2 Best Shopping in Sacramento and the Gold Country, California

For more than a half-century a de rigueur stop between the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, Ikeda's started as a produce stand selling fruit harvested from its Japanese-American owners' orchard and the freshly baked pies brimming with that fruit. A café known for a dozen-plus burgers, fries, shakes, and pie slices came later.

The five-block Saturday-morning market's wares include prepared foods, street food, housewares, clothing, and artisanal crafts, so there's plenty to enjoy even if you don't need organic or sustainable produce. The market also sponsors family activities, and musicians perform.