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Self Guided Old Sacramento Walking Tour Explore Gold Rush History
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À propos
Discover California's Gold Rush era on this self-guided walking tour through Old Sacramento, where you'll find preserved nineteenth-century storefronts and charming wooden boardwalks.
This immersive experience is enhanced by vivid audio narration that shares tales of fortune seekers, devastating floods, and the engineering feats that shaped Sacramento.
Learn how this riverside town became the western terminus of the Pony Express and the starting point for the Transcontinental Railroad, pivotal milestones in the American West's history.
— Immerse yourself in the rich history of Old Sacramento's Gold Rush era — Enjoy an engaging audio narration guiding you through significant landmarks — ...
Points forts
De 2 heures à 2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais & 2 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 2 heures à 2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais & 2 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Utilisation flexible (accès illimité)
audioguide
Téléchargement de l'application et de la visite
Smartphone (apportez le vôtre)
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Tower Bridge
The golden Tower Bridge crosses the Sacramento River where the Capitol Mall meets the Cabaldon Parkway. It looks over The Ziggurat and Sutter Health Park.
Retour
Sacramento History Museum
Sacramento History Museum can be found near the river, on I Street. It is beside the Big Four Building, close to the Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station.
Informations importantes
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Fonctionne entièrement hors ligne une fois téléchargé — aucun service cellulaire requis
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L'audio déclenché par GPS est lu automatiquement en fonction de votre position
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Flexible - Achetez une fois, utilisez n'importe quel jour/heure ; l'accès n'expire jamais
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Téléchargez l'application Drives & Detours et le circuit à l'avance
Politique d'annulation
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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The western terminus for the Pony Express, this building also housed California’s Supreme Court, Wells Fargo, and telegraph offices. Its walls hold the echoes of 19th-century communications, commerce, and civic power.
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Bâtiment Big Four
Here is where the powerful Big Four railroad entrepreneurs organized the Central Pacific Railroad and cemented California’s connection to the East. The building blends commerce, ambition, and railroad lore within its historic façades.
5 minutes
3
California State Railroad Museum
One of the foremost railroad museums in the U.S., the California State Railroad Museum displays restored locomotives, vintage cars, and interactive exhibits that trace the 19th-century rail boom. It anchors Old Sacramento’s identity as a transportation crossroads.
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Central Pacific Railroad Freight Depot
Once a hub of freight movement along the Sacramento River, the depot’s original wood-frame structure stood as a workhorse in the railroad's operations. Today, it invites reflection on the logistics behind the transcontinental rail system.
5 minutes
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Hôtel Delta King
Now repurposed as a floating hotel and restaurant, this 1927 paddlewheel steamboat recalls a time when river travel linked cities and economies. Docked on the Sacramento River, it offers both views and history afloat.
5 minutes
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Le Théâtre de l'Aigle
The original Eagle Theatre was California’s first permanent theater, opening in 1849. Though rebuilt over time, the site marks the early cultural ambitions of frontier Sacramento.
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Bâtiment Lady Adams (monument historique de Californie n° 603)
Built in 1852 from materials brought around Cape Horn, this building was one of the earliest import houses in Sacramento. It survives as a rare relic of Gold Rush-era trade architecture.
5 minutes
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Pony Express Statue
This bronze tribute honors the daring riders who traversed thousands of miles in frontier America. It stands near the Hastings Building as a visual echo of dispatches once carried across the continent.
5 minutes
9
Musée d'histoire de Sacramento
Housed in the rebuilt 1854 City Hall and Waterworks building, this museum chronicles Sacramento’s civic, technological, and cultural evolution. Its exhibits tell how a frontier town grew into a modern capital.
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What Cheer House
Built in 1853, this building once housed state offices and later became a hotel, warehouse, and entertainment venue. Its name evokes pioneer optimism—“What cheer, partner?”—and its layers of reuse echo Sacramento’s adaptive spirit.
5 minutes
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Tower Bridge
This striking vertical lift bridge spans the Sacramento River in gleaming gold paint. It links Old Sacramento to West Sacramento and has become a modern image of the city’s riverfront revival.
5 minutes
12
Theodore Judah Monument
This monument honors the visionary engineer who laid much of the conceptual groundwork for the transcontinental railroad. His name is woven deeply into Sacramento’s railroad legacy.
5 minutes
13
Transcontinental Railroad Mile Marker 0
This marker denotes the western starting point of the First Transcontinental Railroad. It stands as a compact symbol of Sacramento’s national significance in rail.
5 minutes
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Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station
The original passenger station in Sacramento saw the departure of emigrants, dignitaries, and goods heading east. Today’s station continues that legacy at a site with centuries of transit activity.
5 minutes
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Pioneer Park
This small plaza preserves the original street alignment and scale of early Sacramento, reminding visitors of how the city once felt before trains and traffic.
5 minutes
Self Guided Old Sacramento Walking Tour Explore Gold Rush History
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À propos
Discover California's Gold Rush era on this self-guided walking tour through Old Sacramento, where you'll find preserved nineteenth-century storefronts and charming wooden boardwalks.
This immersive experience is enhanced by vivid audio narration that shares tales of fortune seekers, devastating floods, and the engineering feats that shaped Sacramento.
Learn how this riverside town became the western terminus of the Pony Express and the starting point for the Transcontinental Railroad, pivotal milestones in the American West's history.
— Immerse yourself in the rich history of Old Sacramento's Gold Rush era — Enjoy an engaging audio narration guiding you through significant landmarks — ...
Points forts
De 2 heures à 2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais & 2 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 2 heures à 2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais & 2 Autres
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Utilisation flexible (accès illimité)
audioguide
Téléchargement de l'application et de la visite
Smartphone (apportez le vôtre)
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Tower Bridge
The golden Tower Bridge crosses the Sacramento River where the Capitol Mall meets the Cabaldon Parkway. It looks over The Ziggurat and Sutter Health Park.
Retour
Sacramento History Museum
Sacramento History Museum can be found near the river, on I Street. It is beside the Big Four Building, close to the Central Pacific Railroad Passenger Station.