Location
Jibboom Street
Truckee,
CA
- Type Museums & Historical Sites
- Region Truckee / Donner
Wander Around The Wild Wild West.
Summary
Features: Historic Downtown Truckee still looks like the Old American West. Hope you feel like exploring! Commercial Row Truckee is chock full of charming eateries and shops.
Why We Go: Historic Downtown Truckee feels like something out of a cool Western movie.
- The Wild West Vibe: Did you just wander your way onto a cowboys and robbers movie set? You might think you did when you ogle your immediate surroundings.
- The Eateries: Bring your appetite, because Historic Downtown Truckee offers hearty cuisine you'll want to try while you're here.
- The Shops: Commercial Row Truckee is called Commercial for a reason. Expect to engage in commerce (or shop, in layman terms).
Inside Knowledge: Jibboom Street and Commercial Row saw most of the fist fights, knife fights and gun fights in the area during the early 1900s.
Do's and Don'ts:
- Do Get Food: Stop into one of the restaurants so you can satisfy your snack attack.
- Do Stop For A Drink: Feel like an outlaw as you toss back a drink in one of the saloons.
- Don't Wear Your Fanciest Shoes: It's dusty, and there's no need to wear your heels or patent leather footwear (unless you really, really want to).
- Don't Leave Your Camera At Home: Pose like someone from the early 1900's might have done in their photographs. Get creative and get silly, because you and your travel companions are going to want some great photo memories from this visit.