Sacramento, the beautiful capital city once popular for the gold rush has now evolved to be one of the most happening places in America. Though Old Sacramento is known for its gilded past, its modern day image highlights tall, gleaming buildings, a vibrant and dynamic art scene and an exuberant nightlife. The pleasant weather has also contributed to the increased number of tourists, making it a traveler paradise. With a number of opportunities for a wide variety of outdoor and daytime activities, the fine dining scenes and the dazzling nightlife has also been picking up over the years.
Though Sacramento has not earned much popularity for its buzzing nightlife, there are still a number of pubs and clubs to go to after a tiring day, to relax. These places are wonderfully designed to suit specific preferences. They are highly entertaining, with good music and a lively ambience. Many restaurants in Old Sacramento and other parts of the city hold live entertainment programs, at least thrice a week. On days when the bands are not playing, DJs play music ranging from country to salsa and swing. Generally, these entertainment hubs play a variety of music and they prefer to play different kind of music each night.
No matter what the form of entertainment is, the main purpose is to keep the ambience as lively as possible, so that people never get bored of the place and pay frequent visits. Clubs close around 2 am and the cover charges are reasonable.
Besides these, there are a number of elite clubs in the city that are exclusively designed for the rich and famous people who wish to have a great time and do not mind spending hefty sums of money on a drink or two. Some of the popular high-end nightclubs are:
Blue Cue: Blue Cue is one of the most popular lounge bars in Sacramento and is situated on the corner of 28th and J streets. It has a pool and shuffleboard tables and is very expensive. Besides, it also offers single malt scotches and premium vodkas.
Amourath 1819: It is a lush lobby- level lounge, with an outdoor patio that is located in the Hyatt Regency and overlooks a glittering pool.
Park Ultra Lounge: It is a hot- shot club with an elegant finish. It is open till 2 in the morning, thereby enabling people to enjoy themselves even after midnight.
In addition to entertaining clubs and pubs, Sacramento is also famous for a large variety of fine dining restaurants, most of which use fresh seasonal Californian ingredients to prepare mouthwatering dishes. Some of the classy restaurants of Sacramento are La Boulangerie, Danielles and Rio City Cafe.
Apart from the nightlife, Sacramento is known for its love for art. The Sacramento Convention Center and the Memorial Auditorium are the main theater venues of Sacramento. The Crocker Art Museum is also situated in this beautiful capital city of California and happens to be the oldest public art museum located to the west of the Mississippi River.
Kris Koonar
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California…?
Tell me about it. (Namely Sacramento and San Jose.)
I don’t plan to move permanently to California, but only for 3-5 years for graduate school.
I’ve heard that people in California are rude, nasty, and impolite? Is this true?
What is the quality of life like? (I know the expensive cost of living takes a toll.)
What is there to do? What do locals do to entertain themselves (arts, nightlife, entertainment, etc.)?
Basically, what can I expect from northern California?
I would be moving there from Kentucky, so needless to say I’d be in for a HUGE culture shock. (I’m also considering Texas, Oklahoma, Washington st., and Georgia, just to show that CA isn’t the only place I’m looking into.)
Thanks in advance for any help!
californis is the best…….hands down…anyone whos says dirrerent has never been here or is jealous of all we have here
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It’s really nice they people aren’t all crazy but their is going to be a couple crazy people any where you go so..It is very expensive very…its a lot better than kentucky!
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Actually the people here aren’t rude, nasty, and impolite people from other states are just jealous. I’ve been to a lot of other places and I’d say the standard of living here is high. Theres so much to do here you will never find yourself board. You can surf, snowboard, and skateboard all in the same day if you want. You can expect a good time.
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Go to Georgia or Washington or Texas, in that order. I lived in So. Cal for years but my sis went to grad school in No. Cal and left after her first year. She was magna cum laude from a prestigious Southern university and was raised in D.C. She has no accent but everyone bashed her because she was "from the South". You are in for culture shock. Rude is the norm.
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Ha. They blocked the cu-m from magna — laude!
Go to Texas or Oklahoma because I as a CALIFORNIAN don’t want you here… !Just kidding…
There’s plenty to do here in CA…ref.. to culture, arts and nightlife. NOR CAL features the greatest natural and man made scenery anywhere in the United States of America. (Yosemite, Golden Gate Bridge, the ocean)
Sacramento and San Jose are both good choices to keep you busy over the weekends. Good Luck.
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I was born in San Jose and live in Washington and both would be ideal for graduate school. Both have their ups and downs and rude/nasty/impolite people but this is far overstated; people here or there are generally not mean unless you are, then your in for a hell of a time, but I’m sure your not. I know people who attended graduate school in both places and I would have to say that you need to visit them and see which one fits you best–they are both magnificent. However, in my opinion Washington–It would be the best three to five years of your life; Washington is basically two completely different cultural area’s; eastern, they are your rural types–not different then Kentucky I’m sure; and western, It’s so hard to explain it’s greatness you must see it through your own eyes–but its a secret that we don’t want every body in the country knowing. Good Luck in school =)
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Dude u must be crazy! It’s California u should think staying there all your life!
I’d do anything to move in Los Angeles area..
Good luck in cali
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i thinlk you’ve got it all wrong. we californian’s are usually left leaning and tend to be very openminded, welcoming and suports of free expression. while we aren’t known for anything like southern hospitality, we are in no way anymore rude, nasty or impolite than anyone else. i think a few places have a bad rap like the OC, which is a mainly caucasian area which is rather affluent.
the quality of life is high, that is why the living expenses are high. but we also have a higher minimum wage and a higher average household income. we pay more for things like gas becasue CA requires a high standard of filtering to make the gas burn cleaner than other states.
there is everything to do. Any major city in CA has clubs, museums, amazing cuisine from all over the world, and a ton of coffee shops. in terms of outdoors, CA is a paradise. in northern california the beach, the city, mountains, and forests are not more than a couple hours drive.
I live in a small suburb forty minutes from SF. i believe Norcal is the best place in america to live. it has a lot of divserity, culture, free expression, open mindedness, some of the best food in the world. outdoor lovers have everything you could ever want with Yosemite, Tahoe, the Bay. There is always something to do especially in the bigger cities. coming from Kentucky it will definitely be different, but if you give it a chance you’ll love it. i”ve only known less than a handful of people who come to Norcal who don’t fall in love with it(except those from Socal, there is a rivalry).
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