Bakersfield Attractions

Bakersfield Museum of Art
1930 R Street, Bakersfield, Ca 93301
661- 323-7219
Features a permanent collection of California regional art and traveling exhibits, situated in Central Park. Call to reserve guided group tours.

California Living Museum (CALM)
10500 Alfred Harrell Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 93306
661- 872-2256
Offers a wide array of fascinating exhibits pertaining to California plant and animal life.
Live exhibits focus on native California wildlife.

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
2018 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield 93301
661- 324-6350
Collection of fossils from Kern County, educational collection of area gems and minerals and Native American artifacts from local Yokuts group.

Minter Field Air Museum
401 Vultee, Shafter 93263
Lerdo Hwy & Freeway 99
661- 393-0291
Open Saturdays from 10AM - 2PM
Museum admission and Parking is Free! Donations are accepted.
The Museum is housed in the original fire station built at Minter Field in 1941. The base was a major basic training facility where 11,261 pilots received basic training in BT-13's (Vultee Valiant), UC-78's (Cessna Bamboo Bomber), and other aircraft.
Minter Field is a center for aircraft restoration, with several shops that specialize in WWII aircraft
12 Miles North of Bakersfield on Highway 99, exit Lerdo Highway, then one mile West.

Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
2800 Buck Owens Blvd., Bakersfield, CA 93308
661- 328-7560
Admission charged.
The Crystal Palace is an all-in-one restaurant, museum, country store and theater focusing on the rich history and sounds of country music.

Golden West Casino
1001 S. Union Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93307
661- 324- 6936
Card Club Casino. Play poker or California games. Restaurant and lounge and weekend entertainment. Open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Edwards Air Force Base
15 E. Mojave Blvd.
Edwards, CA 93524
Base Operator: 661- 277-1110
[Due to the attacks of Sept. 11, and in accordance with established security procedures, Edwards Air Force Base is suspending all public tours until further notice. While it is important for the public to come and see their Air Force firsthand, it is paramount Edwards Air Force Base takes the necessary steps to support our primary mission of flight test and national defense objectives.]
Located on the western edge of the Mojave Desert, about 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

Air Force Flight Test Center Tours
Edwards Air Force Base - home of the Air Force Flight Test Center, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory - offers visitors a flight line bus tour, a flight test center museum and, once a year, an Open House and Air Show.
Tours are available for both the Edwards Air Force Base flight line and the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

Public Golf Courses
Admission charged.
Sycamore Canyon Golf Course, 661- 854-3163
North Kern, 661- 399-0347
Kern River, 661- 872-5128
Buena Vista, 661- 398-9720
Peppertree, 661- 832-2259
Wasco Valley Rose, 661- 758-8301