{"id":6360,"date":"2013-03-08T04:17:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T04:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2017-04-29T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T16:17:24","slug":"activities-to-do-in-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/6360\/activities-to-do-in-sacramento\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Activities to Do in Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento. It&#8217;s our state capital, the birthplace (or nearly) of the Gold Rush, a field trip mecca, and that&#8217;s about it, right? Wrong.\u00a0Yes, Sacramento is all of those things, but it&#8217;s also a happening metropolis with a great arts scene, fun nightlife, and delicious eats. Here, some of the best <strong>activities to do in Sacramento.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong>\u00a0Explore landmark buildings, old-fashioned photography studios, and sweet shops galore in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/6378\/review-sacramento\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Sacramento<\/a><\/strong>, the first historic district in the West.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0<\/strong>Get your party on at local favorite <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/6362\/review-stoney-inn\/ \u200e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoney Inn<\/a><\/strong>, home to great burgers, drink specials, country music and line dancing. (1320 Del Paso Boulevard).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0<\/strong>Catch a show at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiamusicaltheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Musical Theatre<\/a>. <\/strong>California&#8217;s largest nonprofit musical theatre\u00a0puts on incredible\u00a0\u00a0entertainment, from the best of Broadway to \u00a0the Music Circus, an open-air performing arts tradition (1419 H Street).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7562 lazyload\" title=\"ella\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ella\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7562 lazyload\" title=\"ella\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/sf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ella\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella-37x25.jpg 37w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ella.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>4.\u00a0<\/strong>Every town has its go-to for sweets and savories, and in Sacramento that spot is\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freeportbakery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freeport Bakery<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>Stop in for a quiche lunch, and then stay for a champagne cake. They&#8217;ve also got tarts, pastries, knishes, and more (2966 Freeport Boulevard).<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0<\/strong>Go Underground. The original city of Sacramento was battered repeatedly by floods and storms before the entire city was raised. Today, visitors can see the well-preserved historic town via the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historicoldsac.org\/programs\/programs-underground.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Sacramento Underground<\/a> <\/strong>tour, which runs on weekends throughout the year and daily during the summer ($15 for an adult ticket).<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. <\/strong>It&#8217;s all in the family at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elladiningroomandbar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ella Dining Room and Bar<\/a><\/strong>, an airy space just a block from the Capitol, overlooking the mall. As in their other restaurants, The Kitchen and Selland&#8217;s Market Cafe, the Selland family promotes locally sourced foods on Ella&#8217;s menu of New American and French cooking (1131 K Street).<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: Visit Sacramento, Ella Dining Room and Bar<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;96&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento. It&#8217;s our state capital, the birthplace (or nearly) of the Gold Rush, a field trip mecca, and that&#8217;s about it, right? Wrong.\u00a0Yes, Sacramento is all of those things, but it&#8217;s also a happening metropolis with a great arts scene, fun nightlife, and delicious eats. Here, some of the best activities to do in Sacramento. 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