During business hours, Marcia Eymann lives in the past, studying and celebrating 萨克拉门托的 动态的历史. 周末和晚上, 然而, she makes time to enjoy the city’s equally stimulating present—including its vivid street art and enviable culinary scene.
As far as she’s concerned, the combination of old and new makes for a perfect mix.
"Sacramento is a city that's rich in history, 这个社区真正地接受了它,艾曼说。, 谁来管理 萨克拉门托历史博物馆 和 萨克拉门托历史中心 作为城市历史学家. “的re are so many people here who are multiple-generation Sacramentans, 和re's a strong sense of heritage and community.”
Eymann always encourages visitors to experience different aspects of the state capital—ideally on foot. “这座城市非常适合步行，”她说. “That's partly due to its lack of hills and also because of the grid, 1848年建立的街道系统. 的 streets run by numbers and letters, so it's really easy to get around."
It’s also easy to establish a basic understanding of the city’s formative years: “If you want to learn about Sacramento, 去 萨克拉门托历史博物馆 也可以去 萨特堡它就在中城附近，”她说. “的 fort was the first settlement within this region, founded in 1839. It was the beginning of what would become Sacramento. 也可以去 旧城公墓 在百老汇. It's the oldest public cemetery west of the Mississippi River, and it's beautiful. It has a garden setting with raised plots and was designed to be Sacramento's first park. People from all over the world are buried there, and many of them came to Sacramento for the Gold Rush.”
艾曼喜欢漫步其间 中城, a roughly 12-by-22-square-block neighborhood that's filled with cozy cafes, 时尚酒吧, 还有精品店. “四处走走总是很有趣 R街—it has beautiful murals and great restaurants," she says. 一路上，停下来吃早饭 铁马酒馆, a cozy gastropub named for the locomotives that once roared along R街. "的y make a poached egg on hash browns that's delicious, and my husband loves their 法国 toast."
Eymann also recommends a tour of Sacramento's "secret" neighborhood that's 25 feet below the sidewalks. "Most people don't know that Sacramento had to raise its streets and buildings because of severe flooding that took place in 1861 and 1862. 因此， 老国王 坐落在大堤上. 萨克拉门托历史博物馆的 地下之旅 take you to these hidden places that you can’t see without a tour guide," she says.
的 evening tour reveals a colorful version of the city's history, she says. "Sacramento was a rough-and-tumble Gold Rush city. 的 night tour tells the story of a tough city with lots of gambling and prostitution and not much law and order."
去领略萨克拉门托的风情, Eymann suggests a farm-to-fork meal with a view of the Sacramento River. "People are always surprised by the sight of the river in Old Town. You can get a great view from the balcony at 里约城市咖啡馆. 或者去 三角洲王 riverboat and get a drink and some appetizers and sit out on the ship's deck. In the evening, you can see the lights up and down the river, and it's very relaxing."
五个最爱
Eymann says Sacramento visitors should try these can't-miss experiences:
特殊场合用餐: 呆呆 in 中城 is my favorite for a special dinner out. It's been around since 1996, 和 food is amazing. Owner/chef Rick Mahan is a strong supporter of small local farms. 的 menu changes with the seasons, but it's always top quality ingredients. 的 dining room sits on the corner of Capitol and 20th and has huge windows, 这样你就可以看到人们走过.
最好的书店: 当地人会告诉你的 久经考验的书籍 21街有一家书店要去. 的y sell new and used books and have been around since the 1980s. It's owned by people who love both the classics and newer books. 的y hold a lot of book signings and readings, 和y also carry vinyl records.
参加一次日落巡游: One of the prettiest sunsets I've ever seen is from a boat on the Sacramento River. People don't always realize how beautiful the river is, but when you take a boat ride, you see it. Sometimes you can even see sea lions going after the salmon. Hornblower has excursion boats that go out every day from the waterfront in 老国王. 的ir sunset cruise is very popular, 和y have daytime cruises, too.
对艺术感到惊奇; 的 克罗克艺术博物馆 是必须的. It's the oldest art museum in the western 美国. 夫人. Crocker donated the family's private collection to the city. Probably the most famous painting is Sunday Morning in the Mines by Charles Nahl, which depicts the morality and depravity of mining camp life. 的 museum has a room with early California paintings that shows how artists saw the American West. 它们充满了神话意象. I love to go into the museum's original building—it's an incredibly beautiful Victorian that was the Crockers' home.
品尝一品脱: Sacramento is famous for great breweries, but Track 7酿酒公司 是我的最爱. 的 original Curtis Park location is near the old railroad tracks—that's where it gets its name. 里面看起来像一个巨大的仓库. 的y make beers in all different styles 和y're always changing the flavors. 他们的ipa很受欢迎.
