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2 0 1 5 T R A V E L G U I D E T O C A L I F O R N I A 171 City & Town Bicycles outnumber cars in college-town Davis, with more bikes per capita than any U.S. city. Hotrods and Modesto were the stars of American Graffiti—and auto fans still flock to the valley city. Fresno's architectural history includes brick warehouses along the Santa Fe railroad tracks and the 1928 Pan- tages Theatre. The Great Outdoors A sprawling web of rivers twists through the Central Valley—from the Sacramento to the San Joaquin to the Feather. The best place to enjoy river life is in the Sacramento Delta, with lush wetlands and vast orchards. The Sutter Buttes—considered the world's smallest mountain range—rise above the flat valley at its northernmost point. Heritage & Culture Agriculture has drawn a diverse group of people to the Central Valley over the years, including migrant workers from Latin America, Dust Bowl-era farmers and enter- taining country music masters. Visitors are always welcome to join regional celebra- tions, from Basque festivals to harvest days to Portuguese festas—which include blood- less bullfights. Family Fun Families who love wide-open spaces will find plenty to do in the Central Valley. Escape the summer heat by tubing down the Sacramento River, discover the amazing Forestiere Underground Gardens in Fresno, wander through the delta town of Locke, or gawk at restored military aircraft at the Castle Air Museum. DRIVE TOUR » It may be tempting to cover the Central Valley by zooming along on Interstate 5, but instead, take the slower HIGHWAY 99 —often referred to as "California's Main Street," and the very same road the fictional Joad family traveled in The Grapes of Wrath. Start in oil-town BAKERSFIELD and head north toward FRESNO , MERCED and MODESTO . As you pass from the San Joaquin Valley into the Sacramento River Delta, take a jog over to Interstate 5 to pass to the west of Sacramento and into Yolo, Colusa and Glenn counties at the north end of the great Central Valley. U.S. BICYCLING HALL OF FAME, Davis, right; Stockton waterfront, below; flower farming in the Central Valley, opposite center; having fun at the Big Fresno Fair, opposite boXom. CENTRAL VALLEY TOURISM ASSOCIATION; MICHAEL BROOKING/CREATIVE COMMONS/FLICKR . OPPOSITE; SAMI YOUSIF AND FRANK KOVALCHEK/CREATIVE COMMONS/FLICKR