It's a historic house where a female serial killer lived. Definitely worth walking by if you are in…read moreSacramento and into things like this. This story is well known to locals but was also featured on Netflix's "The Worst Roommate Ever" so I'm sure the owners are getting more foot traffic. You can't go inside and it's gated off as it should be considering people live there. I enjoy how the owners embraced the horrible history by adding some signs.

Good overall experience. I am a big horror true crime fan fan so it was a good experience to see…read morethis in person

The tour was awesome! So worth the money spent. As a history buff, there's a lot to learn about the…read moreghost stories in Sacramento. This is only the tip of the iceberg. Recommend you purchase the EMF reader along with the tour.

We booked this as a tour for around 9 people on Friday the 13th earlier this year, and…read moreunfortunately did not have a great experience, however I can see how this would be a great experience if the circumstances were different -- so 2 stars for potential. The directions were not clear as to where we were supposed to arrive. There was no address to meet at. After going back and forth with customer service, they eventually gave a landmark, which did not exist in the uber and Lyft apps and was questionable on Google Maps. Everyone in their uber got dropped off to different places. The directions also said to go to "the yellow building" -- but when we arrived, there were several yellow buildings. The tour guide also was not carrying a lantern, which was part of the directions given (look for the person carrying a lantern.) When we finally found her, we asked the tour guide where her lantern was, she said she didn't want to carry it around all night. We also believe the tour guide was late. We were in the area looking for her for about 15 minutes and we passed by the same spot she ended up being at several times and did not see anyone. Finally they called and we went back to the spot and she was there. This was around 5 minutes past the start time. Then she told us we only have until 7:30. So we are ending on time but she didn't start on time? The tour guide took us around to several bars, but the first one she admitted that it was not even haunted, or that she was not sure if the bar was haunted or not as she was not familiar with the bar. So I'm confused why we went there? There was also no indication that this was only going to be an hour and a half. It was fun bar hopping with our friends in some spooky places, but considering I paid almost three hundred dollars for the group I expected a higher quality experience.

We toured the mansion, which is now owned by the state of California and is a state park. It has…read morefree admission and a docent guided tour. Our tour took approximately one hour. The mansion was wonderful and the docent was very knowledgeable. I thought it was well worth the time. I learned a lot about the Stanford family. It was the best free tour I've ever been on!

I hope you won't be greeted by this woman named Robin, she is beyond rude, we went with a group for…read moreour school and the way she presents herself with the major attitude it almost feels like she owns the place, I have no idea how people like this who has gotten major complains are still working here with such attitude, there has to be a way to report to state about her behavior, if you check all the 1 or 2 stars, it's all about this woman. I am surprised after all these years she still has this job. You can file a complaint against her here if you run into into the same issues, as what I can tell, all 1 star and 2 stars are all about this lady having attitude with the visitors. https://www.parks.ca.gov/Commend-or-Complain

This is mostly a tour of old Sacramento, with just a little bit of underground thrown in, (no…read morepictures or video though) its a bit of a reach to call it an underground tour. I went on an underground tour of Pendleton, Oregon and few years back and thought this would be similar. Instead we walked around above ground looking at old buildings and then spent about 5 to 10 minutes in an old basement and learned about how they used jacks to pick up the buildings after a great flood back in the 1800s. On the bright side, the tour guide was very friendly and informative. If you're looking for a quick hour long historical tour, this is recommended, but don't expect too much underground stuff, you won't get it.

Not worth the time or cost…read more Mildly interesting. As the nice guide explained, much of what would now be "underground" had been filled in. There wasn't much to tour. This felt like a 25 minute tour, geared toward grade school children, stretched to fill an hour.

Today, my focus was viewing the 2026 Hall of Fame exhibit, and the inductees were all awesome…read more The museum nicely recognized each inductee, and the exhibit is so nicely arranged on the first floor, next to the Gold Mountain exhibit. Some of the inductees include Jamie Lee Curtis, Carl Lewis, Arnld Swartzenegger, Julia Child, Terry McMillan, Tina Turner, Mitsuri Endo, Vicki Draves, and more.

I've been to the California Museum a few times previously, but visited most recently to stamp the…read moreIreichō, which was at the museum from February 14-19, 2026. My review is focusing on this specifically, due to the significance of the internment in my family's life. Information specific to the book / this event: The Ireichō is a book listing every person of Japanese ancestry incarcerated in the World War II camps. The Ireichō is currently making its way across various stops in the US, allowing family members and those that knew the incarcerated to stamp their loved ones names as a way to honor them and what they endured and their strength. After the tour, the book will be gifted to the Japanese American National Museum (in LA). The stamping of the Ireichō occurred inside the main entrance of the museum, and the museum graciously allowed those stamping the book to tour the rest of the museum. Museum staff and the staff hosting the event were very welcoming. The museum itself has both long-term and short-term exhibits, listed on their website. It's fitting that they currently have a temporary exhibit at this time called, "Kokoro: The Story of Sacramento's Lost Japantown", from December 20, 2025 to March 29, 2026. If you're interested in some of CA's history, it makes for a nice stop. It is Downtown Sac, so it's all paid street parking or lots in the vicinity. There is a lot right across the street.

We visited the capital in Sacramento last weekend. Part of it is a museum of restored areas curated…read moreby the California state park system. This is a very interesting area in which to spend some time. As we wandered through the rooms, we came upon an attendant. She wasn't there as an official docent, but as an employee of the state park system. System. She asked if we had any questions, and then answered everything. We wanted to know with very complete answers and told us a lot of information about the place. It was very informative. If you're in Sacramento, I recommend visiting the capitol. It's great to see where our state government really happens.

On a day trip to Sacramento, we stopped by the California State Capitol Museum for a quick…read moreself-guided walk. If we had more time, we would have taken one of the public tours, which usually last 45 minutes to an hour. We went up to the 4th floor thinking we might be able to listen in on the State Assembly session, but because of time constraints we had to leave and made our way down through the 3rd floor, 2nd floor, lobby, and basement. There's a lot to see, including the 1st floor Rotunda and county exhibits, the 2nd floor Senate and Assembly Chambers plus historic Governor's offices, and the 3rd floor portraits. There's definitely more to explore, and I'd like to revisit the California State Capitol Museum on another Sacramento day trip.

A very cool pharmacy museum. A lot of history about medicine generally and the pharmaceutical…read moreindustry in specific, and especially as it pertains to California. Tons of antiques related to drugs and the field of pharmacy with displays about Rx prep and dispensing. We got a tour from Chris, one of the sons of Mr. Don Salvatori, he was a wealth of knowledge and a very friendly pharmacist who is also an excellent docent. My kids didn't have much patience, but they had fun pretending to be a pharmacist and dispensing Rx (M&Ms) and learning about what pharmacists do. The wife and I enjoyed this visit tremendously, very interesting stuff! Worth a visit. Usually you need an appt, but it was the annual Sacramento museum day weekend, so it was open to the public. Great little museum that's part of the headquarters of the California Pharmacists Association.

Visits to this museum are dependent on the availability of docents. I recommend calling well in…read moreadvance to make an appointment. They also participate in the annual Museum Day open house in Sacramento. So, if you're not one to make appointments in advance for anything, that's an option. I loved this place. I have a lot of interest in cool historical artifacts, and pharmacy has some of the coolest historical items around. All sorts of tools that used to be used in making medicines for your health and well being. Before mass manufacturing and prepackaging took the mystery and arcane aspects away. This is a place where you can see the change in the look of a pharmacy from one era to the next. Just looking at products from another place and time is fascinating. (Think of something like in a Harry Potter movie!) I visited with a couple of friends who were also very interested in pharmacy history. We ended up talking with the very knowledgeable docent for 2 hours! He had a lot of funny historical anecdotes that he shared.For example, old pharmacies used to carry a lot of natural products such as sarsaparilla root. Sarsaparilla root used to be used in old concoctions. In the US, lots of these old base formulas seemed to morph into popular soda drinks: Coca Cola, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, and root beer.

My friend and I had the best day ever! We're both retired and looking for new adventures. This was…read moreour first time doing this so, we didn't know what to expect. We chose to arrive early so to ensure we weren't late. Before leaving the starting point, we were provided clear instructions from the kind staff members, also, they answered any in all of our questions allowing us to choose one of the available bikes on the track. One of us were responsible for handling the electric speed when we weren't pedaling, I believe it was just a lever or a push button, not too fast and not too slow of a speed but just right. This was great to utilize when we needed a break from pedaling, hee. There was also a break lever between us to slow down or stop if needed, great safety option. Each bike was provided one keepsake River Fox backpack that had two waters and a snack for each of us to partake in afterwards, how thoughtful. We took a beautiful ride through a countryside setting. Reaching our turnaround point allowing us to disembark for like under 10 minutes, at this point, you could sip on the provided water or take a bite of the snack provided while the kind staff easily maneuvering each railbikes, turning them back around. Returning back upon our journey I wanted to go again! River Fox Railbikes I can't wait to sign up again. Thank you for a beautiful memory.

My Sister and I loved the Rail Bikes. It was so much fun to peddle on the railroad tracks and have…read morethe lights flash and stop traffic when we crossed the street. Toot toot! If you get tired you can switch over to an electric motor and sit back and enjoy. The scenery is beautiful and they provided a bag with a bottle of water, granola bar, Sun Chips and a sticker! So cute and top notch! The rail bikes are located in a cute little "town" and everyone there was polite and helpful. Highly recommend and I will do it again if I am in the area. Great job River Fox!

May 28, 2022 Update of any review one thousand one hundred…read morefifty five. My first comment has twenty four votes. One is given character fan. The person is either a Merchant, a Pioneer, or a Dreamer. The tour starts with ten gold pieces. The guides I had were Patrick Riley and person named Chen. Patrick Riley was from Ireland, Chen was from China. Interesting how the two will interact with each other! Just before the tour ends, there is a gambling game called Spanish Monty. I ended up with four pieces of gold. The ticket price includes free Admission to Sacramento History Museum.

My family of 5 attended this tour over the weekend. It was great! A tour guide dressed in period…read moreclothing assigns everyone in the group a character based on people during the gold rush. You get your character fan and a little bag of gold and the tour guide takes you around old Sacramento talking about points of interest. There is also this element of gambling where gold gets exchanged between characters based on situation cards or gambling. It was so interesting and fun! My kids were aged 9, 7, and almost 5. They all enjoyed it but some got more out of it than others. I would highly recommend this tour to others!