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Eddie Murphy's House (former)
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The Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning actor and comedian lived here. He owned it with his ex-wife, Nicole, from 1998 until 2006 when it was awarded to her. The property is currently owned by a Seattle based billionaire who has bought it from Patrick Willis for over $18 million.

Mike Bibby's House
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The professional basketball player lives here. He also owns many homes in the Phoenix area (also mapped on this site).

Peja Stojaković's house
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The professional basketball player owns this house.

Foundations of abandoned stadium project
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A partially built baseball stadium is located on the northern end of Arco Arena. Financing for the stadium fell through, and eventually was abandoned. The construction of Raley Field dashed hopes of finishing the project, however there have been talks of converting this location to a soccer stadium.

Gavin Maloof's house
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The owner of the Sacramento kings owns this house.
The Maloof family runs a billion-dollar empire that includes the NBA's Sacramento Kings, the ultra-hip Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas and a huge liquor distributorship in New Mexico.

Discovery Park Archery Range
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Eric the Midget's House
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Eric Shaun Lynch, better known as Eric the Midget, is a member of The Howard Stern Show's Wack Pack.

Former Mather Air Force Base Alert Facility
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McClellan Air Force Base
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California State Capitol Building
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California Highway Patrol Headquarters
Note the extensive training tracks. High speed to the west and urban to the NE. This is also the location of the CHP Academy.

California Governor's Mansion (former)
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Remains of Natomas Field (soon to be gone)
This former general aviation airfield was reportedly opened in 1945, under its original name of Branstetter Airport.
For several years, Natomas developers were trying to get the airport shut down,
citing it was not part of the master plan for the community.
The airport was closed in 2000.

Sacramento Kings Training Facility
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Opened in December of 2000, the Sacramento Kings state-of-the-art, $9.1 million, 38,500 square foot Practice Facility stands adjacent to the team’s home, Power Balance Pavilion.

Serial Killer Dorothea Puente's Former Home
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This nice home in suburban Sacramento is the former home of convicted serial killer Dorothea Puente, As well as site where many of her elderly victims were killed and buried in the backyard.
In the 1980s, Puente ran a boarding house and cashed the Social Security checks of her elderly and mentally disabled boarders. Those who complained were killed and buried in her yard.
Puente was accused of killing 9 people before she was apprehended in 1988.
Puente was sentenced to 2 life sentences and was incarcerated at Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) in Chowchilla, Madera County, California.
She died on March 27, 2011 in prison in Chowchilla, California at the age of 82 from natural causes

Donte Stallworth's House
The professional football player lives here.

Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
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Arco Arena
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Giant tent over a radioactive cleanup site
(This article was written in 2001 and stated the cleanup would last two years. It looks like it is still going on. At one time, it was one of the most heavily polluted bases in the nation. Cleanup started in the 1980s. As of 2005, it is still ongoing and expected to take at least another decade.)
Five stories high, two football fields long and wider than the state Capitol, the bright white polyester shell will encompass a long-abandoned grave of radioactive waste from a still-secret Cold War mission. The mammoth tent will be a compelling symbol of how big the business of environmental cleanup in the region has become.
The big top will be up for as long as it takes moon-suited workers to unearth, evaluate and ship off an estimated 1,000 corroding steel drums of waste from the 30-foot deep landfill on the west side of the decommissioned Watt Avenue base.
The job probably will take two years, according URS Corp., a global engineering company performing the $38 million cleanup for the McClellan Air Force Base Conversion Agency.
Unlike other toxic burial grounds on the 2,800-acre installation, this two-acre site is largely a mystery to environmental investigators. That's because it contains debris and chemical solutions from a top-secret analytical laboratory that operated nearly 50 years on the base without disclosing the full nature of its work or the substances involved.
"If these drums are crushed and opened, we don't know what will be released," said Ray Lidstrom, URS project manager.
Former lab workers, said Roxanne Yonn, a URS spokeswoman who interviewed several of the technicians, told cleanup officials only that they might uncover any amount of radioactive samples, solutions and tainted lab equipment at various degrees of potency.
Yonn said cleanup crews aren't taking any chances. "We're treating the whole site as radioactive," she said.
The dig will be much like an archaeological excavation. Front-loaders and excavators will gingerly remove dirt in 30-square-foot grids, one foot at a time, to avoid striking and damaging buried drums. Any barrels spotted will be removed carefully with hand shovels, and their contents will be analyzed and inventoried by a laboratory on site.
The $2 million shell of PVC polyester fabric and aluminium frames, which takes three weeks to erect, is designed to keep out wind and rain.
Workers will wear full containment suits equipped with oxygen tanks to avoid potential lethal inhalation of radioactive elements. Air in and around the shell will be monitored for contamination.
Nearly three-quarters of the project's $38 million cost goes toward the transportation and disposal of the waste, officials said. The unearthed soil and drums will be shipped to landfills in Andrews, Texas; Clive, Utah; Barnwell, S.C.; and the federal Department of Energy's Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state.
The estimated time and cost of the cleanup mushroomed after URS crews made an unexpected discovery in an exploratory dig of the landfill last August.
Workers found a container of glass laboratory bottles labelled "Pu," for plutonium. Highly poisonous and radioactive, the metallic element is produced in nuclear reactors and is the primary fuel in nuclear weapons.
"Everything was placed on hold," Yonn said.
Air Force officials knew from earlier surveillance that the site contained low-level radioactive waste, presumably from the radium in paint once used to illuminate cockpit gauges and gun sights.
Plutonium, however, came as a complete surprise, Air Force spokesman Lt. Robert Firman said after the discovery.
Firman said the base had no records of the element's use at the military installation, where the chief mission was aircraft maintenance.
The McClellan Central Laboratory, however, had a different mission. That operation was staffed with nuclear scientists and technicians who are still sworn to secrecy about whom they worked for and their chief duties.
The plutonium find, which was locally televised, prompted some former lab workers to inform cleanup officials that the radioactive material probably came from their operation.
"When I first saw that picture (of the bottles), I chuckled, thinking, 'Gee, I wonder whether my fingerprints are still on them,' " said Mike Chinnock of Citrus Heights, a nuclear chemistry technician at the lab from 1966 to 1970.
Chinnock and other lab workers agreed to share certain details with Air Force officials in charge of the cleanup
after getting clearance from unspecified national defense authorities.
"Some workers won't talk at all," Yonn said. Those who did talk divulged enough to convince cleanup officials that the old landfill could contain material much more radioactive than previously thought.
"It made everybody pause," she said."

David Buckner's House
The drummer, best known for his work for hard rock band "Papa Roach" from 1993 to 2008, lives here. He purchased the 4-bed, 3-bath, 2,659 sq ft home in January of 2002 for $333K, according to public records.

J. C. Tran's House
The professional poker player lives here.

Kevin Sutherland's House
The professional golfer lives here.

California State Railroad Museum
Located in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is a complex of historic facilities and unique attractions. Widely regarded as one of North America’s finest and most visited railroad museums, there is something here for everyone! Throughout the year, experience lavishly restored trains, engaging exhibits, and unique special events. Every weekend April-September, ride behind a steam locomotive on the Museum’s Sacramento Southern Railroad.

The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five, sometimes stylized The Jackson 5ive), later known as the The Jacksons, or simply Jacksons, are an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana.
Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American singer and musician, a member of The Jackson 5, and the second child in the Jackson family.
Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (born October 15, 1953) is an American singer and lead guitarist and original member of The Jackson 5, who later changed their name to The Jacksons, who rose to fame in the late 1960s with the Motown label, later finding success under the Epic label in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jermaine LaJuane Jackson (also known as Mohammad Abdul Aziz) (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Jackson 5 and occasional film director. He also produced and recorded duets with American singer Whitney Houston in her early years as a recording artist and was also a producer for Bobby DeBarge's band Switch.
Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records.

Raging Waters Sacramento

Abandoned Dirt Track
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Unknown abandoned dirt race track near the Sacramento airport.

Sutter's Fort
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"Sutter's Fort State Historic Park is a state-protected park in Sacramento, California which includes Sutter's Fort and the California State Indian Museum. Begun in 1839 and originally called "New Helvetia" (New Switzerland) by its builder, John Sutter, the fort was a 19th century agricultural and trade colony in California. The fort was the first non-Native American community in the California Central Valley.[ The fort is famous for its association with the Donner Party, the California Gold Rush and the formation of Sacramento. It is notable for it's proximity to the end of the California Trail and Siskiyou Trails for which it served as a waystation. After gold was discovered at Sutters Mill (also owned by Sutter) in Coloma, the fort was abandoned. The adobe structure has been restored to its original condition and is now administered by California State Parks, although threatened with closure. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961."

Giant Coca Cola Cup
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Hard Rock Cafe Sacramento

F-105G "Wild Weasel"
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Wild Weasel is a nickname for aircraft of the United States Air Force tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (or SEAD) mission. The name derives from Project Wild Weasel, originally developed by the Captain Bill McGuigan, Naval Aviator, of the US Marine Corps, the first development program for a dedicated SAM-detection and suppression aircraft. Originally named Project Ferret, to denote a predatory animal that goes into its prey's den to kill it, the name was changed to differentiate it from the code-name "Ferret" that had been used during World War II for radar counter-measures bombers.
In brief, the job of a Wild Weasel aircraft is to bait enemy anti-aircraft defenses into targeting it with their radars, whereupon the radar waves are traced back to their source so that the Weasel or its teammates can precisely target it for destruction. A simple analogy is that if you're playing tag in the dark, you can shine a flashlight into the night to see where your opponent is, but as soon as you do so, your exact location is revealed, and he or his friends may tag you before you get a chance to tag them.
The Wild Weasel concept was originally proposed in 1965 as a method of countering the increasing North Vietnamese SAM threat, using volunteer crews flying the two-seat F model of the F-100 Super Sabre. However, the F-100F Wild Weasel I, while an effective airframe, had first flown in 1956 and did not have the performance characteristics to survive in the high threat environment.
The Wild Weasel role was then passed in the summer of 1966 to the EF-105F Thunderchief. The F-105 Wild Weasel II was a better platform for this role and was equipped with more advanced radar, jamming equipment, and a heavier armament. The Wild Weasel II F-105F was eventually replaced by the Wild Weasel III variant; 61 F-105F units were upgraded to F-105G specifications.

A death in Sacramento
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All in All, one of the more disturbingly goulish scavenger hunt tasks.

Cal-Expo

Phil Angelides' house
California politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections lives here.

Sacramento Raceway

Toxic cleanup using bioventing and sparging
At former Mather Air Force Base.
Air sparging is an in situ technology in which air is injected through a contaminated aquifer. Injected air traverses horizontally and vertically in channels through the soil column, creating an underground stripper that removes contaminants by volatilization. This injected air helps to flush (bubble) the contaminants up into the unsaturated zone where a vapor extraction system is usually implemented in conjunction with air sparging to remove the generated vapor phase contamination. This technology is designed to operate at high flow rates to maintain increased contact between ground water and soil and strip more ground water by sparging. [amiadini.com]
Bioventing is an in situ remediation technology that uses indigenous microorganisms to biodegrade organic constituents adsorbed to soils in the unsaturated zone. Soils in the capillary fringe and the saturated zone are not affected. In bioventing, the activity of the indigenous bacteria is enhanced by inducing air (or oxygen) flow into the unsaturated zone (using extraction or injection wells) and, if necessary, by adding nutrients.
When extraction wells are used for bioventing, the process is similar to soil vapor extraction (SVE). However, while SVE removes constituents primarily through volatilization, bioventing systems promote biodegradation of constituents and minimize volatilization (generally by using lower air flow rates than for SVE). In practice, some degree of volatilization and biodegradation occurs when either SVE or bioventing is used. [EPA]

Delta King paddlewheel riverboat
The Delta King is the sister ship of the Delta Queen which operates on the Mississippi River. Now a hotel.

Raley Field
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Home field to the Sacramento River Cats

Old Sacramento Tower Bridge

"Aluminum Overcast" B-17G Flying Fortress
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Sacramento Kings and Monarchs sign at Arco Arena

'Indo Arch' by Gerald Wallburg
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Giant Coca Cola Cup
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Sacramento River Water Intake
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LL Aerial shows facility under construction.

Cast of Star Wars Episode IV
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally known as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the six-film saga. It is the fourth film in terms of the series' internal chronology. Groundbreaking in its use of special effects, unconventional editing, and science fiction/fantasy storytelling, the original Star Wars is one of the most successful and influential films of all time.
Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer, best known for his performance as Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and the title character of the Indiana Jones film series.
Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and performance artist. She is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Peter Mayhew (born May 19, 1944) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) tall.

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift utility or assault helicopter derived from the twin-turboshaft engine, single rotor Sikorsky S-70.
The S-70 was the winner of a United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in the early 1970s to replace the UH-1 Huey family. Though the two final competing designs were both developed to Army specifications, the UH-60 was selected over the Boeing-Vertol YUH-61 entry from Boeing-Vertol. It would go on to serve as the basis for variants in service with other branches of the US military.

Statue of Father Junipero Serra in Capitol Park
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Junípero Serra, O.F.M., (/dʒuːnɨˈpɛroʊ ˈsɛrə/; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]), known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue, (Catalan: [ʒuˈnipər ˈsɛrə]) (November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr. Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25, 1988.
Serra was born Miquel Joseph Serra in Petra, Majorca, Spain. On November 14, 1730, he entered the Alcantarine Franciscans, a reform movement in the Order, and took the name "Junipero" in honor of Saint Juniper, who had also been a Franciscan and a companion of Saint Francis. For his proficiency in studies he was appointed lector of philosophy before his ordination to the Catholic priesthood. Later he received a doctorate in theology from the Lullian University in Palma de Mallorca, where he also occupied the Duns Scotus chair of philosophy until he joined the missionary College of San Fernando de Mexico in 1749.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%C3%ADpero_Serra

Spirit of Sacramento Riverboat
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Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath (born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for that league's New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985.

Old Sacramento State Historic Park
Old Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. It is generally referred to as Old Sacramento, or Old Sac, and since the 1960s has been restored and developed as a significant tourist attraction. All or part of it is included in the Old Sacramento Historic District, a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.

Sacramento Islamic Mosque
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The Sacramento Islamic Mosque, is the oldest mosque in the United States west of the Mississippi River, at 411 V St. in Downtown Sacramento, California. It now has a community composed of at least nine mosques, several Islamic schools and a Muslim cemetery. Leaders of the community estimate 35,000 Muslims live in the Sacramento area.

Big Blue House ("Lady Bird")
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Sacramento 6 Drive-in Theatre
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Six-screen drive-in opened in 1974.

Discovery Museum History Center - Gold Rush History Center

LDS Temple - Sacramento
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North American OV-10 Broncos
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California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection operates a number of OV-10 Broncos and Grumman S-2 Trackers as fire fighting aircraft out of Mather Airport, Numerous examples of both can be seen here.

Velocity SE
The Velocity SE is the entry level canard pusher aircraft from Velocity Aircraft. The four seat, rear engine aircraft is typically powered by a Lycoming IO-320 (160 hp) or a Lycoming IO-360 (200 hp) engine. As with other canard aircraft, the Velocity is a sleek, efficient personal aircraft with a 930-nautical-mile (1,720 km) range on a 60 gallon fuel load at 65% power and a 75% power cruising speed of 155 ktas. This home-built composite aircraft can be built as a standard "slow build" kit or by purchasing "fast build" options that supply many major pre-fabricated assemblies.
The Velocity SE was selected by XCOR Aerospace to be the basis of the new Rocket Racer, a LOX-kerosene rocket powered aircraft to be competition raced in the Rocket Racing League.

Storage rail yard for California State Railroad Museum
These trains are stored here before being restored for the California State Railroad Museum further along the tracks to the SW.

Fairytale Town
Let your imagination run wild at Fairytale Town, a 2.5-acre children's play park and outdoor children’s museum that brings fairytales and nursery rhymes to life! Located in William Land Park in Sacramento, Fairytale Town has delighted millions of guests, inspiring imagination, creativity and literacy since it opened in 1959. Over 25 bright and colorful play sets give young children a backdrop to act out their favorite stories, to encourage creative discovery, and to exercise their minds and bodies on child-friendly slides throughout the lush grounds.
Home to a friendly menagerie of animals from the pages of favorite children's stories, children can meet Peter Rabbit at Mr. McGregor's Garden and see the sheep that Mary brought to school one day. Small gardeners can help water seasonal vegetable beds and seek out a sprouting alphabet of exotic plants. Small adventurers can join Robin Hood's band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest's extensive play fort. Children can go down Jack's Beanstalk, ride in Cinderella's carriage, and burn off extra energy walking on The Crooked Mile, a favorite play structure for many generations.

Crocker Art Museum
The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, USA has operated continuously longer than any other art museum west of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1885, it boasts an excellent collection of early California art including important works of Albert Bierstadt, Xavier Martinez, William Keith, and Thomas Hill; in addition there is an old master drawings collection containing pieces of Rembrandt, Dürer, and Francois Boucher. The core collection gifted by Judge E.B. Crocker has grown to a count of over 14,000 pieces. The Crocker Museum is the leading art museum of the capitol district and California Central Valley.

49'er Drive-In (closed)

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park
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HC-130 at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento
Used to be McClellan Air Force Base (closed 2001).
The HC-130 "Hercules" operated by Air Station Sacramento is one of the most versatile aircraft in the world today. Four powerful turboprop engines enable short field take-offs and landings, as well as a respectable cruise speed of 290 knots. The HC-130’s fuel capacity allows for covering long distances as well as extended on-scene endurance in the event of long searches or emergencies at sea. Visibility, an extremely important factor in any search, is excellent. The aircraft’s high maximum weight allowance and large cargo compartment permit handling of a wide variety of cargos. An aft ramp and door may be opened in flight, allowing aerial delivery of cargo or emergency equipment. All in all, the HC-130 is an extremely versatile and reliable aircraft, well-suited to the multiple mission needs of Coast Guard aviation.

UPS Aircraft
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Located at Sacramento Mather Airport, formerly Mather Air Force Base.

Sacramento Executive Airport

Evergreen International Boeing 747s
Evergreen International Airlines is a cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. It operates contract freight services, offering long and short term charters and scheduled flights, as well as wet lease services. It operates services for the U.S. military and the United States Postal Service, as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its main bases are Rickenbacker International Airport, Columbus, Ohio, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York and Columbus Metropolitan Airport, and a hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

'Apolymon' by Bruce Beasley
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1970

'Matter Contemplates Spirit' by Stephen J. Kaltenbach

California Fire & Rescue Training Authority

'Double L Eccentric Gyratory II' by George Rickey
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Candy Heaven
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'Flying Gardens' by Dennis Oppenheim
2 of the 10 "birds" at the Sacramento Airport on the north side of the main parking structure

Golden 1 Center (under construction)
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The Golden 1 Center will be the new home stadium of the NBA team Sacramento Kings. Estimated completion will be 2016.

Horse drawn carriage
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In Old Sacramento

General John A. Sutter statue
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Johann Augus Sutter (February 28, 1803 – June 18, 1880) was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital. Although famous throughout California for his association with the Gold Rush, Sutter died almost poor, having seen his business ventures fail while those of his elder son, John Augustus Sutter, Jr., were more successful

Hard Rock Cafe Guitar
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Capital Edge Paintball
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Rutan VariEze
The Rutan VariEze is a composite, canard aircraft designed by Burt Rutan. It is a fairly high-performance homebuilt, hundreds of which have been constructed. The design later evolved into the Long-EZ and other, larger cabin canard aircraft. The Varieze is notable for popularizing the canard configuration and moldless composite construction for homebuilt aircraft.

Sacremento Memorial Auditorium
"The Memorial Auditorium is one of two venues that form the Sacramento Convention Center, and is located in Sacramento, California, USA. For many years the auditorium was closed and lay in a state of disrepair until it was renovated in the early 1990s. Since the auditorium was opened up, it has hosted a number of events, most recently the inauguration of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger."

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (often referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote. It tells the story of Elliott (played by Thomas), a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial, dubbed "E.T.", who is stranded on Earth. Elliott and his siblings help the extraterrestrial return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government.

Schoolyard Artwork

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
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A C-5 Galaxy flying over RWY 16R of the Sacramento Metropolitan

Japanese American Civil Liberties Monument
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This memorial commemorates the Americans of Japanese ancestry from Sacramento who were interned in camps in World War II.

James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance.

Wells Fargo Center
Wells Fargo Center is a 129 m (423 ft) office building in downtown Sacramento California. Construction on the skyscraper began in 1990 with completion in 1992, and yet stands as the tallest building in the city. The building occupies a 2.3-acre (0.93 ha) city block, and features a five-story granite and marble walled interior within a clear glass atrium. The project was developed by William Wilson & Associates in partnership with Crocker Properties. The architect was Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK).

Capitol Casino
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California Automobile Museum
California Automobile Museum, formerly the Towe Auto Museum, is an automobile museum located in Sacramento, California. It has a collection of over 160 classic cars, race cars, muscle cars, hot rods and early models displayed throughout 72,000 square feet (6,700 m2) of museum space. The mission of the California Automobile Museum is to educate and entertain while preserving and promoting the automobile and its influence on our lives.
The California Automobile Museum was the first automobile museum in the west to be established in perpetuity. Founded in 1983 as the California Vehicle Foundation, the museum opened to the public in 1987 as the Towe Ford Museum, proudly displaying the largest collection of Fords in the world, courtesy of Edward Towe, a Montana banker. In 1997, the museum was renamed the Towe Auto Museum, as they began displaying vehicles of all makes and models. In 2009, the Board of Directors officially changed the name of the museum to the California Automobile Museum, reflecting the expanded mission it has grown into over the last 25 years.
Most of the vehicles currently on display are on loan from private exhibitors. Only approximately 25% of the vehicles are owned by the California Vehicle Foundation. Some of the cars are on loan for a month and some for five years, so the display is a constantly changing exhibit of rolling stock to better tell the story of the development of the automobile and its effect on our lives.

Three California Department of Forestry UH-1 Iroquois
CDF flies 42 UH-1H and 40 UH-1N.

Fighter Jets in Formation
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Rowers and escort

Hello Google!
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Boeing 737 "The Spirit of Disneyland"
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Alaska Airlines, Boeing 737-4Q8, N784AS

California Department of Forestry S-2 Trackers

Papa Murphy's Park
Home to Sacramento Republic FC

Dad's Kitchen
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Flooding on the American River

Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum
The Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum is a learning center that allows students of all ages to explore California's early days of education. Located in the Capital City's historic Old Sacramento area, the Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum is a living replica of traditional one-room schoolhouses found throughout America in the late 1800s.

California State Railroad Museum

Firemen in training exercise

Landing at SMF
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Obstacle course
At former McClellan AFB.