The world famous Sacramento city in California offers a diverse range of kids' activities and attractions that ranges from thrilling water parks to historical museums and movie theatres particularly in the Downtown of Sacramento.

The top 5 kids attractions and activities in and near the Downtown Sacramento have been complied here.

State Capitol - The California State Capitol is the best place for your kids to learn and know about the rich history of Sacramento and California in the Downtown. They have a theater that shows variety of films for kids to make them understand about the history and culture of California. Hourly tours are available.

Information about the Activities for Kids in California State Capitol

http://www.yelp.com/biz/state-capitol-sacramento

Sacramento Public Library - Located just few blocks away from the State Capitol, Sacramento Public library is a nice place for to kids to enjoy. The library has lot of activities for kids in their kids' zone. Free -

Fun and Games for Kids in Sacramento Public Library

http://www.saclibrary.org/?pageId=141

Downtown Walking Tours - walking tours are available for you and your kids in the downtown of Sacramento. The tours are available on the weekends. Kids Meet the City is a tour categorically designed for kids.

Kids Walking Tours is the Downtown Sacramento

http://www.sacramento365.com/event/detail/39125/Downtown_Sacramento_Walking_Tours

Fairytale Town - This is another top place in Sacramento for your kids. Just located few miles away from the Downtown this 2.5acre park for children has a children's museum where famous fairytales comes out from the pages of the books. Kids will surely love to visit this place again and again.

Discovery Museum Science and Space Center - Another exciting place for kids is also located in the I & J streets in the downtown of Sacramento. Wide range of exhibits and planetarium are the major center of attraction for kids in the museum.

Other than these attractions there are many more attractions available particularly for kids. Ragging Waters, Sacramento Zoo are some of the worth mentioning places for kids.

Official Website of Discovery Museum Science and Space Center

http://www.thediscovery.org/

All the Major Attractions of Sacramento

http://www.rodewaysacramento.com/Activities-Attractions-Hiking-Boating-Bicycling-Sacramento-California.shtml

Sacramento may not be considered as splashy and gorgeous like popular US cities like New York, San Francisco, or New Orleans, but it has its own charm to attract tourists. There are lots of tourist attractions in this city downtown area; it is always wise to have a virtual trip for the city before you land up here and decide on the next modus operandi.

The history and the related memories of Sacramento are fascinating. The museums, art galleries, and restored historical buildings should be visited to feel the true pulse of the city.

Aerospace Museum of California at 3200 Freedom Park Drive, California Museum for History, Women and the Arts: 1020 O Street, Folsom History Museum: 823 Sutter Street, Old Sacramento School House Museum: 1200 Front Street, Old Sacramento etc. are great attraction of down Sacramento area.

Historical Sites and Museums of Sacramento

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g32999-Activities-Sacramento_California.html

Aerospace Museum of California

http://www.aerospacemuseumofcalifornia.org

Folsom History Museum

http://www.folsomhistorymuseum.org/

Old Sacramento School House Museum

http://www.scoe.net/oldsacschoolhouse/

Sports and outdoor activities in Sacramento deserve special mention in tour planning be it for a tourist or a visitor from the local neighborhood.

American Parkway is one of the most beautiful trails in United States; Sacramento River trail is another great place for outdoor riding; apart from these places, Effie Yeaw Nature Center at2850 San Lorenzo Way, Gold Rush Whitewater Rafting at 6260 Highway 49, Concert in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza, 9th and J street deserves special mention.

Sports and outdoor attraction in downtown Sacramento

http://www.goldrushriver.com/

http://www.msa2.saccounty.net/parks/effieyeaw/Pages/default.aspx

http://sac.napkinnights.com/vd/cesar_chavez_plaza

Want to have Asian or Amrican foods in Sacramento? You can go for Sapporo Grill, located at 118 16th Street, or in Simmon's Bar and Cafe at 1413 16th Street, Fire house at 112 2nd Street, or at Bistro 33 at 1020 16th Street.

Good foods in Sacramento downtown

http://sacramento.diningguide.com/data/d100588.htm