Gold Country California Tourism
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California State Capitol Museum - Sacramento, California
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The State Capitol serves as both a museum and the state’s working seat of government. Visitors can experience both
The Capitol Art Program maintains the collection of works including the permanent Collection, the Loan Collection, the Biennial Senate Contemporary Art Collection, and extensive antiques and statuary collection located throughout the Historic West Wing and East Annex of the Capitol.
Old Sacramento State Historic Park - Sacramento, California
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This area is filled with historic buildings such as the 1849 Eagle Theater, the 1853
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Miners Foundry - Nevada City, California
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The Miners Foundry was built in the 1855 era to accommodate the needs of the gold miners in the Sierra foothills. The miners realized that they needed the proper equipment to extract the gold at a faster rate then digging by hand. In response to those needs the Foundry was built and grew up with
Mercer Caverns - Murphys, California
Mercer Caverns - Murphys,
This is the longest continually operating commercial caverns in the state of
When the caverns were first opened for people to visit they had to descend by rope! This three million year old cave now has stairs, walkways and lighting and yet keeps cognizant of the responsibility to present this LIVING limestone cave in its original beauty. As with all living caverns the need to keep from touching the walls, or any part of the cavern itself is critical. Whenever someone touches the walls or other parts of the living cave the growth is stopped. People have oil on their hands the kill off any further development in the exact location of the touch, so when you visit, please keep your hands to yourself and make sure the children with you do the same. The cave is something that will offer generations to come the opportunity to witness the underground beauty that you are now seeing.
Historic Locke - Locke, California
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This community was founded in 1915 following the destruction of the Chinese section of the nearby community of Walnut Grove. There were a number of Chinese that wanted to establish a town of their own so they contacted George Locke and worked out a deal where they got the necessary land to build their community. The town was laid out by Chinese architects and industrious building ensued. By 1920 Locke stood as it is now. Come and visit this community on your California Vacation, don’t expect a lot of touristy type stuff, it is a small community with an unusual, out of the way charm. It is thought that the reason there are so many people that visit this small community is because it has an authenticity, without any hypocritical overtones, so different than many places that entice the visitors to come.
Gold Bug Park & Mine - Placerville, California
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Take a step back to the days of the gold rush in
Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park - Folsom, California
Folsom
In the 1850’s Horatio Livermore and later his sons pioneered the building of ditches and dams on the
The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Sacramento, California
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Situated on a large grassy area on the north-east corner of the State Capitol this memorial is a circular design with full relief bronze sculptures depicting scenes from the daily life of soldiers during the war.
The sculptures represent many sides of the war from the soldiers to the nurses to the POWs. Putting a real statement on what so many fought and so many died for the American flag waves of the site. There are 5,822 names of California soldiers that either died or are missing are engraved on the twenty-two black granite panels, arranged by their hometowns for ease of locating them, to honor them and their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families. There are stone benches in a ring around the panels to sit and contemplate the bravery and honor these fine men and women deserve for their ultimate sacrifice.
California Wine Trails
There are thousands of wineries in California, way too many to list individually so I have asked the owners of a great site - www.winecountrygetaway.com to allow me to place their site in conjunction with ours to provide you with a wide range of places to visit with insider information on what their thoughts are and to give you suggestions.
While I was trying to find what I considered to be the best site for information this particular site seemed to fit the need best. It is done with taste, creativity and personal experience. For a listing of many, many of the wine trails throughout the state of California go to this site and begin your California Vacation experience in wine country.
California History
California History
California is a state blessed with sunshine and fertile land. It also has a rugged coastline and desert. The living wasn’t always easy here and California history is a tale of violence and the fight for land. Numerous tribal groups of Native Americans inhabited the area, following their way of life along the coast and inland too.
