Tagged: walking tour

‘Amazing Acacias’ ready to put on show

Acacias produce masses of bright yellow blooms in late winter. See the collection at UC Davis on Saturday. (Photo: Courtesy UC Davis Arboretum) UC Davis Arboretum tour showcases unusual trees, shrubs In late February,...

Experience ‘Haunted Sacramento’ on Saturday

Stroll the Historic City Cemetery and hear about its most famous ghosts this Saturday. Check out the gardens, too. (Photo courtesy Historic City Cemetery.) Historic City Cemetery offers a spirited tour with local tales...

Learn the tales inside Sacramento crypts

Who’s buried there and what’s their story? Find out Saturday during a free guided tour at Sacramento’s Historic City Cemetery. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Cemetery’s ‘Mausoleum’ tour spotlights early history Consider these tales from the...

‘Duchess Pinky’ house on East Sac Garden Tour

The Duchess Pinky garden will be part of the East Sacramento Garden Tour this year. (Photo by Michelle Drewes, courtesy east Sacramento Garden Tour) English garden of local legend featured during popular event In...

Cemetery rose garden comes to life

The Historic Rose Garden sale catalog includes Mutabilis, also called the butterfly rose. The catalog includes plot numbers so you can visit the roses ahead of time, perhaps while on the March 30 tour....

Cemetery shares its ‘Animal Tales’

Lambs are among the symbolic animals used on monuments in Sacramento’s Historic City Cemetery. (Photo: Courtesy Historic City Cemetery) From pet bears to ostrich farms, animals played big part in Sacramento’s early history Animals...

Learn about oaks, more at UC Davis Arboretum

Learn all about  the UC Davis Arboretum’s oaks — such as the ones reflected here in Putah Creek — during UC Davis Biodiversity Day on Saturday. Earlier, on Wednesday, take a free Walk with...