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Has a pleasant downtown.
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it's not san francisco
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A little something for everyone!
TooTallFinn24 Says: The Davis (originally Davisville Junction Station) Depot was first built by the California Pacific Railroad was first built in 1868 with characteristics of the Stick style with a truncated gable roof and wide overhanging eaves. The station connected to points west, east and...
US Biking Hall of Fame: Limited Hours
TooTallFinn24 Says: Being an avid biker I was more than curious years back when the City of Davis announced construction of a Biking Hall of Fame. The hall of fame opened in April, 2010 at a site that was formerly the Davis Teen Center. The hall of fame contains an extensive collection of...
TooTallFinn24 Says: It's Wednesday afternoon and suddenly the area around Central Park comes to life. The U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame is open and a fixture of city culture for sometime opens up, the Davis Farmers Market. When I visited it was a mid Wednesday afternoon and several of the stalls...
Getting Really Bugged on the UCD Campus
TooTallFinn24 Says: Have a fascination for insects? Well not me either. However if you are in for something a really different or got a kid who is big on bugs then mosey over to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus. Located on the first floor of Academic Aspire the museum...
TooTallFinn24 Says: Walking the campus on a school day weekday with students around or on a summer day with few students is a joy. The campus contains a myriad of interesting buildings. Ever since the school construction began in 1905 the University has been changing rapidly.Take a walk around...
Walk, Jog or Bike the UC Davis Arboretum
TooTallFinn24 Says: The UC Davis Arboretum is something that must be seen and felt. As a student at Davis almost 40 years ago I can remember coming here and escaping into one of the many different environments that it has to often.The Arboretum is a 3.5 mile loop that consists of at least...
TooTallFinn24 Says: Having left the town of Davis in 1974, I had to croak when I first heard the controversy that was going on in Davis in 1985. A City built tunnel for toads?The City was trying to build an overpass over a busy street to provide a better separation between bicyclists and autos....
TooTallFinn24 Says: As its name implies Central Park is located pretty square in the middle of Davis. between C and 4th Streets. Within the parks grounds is the Davis Farmers markets, a superb carousel, two playgrounds, a fountain that children run through, horseshoe pits, picnic areas and a...
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Yolo Berry Yogurt: Merry Fruit Flavors!
TooTallFinn24 Says: Sitting right across the street from the Farmers Market is Yolo Berry Yogurt. I had heard about this place before from one of the interns at the office so when being parked directly in front of the store I took it as a sign. It looks like the store was a conversion from a...
Sophia's Thai Kitchen: So-So Thai in A Nice Location
TooTallFinn24 Says: Walking into Sophia's Thai Kitchen for lunch the first thing that struck me was the great location. Nustled into the back of a cool little center Sophia's sits on the first floor with both indoor and outdoor seating. Bright orange colors and simple chairs make you feel like...
Sudwerk Davis: Great Place for a Few Evening Brews
TooTallFinn24 Says: In the 1980's Dean Unger, a Sacramento architect and Ron Broward on a trip to Europe decided to open up a European style brewery in California. They chose a site in Davis and in 1989 they established Sudwerk.Sudwerk became an instant hit and they continue to brew their own...
Mondavi Center: World Class Performing Venue
TooTallFinn24 Says: Nine years ago I was fortunate to be invited to the grand opening of the Mondavi Center. As a former student and alumni I had never dreamed that Davis would get a world class facility such as this. However due to the generous contributions of the late Robert Mondavi, his...
TooTallFinn24 Says: Unitrans is the primary bus system for Davis residents. The bus system started and was the brain child in part of a fellow classmate of mine going back to 1968. Unitrans is operated by the Associated Students at UC Davis, and drivers of the buses are all UC Davis...
SteveOSF Says: Founded in 1968, Unitrans is a transportation partnership between the University of California at Davis and the City of Davis. Their fleet contains some historic London double decker buses, as well as standard type buses. Buses provide transportation to destinations...
rickyvilla81 Says: The Davis Farmers' Market takes place every Saturday morning and Wednesday late afternoon. While it hardly stands up to the markets you get in France, it is a nice place to come for a short stroll, to browse locally grown and produced products; Davis is well-known for its...
kelbelle29 Says: There is not that much shopping in Davis-clothes wise. Usually if I need clothes, I and many other Davis residents as well head off to Sacramento to Arden Mall, Downtown mall, or the Galleria in Roseville. But if you have to stay in Davis I would suggest going to the outlet...
TooTallFinn24 Says: Located several miles out of town and on a road to Winters lies the remains of DQ University. The school was founded in 1971 as a tribal Indian community college with a focus on on indigenous peoples. At the time it was established it was the only tribal university in...
TooTallFinn24 Says: Located out in front of Peet's Coffee Shop on 1431 West Covell Boulevard are three ceramic pigs that appear to be dancing. Definitely eye catching and am sure cause many second looks. Worth seeing if you want a little something extra with your morning coffee or are not quite...
Village Homes: Early Sustainable Subdivision
TooTallFinn24 Says: Well very few people would ever go looking for a green or sustainable subdivsion when they are on vacation but again very few are urban planners like me.Village Homes is a seventy acre subdivision located in West Davis. Construction on the project began in 1975 and homes...
SteveOSF Says: The University of California at Davis is a member of the State of California's University System. For those accepted for admission, degrees are available in many fields of study. U.C. Davis is well known as a leader in veterinary medicine. As a teaching veterinary hospital,...
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Bicycling Heaven and Quirky College Town Davis
Quirky and goofy Davis, California. Where I went to school as an undergraduate and where I met my wife Bev. Back in 1970 when I went to school there it was a sleepy town of 18,000 give or take a few...
More than a Central Valley College Town
Davis is located west of Sacramento in the Central Valley. With a Central Valley location, Davis can get fairly warm in the summer. Davis hosts one of the campuses of the University of California.
Davis is my hometown for the next two to three years while I got college here. Sitting in flat farmland and fields twenty miles south west of Sacramento along I-80, Davis has a long history of being a...
I came to live in the small Central Valley city of Davis in November 05, and have been here just over a year already. The Republic of Davis, they call it - progressive, eco-thinking, quirky,...
Besides the beautiful University of California, Davis campus, the city of Davis boasts many fine eateries and unique shops. It's also a bicycle-friendly city.
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