the Bakersfield MUSEUM TRAIL
MAP
the Bakersfield MUSEUM TRAIL
MAP
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This driving route connects four unique and family-friendly Bakersfield attractions – Bakersfield Museum of Art, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, California Living Museum, and Kern County Museum. Along the way, discover some historic sites and points of interest, plus statues of both the first European visitor to our area and a giant Native American. Your Bakersfield Museum Trail brochure gets you special savings at each museum. The more you visit, the more you save. You also can download it on-line at VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail.
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail Bakersfield Museum of Art One of Bakersfield’s finest cultural institutions, it is dedicated to engaging, inspiring, and building community through the arts. In its 60-year history, it has provided outstanding exhibits and offered unique educational opportunities in the visual arts to Bakersfield and its surrounding communities. Enjoy world renowned exhibitions or relax in the beautiful sculpture garden at Bakersfield’s only museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail
Kern County Museum Take a walk through history at the Kern County Museum! Thousands of historical and cultural artifacts are displayed in more than 56 historic buildings on 16 beautifully landscaped acres. Your tour includes treasures such as a one room school, a general store, a jail, an oil derrick, seven historic homes, a world-class Oil Museum and a Children’s Museum! From California’s Gold Rush, through its settlement and development, to the crucial oil industry of today, the state’s rich heritage can be experienced in one convenient and central location at the Kern County Museum.
Kern County Museum
Kern County Museum
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
California Living Museum This is California’s premier native zoo and garden. Consistently voted “Best Family Attraction” in the Bakersfield Californian’s Reader’s Poll, its spectacular Holiday Lights – with more than three million lights – was voted “Best Annual Event.” Most of the 250+ animals at CALM are non-releasable. Some cannot live in the wild due to physical disabilities and others have become dependent on humans due to being orphaned in the wild. Visit the award-winning “Cats of California” exhibit which houses mountain lions and bobcats, and the desert bighorn sheep exhibit, a cooperative breeding program aimed at increasing this endangered species. Coming in 2016, CALM will open the California Coast Room, featuring a docent-led touch tank/jellyfish breeding exhibit and will also open a high ropes challenge course and climbing tower.
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science A unique museum offering fun and educational experiences for all ages, it is home to a world-class collection of one-of-a-kind Miocene fossils (14-16 million years old) found in the foothills of Bakersfield. Additional exhibits include a large collection of African, Asian and North American animal mounts; dinosaurs replicas and fossils; and Native American Lifeways, a life-size Interpretive family dwelling area with artifacts, paintings and baskets. Also explore a geology section with gems, minerals, petrified woods, fluorescent rocks, and the Oh! Zone and Explore-it Zone interactive hands-on areas that are designed for children (but has something for all ages).
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
California Living Museum
Bakersfield Museum of Art
California Living Museum
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Visit Bakersfield • 515 Truxtun Avenue • Bakersfield, CA 93301 Major funding provided through the County of Kern Tourism Promotion Grant Program
©Visit Bakersfield 2016
Toll Free (866) 425-7353
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Bakersfield Museum of Art
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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
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California Living Museum
Kern County Country Museum
1930 “R” Street (661) 323-7219 • bmoa.org
2018 Chester Avenue (661) 324-6350 • sharktoothhill.com
10500 Alfred Harrell Highway (661) 872-2256 • calmzoo.org
3801 Chester Avenue (661) 437-3330 • kcmuseum.org
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday & Sunday 12pm-4pm Closed major holidays
Thursday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm Closed major holidays
Open Daily 9am-4pm Closed major holidays
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm Closed major holidays
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Children (5-18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4 Seniors and Students over 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 Military with ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Seniors (60+). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Students (age 6-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 Children (under 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Seniors (60+). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Students (13-17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Students (6-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Children (age 3-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Children under 3 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Special Offer: Pay for one admission, get one free.
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the Bakersfield MUSEUM TRAIL
MAP
INSIDE
INSIDE
This driving route connects four unique and family-friendly Bakersfield attractions – Bakersfield Museum of Art, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science, California Living Museum, and Kern County Museum. Along the way, discover some historic sites and points of interest, plus statues of both the first European visitor to our area and a giant Native American. Your Bakersfield Museum Trail brochure gets you special savings at each museum. The more you visit, the more you save. You also can download it on-line at VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail.
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail Bakersfield Museum of Art One of Bakersfield’s finest cultural institutions, it is dedicated to engaging, inspiring, and building community through the arts. In its 60-year history, it has provided outstanding exhibits and offered unique educational opportunities in the visual arts to Bakersfield and its surrounding communities. Enjoy world renowned exhibitions or relax in the beautiful sculpture garden at Bakersfield’s only museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail
Kern County Museum Take a walk through history at the Kern County Museum! Thousands of historical and cultural artifacts are displayed in more than 56 historic buildings on 16 beautifully landscaped acres. Your tour includes treasures such as a one room school, a general store, a jail, an oil derrick, seven historic homes, a world-class Oil Museum and a Children’s Museum! From California’s Gold Rush, through its settlement and development, to the crucial oil industry of today, the state’s rich heritage can be experienced in one convenient and central location at the Kern County Museum.
Kern County Museum
Kern County Museum
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
California Living Museum This is California’s premier native zoo and garden. Consistently voted “Best Family Attraction” in the Bakersfield Californian’s Reader’s Poll, its spectacular Holiday Lights – with more than three million lights – was voted “Best Annual Event.” Most of the 250+ animals at CALM are non-releasable. Some cannot live in the wild due to physical disabilities and others have become dependent on humans due to being orphaned in the wild. Visit the award-winning “Cats of California” exhibit which houses mountain lions and bobcats, and the desert bighorn sheep exhibit, a cooperative breeding program aimed at increasing this endangered species. Coming in 2016, CALM will open the California Coast Room, featuring a docent-led touch tank/jellyfish breeding exhibit and will also open a high ropes challenge course and climbing tower.
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science A unique museum offering fun and educational experiences for all ages, it is home to a world-class collection of one-of-a-kind Miocene fossils (14-16 million years old) found in the foothills of Bakersfield. Additional exhibits include a large collection of African, Asian and North American animal mounts; dinosaurs replicas and fossils; and Native American Lifeways, a life-size Interpretive family dwelling area with artifacts, paintings and baskets. Also explore a geology section with gems, minerals, petrified woods, fluorescent rocks, and the Oh! Zone and Explore-it Zone interactive hands-on areas that are designed for children (but has something for all ages).
VisitBakersfield.com/MuseumTrail
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
California Living Museum
Bakersfield Museum of Art
California Living Museum
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Visit Bakersfield • 515 Truxtun Avenue • Bakersfield, CA 93301 Major funding provided through the County of Kern Tourism Promotion Grant Program
©Visit Bakersfield 2016
Toll Free (866) 425-7353
1
2
Bakersfield Museum of Art
3
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
4
California Living Museum
Kern County Country Museum
1930 “R” Street (661) 323-7219 • bmoa.org
2018 Chester Avenue (661) 324-6350 • sharktoothhill.com
10500 Alfred Harrell Highway (661) 872-2256 • calmzoo.org
3801 Chester Avenue (661) 437-3330 • kcmuseum.org
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday & Sunday 12pm-4pm Closed major holidays
Thursday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm Closed major holidays
Open Daily 9am-4pm Closed major holidays
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12pm-5pm Closed major holidays
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Children (5-18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4 Seniors and Students over 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 Military with ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Seniors (60+). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Students (age 6-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5 Children (under 3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 Seniors (60+). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Students (13-17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9 Students (6-12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Children (age 3-5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7 Children under 3 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
Special Offer: Pay for one admission, get one free.
Union
Ave.
Ja
me
Special Offer: $2 off each person (limit 6 people, special events excluded).
#
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Museum
Ma
Merle Haggard Dr.
no t. rS
Ave.
Beale
St.
Niles St.
Visit Bakersfield 204
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Fairfax Rd.
Amtrak Station
iver
.
Niles
rn
Ke
College Ave.
E Truxtun Ave.
Convention Center
Kern R
Mou
d
Rd
er St.
L St.
Home of Alexis Godey Marker
ax
Sumn
on
Oswell St.
1
21st St. 19th St. Truxtun Ave.
19th St.
Bernard St.
178
2
178
178
Mt. Vernon Ave.
20th St.
1
178
21st St.
34th St.
Map Not To Scale
Columbus St. Union Ave.
China Alley Marker
58
R St.
178
F St.
178
L St.
2
99
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Panorama D r .
River Blvd.
St.
Chester Ave.
23rd St.
21st St.
178
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University Ave.
W Columbus St. Chester Ave.
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204
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Union Ave.
Father Francisco Garces Statue and Marker
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204
“Big Indian” Statue Marker
Alfred Harrell Blvd. Marker
Decatur St.
St.
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China Grade L
China Grade Loop Gordon’s Ferry Marker
Map Not To Scale
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N Chester Ave.
Airport Dr.
Meadows Field Airport
Chester Ave.
4
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Historical Marker or Site
Home of Elisha Stevens Marker
West Columbus St.
Special Offer: Half-off admission price.
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Special Offer: Pay for one admission, get one free (limit 2 people).
Ask about our Military/Veteran discounts.
Round M ou nt ain R
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8 Seniors (65+). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6 Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4 Children (6 and under). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free All Patrons (every 3rd Friday). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free
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