Old Sacramento Living History Program
	Celebrating 10 Years of Keeping the Past Alive
	Featured Event

Historical Walking Tours

Spring tour schedule:

Walk-in tours begin in May, every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am.

Summer tour schedule:

Walk-in tours are available June-August five days a week, Thursday-Monday at 11:00am.

Architectural Tour: From Canvas to Brick

The development and expansion of Sacramento from a water-logged tent city to an established city, home of the state capital, is reflected in the varying architecture of Old Sacramento's buildings. From Canvas to Brick, traces the history of Sacramento from the floods, fires, gold rush, coming of the capital, and the 1960s redevelopment. Grab your cameras, join a tour group, and learn as Sacramento transforms from a tent city to a series of sturdy brick buildings.

Sacramento City: California's Gold Rush Legacy

Sacramento City comes alive from the perspective of a 1850s personality. Sacramento City: California's Gold Rush Legacy introduces visitors, school groups, and interested locals to Sacramento's fascinating history. A historically attired docent uses the original and reconstructed gold rush era buildings as the backdrop for the tour and describes the town as it was in 1850. From miners, to merchants, politicians, pony express riders, and employees of the transcontinental railroad- Sacramento City: California's Gold Rush Legacy has it all.

General Information:

• All tours start at the Sacramento History Museum, 101 I Street)
• Plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the beginning of your scheduled tour
• Private tours and School tours can be scheduled year round with a minimum limit of 4 people per tour.
• To schedule a tour please call (916) 808-4980 or e-mail jwest@cityofsacramento.org
• Group tours, private tours, and school tours available year round with advanced reservation; please call (916) 808-4980.

Guests to Old Sacramento may meet at the Visitors Center, 1002 Second Street to sign up for tours. Adults are $7, $5 for over 60 and under 12 years. Please call for group reservations and for information regarding group rates, or send an online request.

The tours are managed by the Old Sacramento Living History Program in order to “keep the past Alive”!

Read the Sacramento Bee's review of the tour here.

Prices:

• $3 per person for school groups of 8 or more
• $7 general admission
• $5 for people under 12 or over 60
• Children 6 and under free

Call: 916-808-4980 for reservations.

With support from the Historic Old Sacramento Foundation and the Sacramento Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Another event bringing history to life by the Old Sacramento Living History Program.

An Old Sacramento Puppet Show

Available by reservation this is a fun and educational puppet show appropriate for grade school children. We can come to your classroom and visit you or you can come to town and visit us! To schedule a puppet show or for more information please call 808-4980.

Old Sacramento Living History Presentation

If your class can’t make it to Old Sacramento for a walking tour, we can bring the tour to you! A period attired docent will lead your class in an hour long program regarding California’s history, Sacramento’s development, and the California Gold Rush. For more information please call 808-4980.

Underground Tours?

The Old Sacramento Underground Tours by Jerry Thompson, Historic Old Sacramento Foundation Board President:

The Underground Tours will provide both locals and visitors an opportunity to peek into the past. The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation board is committed to present what progress has preserved and is working diligently with property, business owners, government, historians and educators to make this tour a reality. Current plans to begin are 2008 barring unexpected delays. Please check our website at www.oldsacramento.com and watch for the announcement.

Request for Specially-Scheduled Tour

Please send your request at least a week in advance.