How about Sutter's Fort? The docents are great. Here are links to Sacramento area musea: http://www.sacmuseums.org/ http://sacramento.about.com/cs/sacramentomuseums/index.htm http://www.worldartantiques.com/CaliforniaSacramento.html http://www.parks.ca.gov/ But it gets to be hotter than Hades in Sacramento this time of the year. Pack accordingly, but bring an overwrap of some sort. Two years ago, when I was in Sac, at the very small State Museum concerning Indians (don't remember title but it's on the same property as Sutter's Fort) the most moving thing to see was the exhibit on Ishi: http://www.wildsanctuary.com/wsc1604.html More Sac area links: Railroad Museum http://www.csrmf.org/ Crocker Art http://www.crockerartmuseum.org/ Hayes Antique Truck Museum http://www.truckmuseum.com/ Sacramento History http://www.tourvision.com/explore/history.html This has a Sacramento Entertainment Guide http://home.digitalcity.com/sacramento/ --- monicamt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I will be in the Sacramento, CA, area for a long > weekend in September, and am > looking for suggestions of things to do. We've been > to Napa and San Francisco, > and are looking for less well-known places to visit. > Any suggestions? > > --Monica Turcich > > Monica Turcich > Museum Studies M.A. > George Washington University > [log in to unmask] > (202)544-8585 > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may > obtain detailed information about the listserv > commands by sending a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one > line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] > . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). ===== Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] Looking for a Job? Try Got Links?, Your One-Stop Portal http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).