Museum of Truckee History

A museum inside a Southern Pacific caboose, with interactive exhibits for young kids.

An old-fashioned soda fountain: stools at the counter, cones, sundaes and milkshakes.

Personal pizzas and pasta for the kids, local beer and small plates for the grown-ups.

A casual, welcoming breakfast spot that has been on Food Network.

An Italian-style community café with hand-roasted coffee, craft drinks and pastries, where families stop in daily.

A 19th-century jail used until 1964, where kids can pose behind bars and climb up to the cells.