Student groups planning a sunny California adventure will want to explore Old Sacramento, a lively and unique 28 acre historic shopping and entertainment district and ever-popular tourist destination located along the beautiful Sacramento River. Formerly a burnt out, flooded out and utterly dilapidated part of an area proclaimed the worst skid row west of Chicago, this rehabilitated and thriving national landmark, the western terminus of the Pony Express postal system, the first transcontinental railroad and the transcontinental telegraph is absolutely jam-packed with rootin’, tootin’ things to do and see! Carriage-lined cobblestone streets and the Wild-West flavor of blocks showcasing more than fifty well-preserved early Gold Rush commercial structures frame marvelous museums and entertainment venues; authentic riverboat attractions, scenic railroad excursions, riverfront bike rides and more await itinerants seeking a satisfyingly “Old Sacramento” experience. Dozens of old-fashioned storefronts invite browsing and shopping; you’re sure to run across that certain something you never knew you needed here! Eclectic cafes and sweet shops and casual-to-fine dining establishments tender hungry prospectors oh-so-yummy sweets, a quick, casual bite or classically elegant repast all steeped in “sepia-toned” ambiance; you’ll find everything from deli delights, specialty spuds, hotdogs and olive bars to pizza, Mexican, Indonesian and deliciously fresh Coastal seafood on Old Town’s menu. Be sure to check out the California State Railroad Museum, the Delta King Riverboat and the Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum – a fascinating, living replica of a one room 1800s schoolhouse functioning as a historic learning center. Need more time to let that big lunch settle? Hop a waiting horse-drawn carriage and be squired past notable points of interest while clippetty-clopping about one-of-a-kind Old Town, the “Sacramento of the Gold Rush.”