Bakersfield

Worth seeing in and around Bakersfield

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   California State University, Bakersfield

   California State University, Bakersfield is a public university in Bakersfield, California, United States. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bakersfield on a 375-acre campus, becoming the 20th school in the California State University system.

   8.1 km · university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Dignity Health Arena

   Dignity Health Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Bakersfield, California. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as Centennial Garden, a name submitted by local resident Brian Landis.

   500 m · indoor arena in Bakersfield, California · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bakersfield College

   Bakersfield College is a public community college in Bakersfield, California, United States. BC serves about 31,000 students each semester or 46,500 annually, and offers associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community Colleges offering a baccalaureate degree.

   5.8 km · college in Bakersfield, California, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Dignity Health Event Center

   The Dignity Health Event Center is a multipurpose arena in Bakersfield, California. It opened in December 2009 as the Jam Events Center.

   5.9 km · multipurpose arena in Bakersfield, California · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bakersfield Museum of Art

   The Bakersfield Museum of Art is an art museum, in Bakersfield, California. It is located in Central Park, on the corner of 19th St.

   1 km · museum in Bakersfield, California · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Beach Park

   Beach Park is a public park in Bakersfield, California. It is located at the major intersection of 24th street and Oak street, which makes it one of the more visible parks in the city.

   2 km · park in Bakersfield, California, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   First Baptist Church

   The First Baptist Church, also known as the Bell Towers, is a historic church complex built in 1931 in Bakersfield, California. The church moved to a new campus in 1977 and the building presently used as an office building.

   400 m · historic church complex in Bakersfield, California, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Fox Theater

   The Fox Theater is located at 2001 H Street in Downtown Bakersfield, California. The theater, which opened on Christmas Day 1930, is a historic performing arts and community events center located in downtown Bakersfield, and hosts a variety of events, ranging from ballets, numerous community events, movies to contemporary pop and rock acts.

   600 m · theater and movie theater in Bakersfield, California, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Jastro Park

   Jastro Park is a public park located in Bakersfield, California. It was constructed on two square blocks of land at the corner of Truxtun Ave.

   1.5 km · park in California, United States of America, United States of America · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kern County Library

    The Kern County Library is a public library system serving the residents of Kern County, California. The library system is headquartered at the Beale Memorial Library in Downtown Bakersfield.

    800 m · public library system in California, USA · Wikipedia

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Getting to Bakersfield

Airports

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), 143 km · Fresno Yosemite (FAT), 168 km · Los Angeles (LAX), 169 km

Stations

Meadows Field Airport, 7.6 km · Bakersfield Municipal Airport, 5.8 km

• Burbank → Bakersfield

  148 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · $13–18
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• Fresno → Bakersfield

  167 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · $14–19
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• Los Angeles → Bakersfield

  163 km · quickest by road, 2h 44m · $14–20
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