California Gold Rush: A Self-Guided Cycling Tour

The California State Capitol Museum consists of a museum in and grounds around the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, USA. The building has been the home of the California State Legislature since 1869. The State Capitol Museum has been a property in the California State Parks system since 1982.

After successfully petitioning the Mexican territorial government for a land grant, John Sutter built a fort in 1839. He did not know what to expect from the natives in the area so he built a protective fort with walls 16 feet high and 3 feet thick.

The California State Indian Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, United States, interpreting the diverse cultures of the indigenous peoples of California.

The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the state park system of California, USA, interpreting the role of the "iron horse" in connecting California to the rest of the nation. It is located in Old Sacramento at 111 I Street.

In Sacramento history Theodore Judah, engineer of the Sacramento Valley RR and prime mover of the Transcontinental RR project, ranks as the number two man in vision and importance -- and yet he has faded from history.