Country music lovers will want to make time for a stopover in Bakersfield, if only for Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, a museum/restaurant/live music venue that both captures and celebrates "the Bakersfield sound." Live performances, whether musical or theater, are a staple of Bakersfield culture, but there's also a museum or two to consider during the day like the Bakersfield Museum of Art and the Buena Vista Museum of History. If you're up for something more outdoorsy, take a long day-trip to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, do some gold panning up near Lake Isabella at the Keyesville Recreational Mining Area or enjoy a detour out around Carrizo Plain National Monument, particularly pretty when wildflowers are in bloom.
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More Info Official Website Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra
- 1001 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield
- Performing Arts
- 661-852-7300
More Info Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge
- Kern County
More Info Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
- Tulare County
- 805-644-5185
More Info Official Website Buck Owens Crystal Palace
- 2800 Buck Owens Boulevard, Bakersfield
- Museum, Performing Arts
- 661-328-7560
More Info Official Website Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
- 2018 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield
- Museum
- 661-324-6350
More Info Buena Vista Recreation Area
- Highway 43, Bakersfield
- Park-Overlook
More Info Official Website Buttonwillow Raceway Park
- 24551 Lerdo Hwy, Buttonwillow
- Sports & Recreation
- 661-764-5333
More Info Official Website California Living Museum (CALM)
- 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway, Bakersfield
- Zoos - Wildlife Sanctuaries
- 661-872-2256
More Info Official Website California State University - Bakersfield
- 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield
- University Campus
- 661-654-2011
More Info Carrizo Plain National Monument
- Bakersfield Field Office, Bakersfield
- 661-391-6000
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