Davis California is home to one of the best universities in the world for agricultural research. Cutting edge technologies get their start at University of California Davis (UC Davis) and you'll see applications from this brain center of research reach around the globe in farming practices. Among the most popular annual celebrations in Davis is Picnic Day held on the UC Davis campus. The event includes marching bands, milking contests, rope pulling, demonstrations, bands and fun for the entire community.
Some of California's top wineries use reports coming out of UC Davis for their grape-growing excellence, and those who study the data often win awards as they maximize the elements of temperature, soils, and weather to create some of the best products available.
Davis, itself, is known as the bicycle capital of the United States. Traditionally there have been more bikes per capita than any other city in the country. Davis recently acquired the Bicycle Museum, which helped bolster its claim as the bike epicenter.
Students coming to the university often arrive on Amtrak train and disembark the train with bicycles in hand. They can live, study and work owning nothing more than an affordable bike!
Davis as a tourist destination features many things to see and do, with
some of the top events centered around the college campus. The Robert
Mondavi Center for the Arts features an amazing theater for concerts, plays
and other presentations. The quality of the acts is world class, and often
tourists will come to Davis just to take in a show one night.
Davis is a walkable, safe city that's vibrancy stems from the University influence and constant influx of new ideas. Full of interesting restaurants, art galleries, and retail shops, the legendary Davis Farmers Market, the Robert Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, and the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame are three must-see and do events and attractions in Davis. Known as the Bicycle Capital of America, there are more than 100 miles of paved bike paths through exquisite neighborhood greenbelts and out into the scenic countryside.
Visitors can enjoy excellent hotels close to tourist attractions such as prize-winning wineries, olive oil orchards, and leading organic farms.
Downtown Davis
offers everything from antiques and apparel to sports shops and thrift stores.
If you like to read, take in The Avid Reader book store or the huge selection of
newspapers and magazines at Newsbeat. University of California, Davis UC Davis is one of the great institutions of learning in the country, as well as a huge economic and cultural engine for the community and region at large. Opened in 1909 as the University Farm, UCD has steadily grown over the years to its current
enrollment of roughly 30,000 and is considered one of the top research
universities in the world, offering degrees in everything from Agricultural and
Environmental Education to Viticulture and Enology. UCD offers a number of museums to explore, a wide selection of on-campus art, the Arboretum, and cultural events throughout the year
at Robert Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.