I love the vibrant mural scene that Sacramento has to offer. They are all within walking distance…read moreof each other. Here is the list of murals that I recommend transform Sacramento Street into beautiful art exploration. Mural locations: 1. Theme: Deep dream. Location: 914 24th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Vyal One (real name: Jaime Reyes). Style: mystical eyes, psychedelic colors and bubble-like shapes. 2. Title: Introspection. Location: at the corner of 18th and L street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Lin Fei Fei. Style: quiet, meditative portrait theme. 3. Title: Johnny Cash. Location: Residence Inn by Marriott, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Shepard Fairey. This is 15-story mural, depicts Johnny Cash, based on photography. The mural is to commemorates the 50th anniversary of the "At Folsom Prison" album. 4. Title: Yellow Bird. Location: 1401 15th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Jaya King. Style: vibrant birds. 5. Title: Sacred Geometry: Cosmic Decagon. Location: 1331 O St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Jose Di Gregorio. Style: Vibrant gradiente colors and geometric patterns. 6. Title: Crouching Man. Location: 1510 14th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Shaun Burner. Style: larger-than-life figure. 7. Title: A seat at the Table. Location: 1914 19th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Shonna McDaniels. Style: South Africa culture. 8. Title: Allison Davila. Location: 2030 N St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Jose DiGregorio. Mural significant meaning: a memorial mural honoring Allison Davila who tragically lost her life to a drunk driver on her 23rd birthday. Style: Vibrant gradiente colors 9. Title: The American Natives Mural. Location: corner of Liestal Aly and 22nd St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Matt Adnate (Australian artist). Style: realistic portrait of indigenous people, for this specific mural: it depicts a Tibetan refugee, originally he photographed in India. 10. Location: 204 23rd St., Sacramento, CA. This is a massive mural of Mr. T. Artist: Maren Conrad. Style: interactive, it has REAL metal chains to touch. 11. Location: corner of 20th and E Street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Ellie Gainey. Style: vibrant birds in flight with flowers. 12. Location: 2200 Front St., Sacramento, CA (exterior of California Automotive Museum). Artist: Bruce Gossett. 80 foot long artwork for custom car history, featuring legendary automotive trailblazers: Harry Westergard, Dick Bertolucci, George and Sam Barris, and Don Tognotti. Style: vibrant classic cars with contrast backdrop. 13. Title: The Wishing Wall. Location: Historic Alley near 19th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Maren Conrad. Style: large, detailed dandelion puff art with dark background. 14. Location: I street, Sacramento, CA, across the street from the California Governor's Mansion. The mural depicts of former California governors: Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jerry Brown. 15. Title: Summer Bears. Location: intersection of 16th St. and I Street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Jenn Ponci. It depicts a mother bear and her cub in a field of poppies with palm trees, honeybees and a deep red sunset. 16. Title: Lady Bird. Location: 16th St, between J and I street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Maren Conrad. 17. Graffiti alley: an alley full of urban art on a brick wall building. For example: title: Prada. Local artist: Puek. Location: Improv Alley, Sacramento, CA. 18. Location: 5385 Franklin Blvd, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Miles Silva. Style: vibrant street art culture. Uniquely, this mural is using a paper stencil style. 19. Location: 1616 J Street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Brandon Gastinell. Style : iconic crown motif, including scrawled text, symbols. This mural is featuring: Andy Warhol, Frida Kahlo and Jean-Michel Basquiat. 20. Location: 24th and K Street, Sacramento, CA. Artist: Mars-1 (real name: Mario Martinez). Style: dreamlike, cosmic, geometric patterns, and ethereal forms. 21. Title: Prosperity Through Perseverance. Location: 1050 20th St., Sacramento, CA. Artist: Maren Conrad. Koi on the Yangtze River, pays homage to the Chinese immigrants that creating transcontinental railroad. This is the website where you can find more murals locations, although it doesn't seem updated frequently: Wide Open Walls

When the art community got together and brought concept to reality in taking the city's blank walls…read moreand transforming them to public art for all ... Wide Open Walls Sacramento was born in 2018. It's always a pleasant surprise to be going about town and seeing masterpieces of art. It brightens up my day. Fun, colorful, and contemporary art. Free for all to enjoy. Brilliant! I don't know how they got organized with an annual festival and an official Board of Directors, but so glad they did. New artists are added annually. Website: wideopenwalls.com. On the website, you can filter by artist or neighborhood to view a virtual map of the murals . The 2020 festival is slated for September. The artwork are scattered about town (downtown/midtown, East Sacramento, Del Paso Heights, Arden, Curtis Park, Oak Park, CSU Sacramento). Each WOW mural has a plaque with the artist name, piece, and a smartphone scan box from which you can electronically download more info. A lot of these murals are accessible in downtown and midtown and are very Instagram worthy. So it would be a fun weekend activity to rent a Jump Bike or Scooter and explore the art and city. #wideopenwallssacramento #publicartmuralssacramento

This is an amusing sculpture along the River Walk Trail, the art piece in the shape of trees almost…read morecamouflaged in its surroundings. The steel tiles appear as leaves in the design, reflecting plantlife and the flow of the water, with its proximity to the river, and allow it to blend in with the scenery with its mirror-like finish, while at the same time continuously changing, as the artist, Federico Diaz, intended. If visiting the River Walk Park, it's worth taking notice of this simple yet beautiful artwork.

This is a beautiful location to take pictures. I brought my daughters here a few years ago. We came…read moreback again last month to take Prom pictures. They came out so beautiful. I'll definitely be coming back.

The WPA Rock Garden is exquisitely landscaped with a variety of drought tolerant plants. At one…read moretime this place was filled with ivy and weeds with random little walking pass cut through everywhere. Now the WPA Rock Garden is a lush home for a variety of California natives, succulents, and drought tolerant plants. The design of this green space pairs Sylvia with Russian sage, tall bright dahlias, black eyed Susan and Shasta daisy's, cone flower, lantana, dusty Miller, and soft silvery fuzzy lambs ear. The walking paths are edged with low growing ramblers, and various unique succulents peek through strewn Lodi brown River rock. This is a place to walk-through and appreciate some of California nature's beautiful colors, peaceful foliage and texture. This space provides a pleasing level of texture and interest to the minds eye. Meditate your way, walk through this rock garden breathe deeply and enjoy the pure O2 as it will lift your spirits. Thank you WPA volunteers for maintaining this beautiful space. Endnote: the WPA Rock garden is located in William Land Park across the street from the Zoo. If you park north of the zoo, you can walk across the street at the crosswalk at the light...it's at the top of the amphitheater parking lot.

So many interesting exhibits in a huge museum. Just in for the day, we read about it on line…read more Couldn't have been more entertained. European, Californian, Asian, African painting, pottery, sculpture and statues both whimsical and thought provoking. A huge diverse exhibition for your enjoyment. Plan on having a bite to eat during your visit. It was delicious. We really had a great time and will visit on our next trip to Sac!

A variety of different forms of art. Crocker has a bit of everything packed tightly between an old…read moremansion connected with a modern building, both housing 3 floors of art. From renaissance to modern and contemporary TK a rotating exhibit, there is a bit of everything for everyone to enjoy. I particularly enjoyed the vase exhibits. Plus, the history of E.B. Crocker and how Crocker's career and impact to the state of California sets a more memorial backdrop to this art collection.

Eli is a compassionate, patient, and highly skilled teacher. In the 2 group singing classes I took…read morewith him, I watched him engage with people with various skill level and natural talent. He treats every person with respect, and meets them where they're at. I learned a lot from him. Possibly even more importantly than what I learned though, was how much fun I had! It's hard to find wholesome, fun ways to meet folks, and the sweet crowd these classes attract is really something special. I made friends, and even met someone lovely that I dated for a while! Obviously, your mileage may vary, but I hear a lot of stories like that from his students. If you are looking for a way to intensely focus on building mastery of your voice quickly, you should realize this isn't the place for that. You share Eli's brilliance with a dozen or so other people, so your individual time with him is limited. In this case, If you have the funds, I'd suggest taking his class and finding someone else to work with for 1-1 sessions. I've enjoyed seeing a variety of teaching styles doing this in the past. If however, you're wanting to brush up on your skills, are brand new to singing and want to have a compassionate place to learn how to get started, or if you're more advanced and want to be introduced to new skills like learning to write songs or sing with an instrument you're playing... or if you just want a way to meet community that is structured and focused on a fun activity... I would highly recommend Eli's group classes.

This is the third class I have taken with Eli. I feel so lucky to have discovered his classes. I…read morelove his teaching style and I always really enjoy everyone I meet in his classes. Eli is so skilled at creating instant community in his classes. He creates a safe space for us all to be vulnerable with one another. And in some ways - singing and performing in front of others is super scary and requires you to be super vulnerable in order to connect with your performance piece. The creation of this community from the first class allows all of us to immediately feel comfortable with one another so that we can get to work and support each other every step of the way leading up to our concert.

I feel like the cripple in the Bible who couldn't get to the pool in time after the angel stirred…read morethe water! NO DECENT PARKING FOR SENIORS WHO DRIVE!!! Oh, lots of activities but who pushed to recharge vehicles? That whole outside wall of the library is reserved for the upper crust -- the upscale and fortunate!!!! And who put library short-term parking where I could walk from? Probably the able-bodied employees are grabbing the absurdly limited spots. This damned town needs a lot more compassion, but it seems nobody gives a fig! I will not plead for a handicap rating! I am over 80 and a veteran. I used to love the knitting group. . . .

Clean, great activities for seniors and families. Black Box and Art Gallery have wonderful shows.read more

Very romantic place - I loved visiting here with my pig pig - perfect for a hot date night…read more Old Sacramento is good fun - it is different from the typical McDonald's, Walmart, Costco cities that are carbon copied now everywhere with cookie clone houses. Old trees, charm, all the houses nearby are different - my Grandma - a fairly well off city girl from Europe approved - and I can see why. Coming to the USA with nothing but two suitcases and 3 kids she quickly worked her way up to the Land Park neighborhood. A stunning house with 4 car garage, metal roof and pool. She loved old Sacramento and looked down on village or town or junky places. She too good for that. Piggy was too good for that. The romantic river once had the pirate boat shows - pig pig loved them. The old bridge - I love driving over that. Come here stretch your legs - now is the perfect time before it heats up for the summer.

The Old Sacramento waterfront is sometimes a bustling hub and sometimes a relaxed place you can…read morejust wander and enjoy the views. I like to walk here and listen to the water and watch the boats move through the river. I also love the views of the Tower Bridge off in the distance. Parking can be a headache, but there are some good seafood spots and you could even do a river cruise. There's just something about hanging out near the water that feels grounding and peaceful and I always enjoy my walks and times in this area.

We've visited multiple times now and love being able to see the art on display…read more If you're looking for Sacramento art, this is the spot. They have so many cool options that capture the heart of Sacramento and some of it's landmarks. On top of the Sacramento art there is a good selection of subjects, genres, mediums and sizes. A great place to find a little something or a statement piece. The prices vary from piece to piece so keep that in mind if you have a certain budget. There's nothing like falling in love with art and finding out it's perfect for someone, just not you right now. But you can still enjoy it at the gallery! I love the love they show to local artists. You can follow their social media for special events and showings, and there's always a good enery here.

What a fun gallery. We stopped by during our lunch walk around town. We loved all of the fun…read morepaintings and sculptures. I loved their dessert sculptures of cakes and ice creams. It appeared that they just had a show and were sending out all the confections in pink boxes. I was surprised to see a nice original Conte by Fred Dalkey. He used to teach at Sac State. I've met him before. He's quite and didn't put on any airs. He was drawing and just wanted to blend in. If you're in the area and love art, you should stop by. Looks are deceiving, it's much bigger than it appears from the outside and is full of mostly paintings.

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