🏀 RUTHIE BOLTON, former guard for the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs:

You can get FOMO just looking at other people’s banana splits at this family-run ice cream parlor. I swear, I’ve never seen so many smiles. Their motto should be, “Leave here happier.”

🏀 RUTHIE BOLTON, former guard for the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs:

I love to run the mile-long jogging trail around the perimeter of this neighborhood park, passing the duck pond, public library and tennis courts along the way.

🏀 RUTHIE BOLTON, former guard for the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs:

Everyone cheers for the Sacramento Kings, but the Hornets (Sacramento State women's basketball), which debuted at the NCAA Tournament this year, also deserve some noise from the hometown crowd.

🏀 RUTHIE BOLTON, former guard for the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs:

The beautiful waterfront is a one-stop shop if you have kids. There’s a Ferris wheel, a train museum and old-fashioned candy shops in Gold Rush-era buildings.

🎸 VIOLET MAYUGBA, guitarist and vocalist of the Sacramento punk band Destroy Boys:

This is the place for retro videogames and punk rock, with a side of fries. Emerging bands, including mine, cut their teeth performing at this divey music venue with a vegan-friendly kitchen.

🎸 VIOLET MAYUGBA, guitarist and vocalist of the Sacramento punk band Destroy Boys:

Record-shop owner Dal Basi is an O.G. punk with a passionate knowledge of music. It shows in his selection of obscure genres, from Darkwave to unknown Sacto bands.

🎸 VIOLET MAYUGBA, guitarist and vocalist of the Sacramento punk band Destroy Boys:

The fruity “Tiger’s Blood” snow cone was my regular after-school treat. But the homemade mochi is special. I go crazy for any of the red-bean varieties.

🎸 VIOLET MAYUGBA, guitarist and vocalist of the Sacramento punk band Destroy Boys:

I owe my love of prosciutto, heirloom tomatoes and fresh baguettes to this grocery store, established in 1947. The employees always treated my grandmother with respect. I’ve never forgotten that.

🥘 CHRIS BARNUM-DANN, chef-owner of the Michelin-starred Localis:

This organization (Wide Open Walls) invites artists from all over the world to paint our buildings for a yearly mural festival. It’s fun to take out-of-towners on tours of the fresh paint.

🥘 CHRIS BARNUM-DANN, chef-owner of the Michelin-starred Localis:

The doughnuts at this late-night spot are the best I’ve ever had. I like the apple squares, but if you like old-fashioned doughnuts, go “early.”