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The city of Sacramento covers a land area of 96.3 sq mi. Old Sacramento, a collection of restored and reconstructed buildings from the mid-19th century, is along the eastern bank of the Sacramento River and has a mean elevation of 30.0 ft. On the north side of this historic district stands the California State Railroad Museum, which traces the history of American railroading. Three blocks south of Old Sacramento is the Crocker Art Museum, the oldest art museum in the West, whose private collection and building were donated to the public in 1885 by the museum founders. The city’s central thoroughfare is Capitol Avenue, leading from the river to the restored state capitol building (completed in 1874) and its surrounding park. On both sides of this broad boulevard are high-rise office buildings. Northeast of the capitol is the expanded Sacramento Convention Center. A dozen blocks farther east is Sutter’s Fort, marking the location of the first white settlement in the area in 1839.

The Sacramento primary metropolitan area includes Sacramento, El Dorado, and Placer counties. Much of the metropolitan area is unincorporated; cities in the region include Auburn, Folsom, Placerville, Rocklin, and Roseville. Yolo County, which is part of the larger consolidated metropolitan statistical area, also includes West Sacramento, Davis, and Woodland.

Sacramento is the transportation hub for the interior of California. The Port of Sacramento operates a 47-mi ship channel that allows oceangoing ships to reach the city. The port handles more than 1.15 million metric tons of cargo each year and generates $54 million in annual revenues. The Sacramento International Airport is located north of the city. Several major highways serve the Sacramento area. In addition, Amtrak provides regular passenger rail service to the city, and a light-rail system links the downtown area with several surrounding suburbs; the system was undergoing expansion in the mid-1990s.

The city of Sacramento has more than 120 parks. The most popular is William Land Park, site of the Sacramento Zoo. Just outside town is the American River Parkway, a county park that offers riverside trails for bicycling, walking, and jogging, and ample opportunities for fishing and rafting. ARCO Arena is home of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association and the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association, as well as roller hockey and indoor soccer teams.

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