While traveling along highway 49 you will come across the small but notable gold mining town of Amador City. This charming town is filled with authentic historic buildings from the Gold Rush, but by no means a ghost town, you will find travelers from all over the world bustling through the many antique stores, boutiques, and museums. And when it's time to eat you have dining options, ranging from an old fashioned soda fountain to "surf and turf" and 4-star gourmet dinning. You will enjoy this quaint town so much you may want to stay in one of the two historic bed and breakfast inns located right in town. Amador City and County are named for Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy California rancher who mined along the Amador Creek in 1848. It was 1851 that the settlement of Amador City began, after gold outcroppings had been prospected on both sides of "Amadore's Creek," several hundred yards upstream from downtown. The "Original" or "Little" Amador Mine (north) and the Spring Hill (south) were probably Amador County's first gold mines. The city's most famous and productive mine, the Keystone, was organized in 1853 and before it closed for good in 1942, produced about $24 million in gold! Next time you are planning a get away, plan on visiting Amador City, Drytown and the surrounding area with its 20 wineries, the Sutter Gold Mine, (with below ground tours), golf, boating, fishing, skiing up Hwy 88 at Kirkwood, horseback riding, gold panning, hiking trails, live theater and many more activities you and your family can enjoy in Amador County. POINTS OF INTEREST • Self Guided Walking Tour • Knight Foundry • Chaw'se Indian Grinding Rock State Historical Park • Cemeteries • Gold Mines • Daffodil Hill • Amador Flower Farm Amador City Parking Public parking is available at each end of town. Parking on the south end of town is located near the Museum across the street from the Mine House Inn B& B. At the north end of town parking is available near the Imperial Hotel on the same side of the street.   Things to Do Visit nearby Drytown, Daffodil Hill, Amador Flower Farm, Hiking, Biking, White Water Rafting, Fishing, County Fair, Gold Panning, Camping, Antique Shopping, Shopping, Fine Dining, Golf, Wineries, Casino, Rodeos, Self Guided Walking Tours, Museums, Theatres, Swimming, Sailing, Waterskiing, Skiing, Historic Sites, Rock Collecting     Newspaper Amador Ledger Dispatch 209-223-1767   editor@goldcountrytimes.com   Radio Station KNGT 94-3 FM 209-223-0241 Transportation Airports Stockton Metropolitan Airport 209-468-4700 Sacramento International Airport 916-929-5411 Railway Santa Fe Railway 800-825-1654 Southern Pacific 800-822-9601 Amtrak 800-872-7245 Bus Greyhound 800-231-2222 Local Transportation Amador Rapid Transit 209-223-2877 Serving Jackson, Sutter Creek, Pine Grove, Amador City, Plymouth, Rancho Murieta with a connection to Sacramento. Highway Conditions Caltrans 800-427-7623 California Highway Patrol 209-223-4890 Facts & Stats Population: 150 Elevation: 954 feet County: Amador County Climate: Winter: 35 - 66 degrees Summer: 55 - 97 degrees Rainfall: 20 inches annually Snowfall: 0