CitySearch: Top Ten Experiences in Sacramento
I came across this on the web today and was horrified! CitySearch, through its local editor, Elizabeth Bucceri, lists the Top Ten Experiences in Sacramento
as:
From a popular landmark or attraction to a must-visit restaurant or bar, uncover Sacramento's ultimate top 10 experiences.
1. Arco Arena
1 Sports Pkwy, Sacramento, CA
Throw on your Chris Webber jersey, paint your face purple and "feel the roar" of the crowd as you cheer the Kings.
2. California State Capitol Museum
10th St & Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA
Pace around this grand building that houses the governing bodies of the Golden State.
3. Biba
2801 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA
Taste some of the best northern Italian cooking in the country at celebrity chef Biba Caggiano's award-winning restaurant.
4. Esquire Grill
1213 K St, Sacramento, CA
Sip a glass of wine while rubbing elbows with politicians like Gov. Schwarzenegger, known to frequent this classy eatery.
5. The Delta King
1000 Front St, Sacramento, CA
Climb aboard this historic riverboat and try not to look suspicious during the interactive murder-mystery show.
6. Pancake Circus
2101 Broadway, Sacramento, CA
You're not a local until you've joined the down, the out and just plain broke for cheap hotcakes at this longtime greasy spoon.
7. Sheraton Grand Sacramento
1230 J St., Sacramento, CA
Sip a cool martini while curled up on an overstuffed couch overlooking J Street, a prime spot for people-watching.
8. Zelda's Original Gourmet Pizza
1415 21ST St, Sacramento, CA
Dig into some of the best flaky, deep-dish pizza in town at this Sacramento institution.
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Elizabeth, listed as the Citysearch Contributor, have you ever been to Sacramento? If so, how could you only find 8 - and frankly your selection results are unfathomable. Did you forget Music Circus, the Crocker, Tower Theatre, the Capitol, Land Park, Old Sacramento, Memorial Auditorium, the Julia Morgan House? And if you are going to list restaurants, how on earth did you leave out Frank Fats, an insitution of enormous proportions in town? I could go on.
SacEx readers: Let's gather our top ten list. Please send suggestions. Best list gets a free registration to the Sacramento Executive event on February 21st - which is a WEDNESDAY, not a Tuesday.
Gillian Parrillo
The Sacramento Executive
Comments
When was this list written? Chris Weber Jersey? And Suspects dinner theater hasn't been on the Delta King in about 10 years. It moved to a building in Old Sac quite some time ago.
Posted by: Adam Kalsey | January 23, 2007 9:02 PM
Instead of a top ten list I threw together a list of things you must see and do in Sacramento under a number of categories.
Sports
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Sacramento Rivercats
Sacramento Knights Soccer
Div I HS Basketball Championships
Water-skiing at Folsom Lake
Sacramento Kings
CalCup Soccer tournament
American River Parkway biking
Freebies
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Discovery Park
Land Park
Old Sac
Folsom Thursday Night Market
Christmas lights on Rocklin's Pebble Creek
Salmon watching at Nimbus Fish Hatchery
Food and Restaurants
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Freeport Bakery
Hoppy Brewing
Zelda's Pizza
Corti Brothers
David Berkeley
Enotria
El Dorado wine country, especially the Passport Weekend
Nationwide Meats
Cornerstone Restaurant
Museums and History
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Railroad Museum
Crocker Art Museum
Sutter's Fort
Gold Bug Park (Placerville)
City Cemetery
California Citizen's Museum
Sacramento Zoo
Folsom Zoo
Music and Theater
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Jazz Jubilee
Music Circus
Mondavi Center
Summer Sammies concerts
B Street Theater
Magic Circle Theater
Posted by: Adam Kalsey | January 24, 2007 7:55 PM
The number one item on the list obviously should be attending Sacramento Executive events.
Posted by: J.T. Long | January 25, 2007 12:14 PM
Elizabeth Bucceri responded to me via email. I offered to post her email as a comment to this article and she agreed. Here is what she wrote:
I just came across your Web site and a January post regarding Citysearch's Top Ten experiences in Sacramento. I was the local editor who put the piece together and wanted to clarify a few things...
First, not only have I been to Sacramento, I have lived here my entire life. So yes, I feel I am intimately aware of the city and what it has to offer. Also, keep in mind as a reviewer these are really just my personal opinions about attractions, nothing more.
Also, because Citysearch focuses on restaurants, the list really was intended to be restaurant-heavy. Per your suggestion about Frank Fat's, I'll have to agree; it is definitly "an institution of enormous proportion."
For your information this list was compiled years ago, hence the Chris Webber reference and the two missing recomendations - they have since closed and removed from the list.
Also, my focus was on things unique to Sacramento, and only Sacramento. For example, while the Crocker Art Museum is great, every city has a great museum. Same goes for Land Park, Memorial Auditorium, Tower Theater, etc. Plus, I wanted to focus on the quirky, such as Pancake Circus.
Oh, and the State Capitol was listed as number two, although you noted its absence from the list.
Just wanted to set the record straight, but I'm
willing to engage in a healthy debate over
Sacramento's attractions anytime, as I am a staunch defender of its greatness ....
Elizabeth Bucceri
[former] Sacramento Citysearch editor
Posted by: Gillian Parrillo | April 12, 2007 7:00 PM