sacramento Travel Guide
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Commune With Honest Abe in California
This year marks the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a fact you might have been made aware of in the flurry of pre-Inauguration coverage but is worth mentioning again in light of the Library of Congress's exhibition "With Malice Toward None." Opening on Lincoln's birthday in Washington this year, the groundbreaking collection moves west to Sacramento.
Opening at the California Museum June 24, "With Malice Toward None," taking its title from Lincoln's second inaugural address (given less than a month before his assassination) includes personal documents including the Bible he (and Barack Obama) were sworn in on, old school books and his crib notes from the Lincoln-Douglas debates which first introduced him as a political up-and-comer.
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Missed Connections in Sacramento: Start Panning!
The gold rush may be long over in this once-rough-and-tumble town, but Sacramento's still a great place to find something precious... or should we say, someone precious. Just don't bring your pickaxe to these hot spots:
ARCO Arena -- See the NBA's Sacramento Kings play, and bring your awesome smile. 1 Sports Pkwy.
Jack's Urban Eats -- This local soup-and-sandwich chain (not to be confused with Jack-in-the-Box) is a great place to pick up a Thai salmon salad and show off your tattoos. 2756 East Bidwell St.
Fox & Goose -- Order the fish and chips to stay at this traditional pub and the Brit to go. 1001 R St.
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· Missed Connections coverage [Jaunted]
· Sacramento Hotels [HotelChatter]
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Flying Carpet at the Airport
Aw, pretty. Seyed Alavi's 150-foot-long "Flying Carpet," installed on a pedestrian bridge at the Sacramento airport, gives a plane's-eye view of 50 miles of the Sacramento River.
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· Flying Carpet, [via PSFK]
