Davis is a city of over 65,000 in north central California, 11 miles west of Sacramento. It is famous as the home of UC Davis, a distinguished university with more than 32,000 students. As a college town it has a decidely liberal bent plus all the attractions associated with that, such as plentiful restaurants, wine bars, and book stores. The city is quite a great place for bicyclists - it is home to the Bicycling Hall of Fame. The city was once ranked the #2 most educated city in the U.S. Photo of Downtown Davis in February 2008, courtesy of Wikipedia and Miles530 (public domain); photo of Part of the UC Davis Arboretum courtesy of Wikipedia and Kelvin Kay, Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0/
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