Redding Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Shasta County, California, United States
About Redding
Redding was founded as Poverty Flats in 1868 during the gold rush, by a former Sacramento mayor named Benjamin Bernard Redding. He built property in the area so that the Central Pacific Railroad could build a train terminal there. While building the terminal they built the city in the same area, naming it Redding after Benjamin Redding. Since then the town has gone through various periods of rapid growth, followed by slow downs and then more growth. In the early 20th century Redding had a thriving copper and iron extraction industry. However the town struggled in the twenties with the decline of the mining sector. It came back in the 1930s though and boomed in the 1940s due to the construction of Shasta Dam, which caused the population to nearly double. In the 1950s, the area stayed prospe
Top Attractions in Redding
Explore the best things to see and do in Redding:
- ★Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
- ★Cascade Theatre
- ★Freedom Festival
- ★Kool April Nites
- ★Lemurian Shasta Classic
- ★Pilgrim Congregational Church
- ★Redding Beer And Wine Festival
- ★Redding Drag Strip
Where to Eat in Redding
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bartel's Giant Burgers
- 🍴Black Bear Diner
- 🍴Damburger
- 🍴Fat Daddy's Gourmet BBQ
- 🍴Fratelli's Pizza Parlor
- 🍴Jack's Grill
Where to Stay in Redding
- 🏨Best Western Hilltop Inn
- 🏨Comfort Inn Redding
- 🏨Holiday Inn
- 🏨Motel 6
- 🏨Motel 6 Redding Central
- 🏨Motel 6 Redding North
Redding Travel Guide Sections
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