Old Sacramento Underground

This is mostly a tour of old Sacramento, with just a little bit of underground thrown in, (no pictures or video though) its a bit of a reach to call it an underground tour. I went on an underground tour of Pendleton, Oregon and few years back and thought this would be similar. Instead we walked around above ground looking at old buildings and then spent about 5 to 10 minutes in an old basement and learned about how they used jacks to pick up the buildings after a great flood back in the 1800s. On the bright side, the tour guide was very friendly and informative. If you're looking for a quick hour long historical tour, this is recommended, but don't expect too much underground stuff, you won't get it.

I took my in-laws on a Monday and it was just us and 4 others on the tour. My MIL needs a wheelchair for long distances which proved to be helpful, as you walk a few blocks before getting to the first underground spot. Google maps made it difficult to find. If you park in front of the railroad museum and then walk down the street (walk left as you face the RR museum) to the brick building with the green trim, that's it. I've attached a photo of it in relation to the RR museum. The tour was led by a gentleman in costume who told the history in story form. Great for keeping kids' attention, though my children (2yo and 4yo) were still a bit young. I think 3rd graders would love it. We decided to do this tour as it was supposed to rain. It didn't rain, but due to the tour consisting of walking a lot outdoors, that would've been for hardier souls than us. We did enjoy the tour and would take guests there again.

Been wanting to do this for a while. Made reservations online. $25. A person, this includes in and out privileges into the California museum for the day. Nice stop for aircon, bathroom and $1. Bottled water. From start to finish the tour was about an hour and 15 minutes. Being a CA native and long time Sac resident I had heard a lot of this information before. Although, I did still learn a lot. Lots of history. Our tour guide did a great job describing everything and answering questions. A worthy tour. Be sure to tip generously.

Definitely worth doing, it was priced fairly plus you get free admission into the museum.The tour was 1 hour long and the tour guide was great! He gave us headphones with a radio which worked out perfectly when doing the tour and walking in a big group, we were able to hear perfectly.It was nice to see everything and learn about how Sacramento was built and how Old town came to be.It was all very good information and a lot of great artifacts to look at as well as really taking a look at the old construction.

We took the 2PM tour yesterday, Sunday. Our guide did a fine job and remained in character throughout. Knowledge seemed good though the extent of the tour is limited to two locations. Over the years I have been fortunate to tour two other cities Undergrounds, in Pendelton, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. Both of those tours were phenomenal! They have been well developed and attract significant numbers of tourists.I was born and raised in Sacramento, and have lived in the Bay Area the past twenty years. A few years ago, I learned Sacramento was now operating Underground tours. I finally had the opportunity to take the tour yesterday, and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. Besides the limited scope, there was no mention of the illicit activities which usually were prevalent in these locales, particularly in the 1920's and 1930's, nor any mention of the Chinese being forced underground as a result of discrimination particularly in the Old West of California. I just really expected more. I suppose, if I weren't a history major and professor of history, it wouldn't have bothered me and I would have been satisfied.

I've been on many underground tours in various cities, I would have to say this has been the least impressive thus far.With that being said our guide was knowledgeable of the history and was entertaining but the two underground areas have extremely limited artifacts and things of interest to view. The bonus is your admission also gets you access to the museum so for that the cost is worth it. If you know nothing of the water front history and environmental challenges then this would be a great tour to take.

What a fabulous tour full of history, jokes, interactive experiences and fun. My daughter and I took this tour and learned so much and enjoyed every minute. Finn was such a great guide.

I've been on many free walking tours that have lasted several hours where you tip your guide based on how well you liked the tour. This less than an hour tour of "Old Sacramento Underground" is NOT a free one. But the $18 fee per person did include admission to the Sacramento History Museum. Our guide was in character as an older doctor from the area. He knew plenty of facts about the river, storms which caused flooding, and how and why the buildings in Old Sac were raised. It was pretty interesting but we only went in two "underground" areas. One included a demonstration of how the buildings were raised and the other included artifacts supposedly found after excavating the area. I am glad we had the opportunity to check it out but have been on much better tours.

This is a very cool tour. You meet with a group at the Sacramento History Museum. This tour includes admission to the Sacramento History Museum. You get head phones and a handheld radio to hear your tour guide as you walk around old sac and look in the underground parts. The tour guide gives you a lot of great information about how old Sacramento was built. There's some cool trivia in there. There are two different "underground" parts you get to see. The tour is an hour long. Definitely worth doing.

January 21, 2025Recently went on this. The guides were Justice Of The Peace Darius Frye and Doctor Yee Fung Chung. This is update of any reviews, one thousand three hundred twenty. One may get the ticket at Old Town Visitor Center, such as I did, or Sacramento History Museum!Doctor Yee saved the life of First Lady Jane Lathrop Stanford. The white doctors gave her no hope. Doctor Yee stirred his Chinese elixir medicine, gave it to her. One person on the tour asks Doctor Yee if he knows a Doctor Dennis Yee of West Sacramento! Doctor Yee says to the person, "That would be my descendent!"Johann Augustus Sutter brought some natives with him. People will know him as John August Sutter! He was Swiss! They are from Sandwich Islands, now called state of Hawaii! It was named for the Earl Of Sandwich, later changed to name Hawaii! Many fires and many floods from 1851 to 1890's! I recommend this tour! Now one knows why many restaurants in the Old Town Sacramento goes downstairs not upstairs. Many are not the A D A compliant. What Local People of Sacramento think is the ground level is actually one hundred eighteen feet above, they are actually walking one hundred eighteen feet above the original ground level!