New Helvetia

Worth seeing in and around New Helvetia

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   California State Capitol

   The California State Capitol is the seat of the California state government, located in Sacramento, the state capital of California. The building houses the chambers of the California State Legislature, made up of the assembly and the senate, along with the office of the governor of California.

   1.2 km · state capitol building of the U.S. state of California · Wikipedia
2. 02
   California State Assembly

   The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

   1.2 km · lower house of the California State Legislature · Wikipedia
3. 03
   California State Senate

   The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. The state senate convenes, along with the state assembly, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

   1.2 km · upper house of the California State Legislature · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Golden 1 Center

   Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center.

   1.7 km · an indoor arena, located in downtown Sacramento, California · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Diocese of Sacramento

   The Diocese of Sacramento is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the northern California region of the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

   2.9 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Crocker Art Museum

   The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art.

   2.2 km · art museum in Sacramento, California · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

   The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, in Sacramento, capital of the state of California. It is the seat of Bishop Jaime Soto.

   1 km · American cathedral · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Heart Health Park

   Heart Health Park is a sports venue located on the grounds of Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, United States. The soccer-specific stadium has a capacity of 11,569 and includes a full-sized soccer field.

   3.9 km · association football stadium in Sacramento, California · Wikipedia
9. 09
   California's 6th congressional district

   California's 6th US congressional district is entirely in Sacramento County and includes the north side of the city of Sacramento and its suburbs of Rosemont, Rancho Cordova, Citrus Heights, Rio Linda, Elverta, Arden-Arcade, Antelope, Foothill Farms, North Highlands, and most of Fair Oaks. The district is represented since 2023 by Ami Bera, a Democrat, who was re-elected in 2024.

   2.4 km · U.S. House district for California · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sutter's Fort

    Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. Established in 1839, the site of the fort was originally part of a utopian colonial project called New Helvetia by its builder John Sutter, though construction of the fort proper would not begin until 1841.

    1.2 km · historic park in Sacramento, California · Wikipedia

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Getting to New Helvetia

Airports

Sacramento (SMF), 16 km · Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK), 116 km · San Francisco (SFO), 132 km

Stations

Sacramento Valley Station, 1.9 km · Arden / Del Paso, 3.5 km · Globe, 2.8 km · 13th Street, 1.5 km · 8th & O, 1.7 km

• Oakland → New Helvetia

  110 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · $11–15
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• San Francisco → New Helvetia

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · $11–16
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• San Jose → New Helvetia

  4894 km · quickest by air, 13h 24m · $820–1,250
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