Although the holidays are fast approaching, we still have a few official weeks of fall left! Here in Sacramento that means a mixture of beautiful days when we can get outside (the photo above is a nature walk we took at Gibson Ranch on a sunny day last November), along with rainy days when we’ll need some indoor options.
Many of these ideas link to reviews I’ve written in the past, so be sure to double check hours and admission prices as they may have been updated since we visited. Happy Sidetracking!
1. Apple Hill
5. Sacramento Children’s Museum
7. Sutter’s Fort & State Indian Museum
8. BounceU
14. Fairytale Town
15. Runaway Stage Productions Storybook Theatre
16. reCREATE
19. IMAX Theater
20. Library storytimes and activities
21. Sunrise Mall Kids Adventure Club
22. Roller Skating
25. Story Trail and Tot Land at Crocker Art Museum
26. Old Sacramento Theatre of Lights
27. California Railroad Museum
31. Children’s Museum of Stockton
32. John’s Incredible Pizza Company
33. The Discovery Science & Space Museum
35. California Automobile Museum
36. BusyKidz
37. Star ECO Station
38. Art Beast
40. Flip2It Kid’s Night Out Party
41. Sing Along with Mister Cooper
42. Family Night Miniature Golfing
44. Folsom Zoo
45. Sacramento Zoo
47. Capitol Museum
48. Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic
49. Aerospace Museum and Freedom Park
50. Gibson Ranch
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
