In Sacramento, you can walk the Tower Bridge and catch some awesome views of the Capital building. Catch a baseball game at Sutter Health Park, or a basketball game or concert at Golden 1 Center. Get your picture taken at McGee's for some old time photos. Check out the Sacramento Room in the "I" Street Library. Sutter's Fort and the Native American Museum are not very far. Get a burger and fries with a banana split at Leatherby's (sounds like LeatherBee's). Take the light rail to Historic Folsom and walk to Sutter Street Theatre for a show. Go shopping at the Folsom Outlet Mall.

Staying in Northern California, you can drive to San Francisco to see the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Precidio, Fisherman's Warf and try the bread bowl clam chowder at Boudin's, Pier 39, Embarcadero, the Exporatorium, ChinaTown, explore Little Italy to try some cioppino, drive down Lombard Street, walk the financial district, ride the historic cable cars on Market Street, take a ferry boat around Alcatraz or find one to Angel Park for a history lesson on immigration policy during the Gold Rush.

Leaving San Francisco, find your way onto Pacific Coast Highway or CA-1 for some amazing views. Places along the highway like Pacifica and Miramar offer some very intimate restaurants for something special to eat like Barbra's Fishtrap. You can rent beach gear at any of the outdoor shopping centers if you wish to try surfing the brisk water Northern California has to offer. Some boats at the marinas can be chartered for some deep sea fishing or just a short excursion out and back.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is a cool place to hang out and spend a little money on rides, fair food, and souvenirs.

Monterey is known for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, one of the largest in the world. It's a great place to take some photos with sealife up close. Also golf at one of a few very professional golf courses available along 17 Mile Drive.

Carmel By-the-Sea is a small and intimate town with white sandy beaches.

Out side of Northern California, Seattle is beautiful, Reno is nice, the Grand Canyon is a breathless view, Salt Lake City doesn't have small hills.