always good. River Queen is also nice.