Redding
Redding is a city in and the county seat of Shasta County, California, United States, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California.
Redding is a city in and the county seat of Shasta County, California, United States, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, 162 miles (261 km) north of Sacramento, and 120 miles (190 km) south of California's northern border with Oregon. Its population was 93,611 at the 2020 census.
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Worth seeing in and around Redding
8 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.
- 01Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
The Sundial Bridge is a cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge for bicycles and pedestrians that spans the Sacramento River in Redding, California, United States and forms a large sundial. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2004 at a cost of US$23.5 million.
1.4 km · glass cable-stayed bridge located in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 02Bethel Church
Bethel Church is a non-denominational American megachurch with 9,000 members in Redding, California, part of the neo-charismatic movement and known for its controversial teachings and practices. The church was established in 1952 and between 1954–2006 was affiliated with the Assemblies of God; it is currently led by Bill Johnson with a weekly congregation in excess of 8,000 people.
3.8 km · church in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 03Simpson University
Simpson University is a private Evangelical Christian liberal arts college in Redding, California. Originally founded in 1921 in Seattle as Simpson Bible Institute, the institution relocated to San Francisco in 1955 and then to Redding in 1989.
5.8 km · private university in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 04Cascade Theatre
The Cascade Theatre is a prominent example of the Art Deco style in Redding, California. The cinema was designed by J. Lloyd Conrich of San Francisco in 1934 for the Naify family, who operated the Golden State Theaters chain of movie theaters in northern California, which later became the United Artists Theaters.
500 m · theater located in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 05Shasta College
Shasta College is a public community college in Redding, California, with branch campuses in Burney, Weaverville, and Red Bluff. It was founded in 1950 and later moved to a much larger campus while the original campus became the new location of Shasta High School.
7.6 km · public community college in Redding, California, United States · Wikipedia - 06McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
The McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, also known as the Redding Arboretum, are located within Turtle Bay Exploration Park, in Redding, California. The gardens opened on May 30, 2005, and cover 300 acres, including 200 acres of undeveloped arboretum and 20 acres of botanical garden that span the Sacramento River.
1.2 km · park in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 07Tiger Field
Tiger Field is a former Minor League Baseball venue in the Western United States, located in Redding, California. Opened in 1923, it is the home of the summer collegiate Redding Colt 45s.
1.4 km · stadium in Redding, California · Wikipedia - 08Pilgrim Congregational Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church in Redding, California was designed in 1958 by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1960 and 1963. One of the parishioners contacted Wright, the architect, to inquire about designing a building.
1.8 km · church building in California, United States of America · Wikipedia
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Getting to Redding
- Airports
- Sacramento (SMF), 221 km · Reno Tahoe (RNO), 254 km
- Stations
- Benton Field, 1.9 km
- Sacramento → Redding236 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · $21–29
- Reno → Redding249 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · $26–35
- Oakland → Redding310 km · quickest by road, 4h 8m · $27–37
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No local-transport research exists yet for Redding
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Redding. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inDo not hitch-hike or pick up hitch-hikers.
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