Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital of the US state of California. Founded in December 1848 by John Sutter, it is the seventh largest city in California. Known as the 'City of Trees', it adopted a city charter in 1849 and the state legislature approved it in 1850. The city is the second oldest incorporated city in California. In 1924, the city of North Sacramento was incorporated and it was merged into Sacramento in 1964. Sacramento is the seventh largest city in California and also the county seat of Sacramento County.

Area & Location: Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River, Sacramento lies between 38º 31' Latitude North and 121º 30' Longitude West. The city has an elevation of 25ft and covers a total area of 257.0 sq. km with 251.6 sq. km of it land and 5.4 sq. km of water. It is also home to 456,441 people with a density of 1,617 per sq. km.

Tourist Attractions: Being the capital city, Sacramento has much historical and cultural importance that attracts the tourists.

Transportation: Sacramento International Airport that handles both domestic as well as international flights serves the city. Rail service provided by Amtrak is another important form of transportation in the city. Sacramento Regional Transit's bus and light-rail system are the other means of public transportation in the city. The highways and freeways are help to travel quickly through the city.

Hotels: Sacramento hotels offer a variety of services to its customers that make them opt these hotels on their second visit. Some of the quality hotels in the city are SpringHill Suites Sacramento Airport Natomas, Fairfield Inn & Suites Sacramento Airport Natomas, Delta King, Hilton Sacramento Arden West, Residence Inn Sacramento Cal Expo, Larkspur Landing Hotel, Residence Inn Sacramento Airport Natomas, Courtyard Sacramento Midtown, Vagabond Inn Executive Sacramento, Embassy Suites Hotel Sacramento - Riverfront Promenade, Inn Off Capitol Park, Holiday Inn Sacramento Capitol Plaza, Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel and Governors Inn.

Places of Attraction: Discovery Museum History Center that has a large collection of gold specimens, Old Sacramento State historic Park, California State Railroad Museum, State Indian Museum are the places visited by the tourists. Old Sacramento, California State Railroad Museum, California State Capitol and Museum, Sacramento Zoo, Sutter's Fort, Crocker Art Museum, Wells Fargo History Museum, California State Indian Museum, Capitol Park, Towe Auto Museum, McKinley Park, American River Parkway and Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park are the main highlights of the city.