I took a very leisurely tour around the Capitol grounds, the monuments, gardens and commemorative sights are all wonderful. The grounds are expansive, plenty of shade with benches and places to sit. S

The California Capitol Gardens have one of the most beautiful rose gardens I've ever seen. Everything was gorgeous and in full bloom. It's free and open 24 hours a day. There were lots of monuments ..

We were staying in Sacramento as we transition between Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP and Lassen Volcanic NP, and I want to detour so I could see my 26th state Capitol out of the 48 states I have visited. I.