🇺🇸 Gold Rush Adventure: 1-Day Walking Tour in Sacramento! 🚂✨

Why Visit? Sacramento—the "Gateway to the West"—was born from the Gold Rush and became the western terminus of the first transcontinental railroad! We arrived by train (the perfect historic touch 🚞) and explored its compact, walkable downtown. 🗺️ Itinerary Snapshot Day 1: 🚉 4 PM: Arrived at historic train station (next to Chinatown—grabbed Thai food!). ⚓ 5 PM: Checked into Delta King Hotel (a boat hotel!) + sunset views. 🍻 6 PM: Strolled Old Sac—cobblestone streets, saloons, and quirky shops. Day 2: 🏛️ Morning: Hit the Sacramento History Museum (Gold Rush tales!) & Railroad Museum (train nerds, rejoice!). 🍜 Lunch: Bangkok @12 (best Thai food in 30 days of travel!). 🏢 Afternoon: Quick peek at the California State Capitol. 🚌 3:30 PM: Hopped on a bus to SF. 🌟 Top Attractions 1️⃣ Old Sacramento A living 1800s movie set with wooden sidewalks and steam trains. (30 mins is enough!) 2️⃣ Railroad Museum 🚂 (MUST-SEE!) Transcontinental Railroad history: Chinese laborers’ heroism, the Golden Spike, and vintage trains you can board! Heartbreaking note: The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act followed their backbreaking work. 3️⃣ History Museum ⛏️ Gold Rush artifacts + a giant Chinese millstone (hello, Guangdong cousins!). 🚂 Our Epic Train Journey We rode 10 train segments across the U.S., retracing the original Omaha-Sacramento route! (Full list in pics 📸) 💡 Pro Tips Walk everywhere—it’s tiny but packed with history. Delta King Hotel = quirky & romantic (boat vibes!). #Sacramento #GoldRush #TrainTravel #BudgetTravel #CaliforniaHistory