🇺🇸 Sacramento & Locke – A Day of History and Mystery 🏛️🌾

Even hotter than Africa out here 😅… Luckily I brought my Tanzanian-grade sun protection before the 40°C heatwave hit! 🏛️ California State Capitol Park: Half the park was under renovation, and the museum was closed (weekend struggle 😑). Not much to see this time. 🏡 Stanford Mansion: The former home of Stanford University’s founder. Beautiful gardens – saw lots of couples taking wedding photos 💍👰. Free hourly tours only (no photos allowed inside). 🛤️ Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Most visitors come for the Railroad Museum 🚂. The station exhibit has classic trains – reminded me of the Liberty Park museum in Jersey City. The whole area has a Gold Rush-era vibe + classic American downtown charm. Parking was $3/hr – didn’t stay too long. 🏰 Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park: Where the California Gold Rush began! ⛏️💎 Small but informative – you can finish in an hour. A bit sad there were no staff in costume telling stories, though. 🏮 Locke Historic District: The last remaining rural Chinese town in the US, founded in 1915 🇨🇳. We stopped by on the way back to the Bay. Only one or two streets to explore, but full of charm and history. The town is preserved like it’s still the early 20th century – with museums (inn, school, gambling den), but they’re only open Fri–Sun. The Dai Loy Museum has old gambling tables and tools 🎲… but the second floor is closed 🤐 (much of Locke’s history is only available online). Walking through the partly abandoned streets felt a little eerie 👻… some say this place is haunted! #Sacramento #LockeCA #GoldRushHistory #ChineseAmericanHistory #DayTrip #CaliforniaTravel