Hotel at a Glance: TownePlace Suites by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo

When you stay at TownePlace Suites by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo, you'll be able to quickly access downtown Sacramento, the Capitol Mall, and Old Sacramento. You can easily explore the city and its attractions and then unwind in one of the hotel rooms.

• Amenities: Each room features a full kitchen with a fridge, stove top, and other appliances

• Wi-Fi: Wireless Internet access will keep you connected

• Exercise anytime you want in the hotel's 24-hour fitness center

• Make a splash in the hotel's outdoor pool (open seasonally)

Sacramento, California: Old-West Style and Rich Gold-Rush History

Sacramento—the present-day capital of California—made a name for itself in the mid-1800s when the first traces of the state’s rich gold deposits were discovered in nearby Coloma. Remnants of the iconic gold-rush era can still be found in Old Sacramento, a National Historic Landmark that spans eight blocks. Here, 19th-century buildings and wooden boardwalks line cobblestone streets punctuated by old-fashioned hitching posts. River City Saloon pours pints of sarsaparilla beer, and Munchies Salt Water Taffy doles candy out from wooden barrels.

At the north end of Old Sacramento is the California State Railroad Museum. Among the museum’s holdings are 19 restored locomotives, some of which date back to the Civil War. Nearby, the Crocker Art Museum—founded in 1885 by the widow of a railroad magnate—is one of the oldest continuously operating art museums in the western United States. Permanent exhibits range from an extensive collection of California art to international ceramics and classical European paintings.