kern county museum

JanetG972

We always go here for a early dinner I really like their calamari steak so good and I enjo there green beans. My husband enjoys their steaks . Very good place to go for a steak dinner..

thetvler

A great history lesson on Kern County, one of the country's largest oil producing counties..The walk thru exhibit on how oil is produced is worth the price of entry. The houses that are there are well preserved. A fun experience, especially at Christmas

gardener19464

Many buildings from around Kern County were moved here to preserve them. Each one is either set up inside as it would have been or used to show you how a business would have been set up (such as undertaker, seamstress, etc.) Plaques outside of each building explain that building's history. They have also saved some old neon signs and train cars. There is also a large building that is a Children's Museum. We didn't go in as we had no kids with us. Another large building explains the local oil industry. I think every county should have a museum like this to preserve old buildings that are slated to be torn down in the name of progress.

Bella306

This museum was really interesting showing how oil was discovered in this area. That 60% of California's oil is produced here and 10% in the USAThere are also old homes and plenty to look at. Great if you have kids and is very interactive

138janellen

I love this museum. I love every visit and all the activities. It's good to see that people are keeping the history of our town alive and will preserved.

GeorgeStilwill

Local Artists show there works and my wife is a docent.Nice place and only takes a little time. You should enjoy

MichaelClimo

Great place to visit if you are near Bakersfield. It is basically an open-air, full-scale, real-life diorama. The outdoor museum has many historic buildings collected from around Kern County and showing domestic, professional and day-to-day life in early California history. There are various homes and workplaces like a blacksmith, doctor, dentist, train station, jail, courthouse, carriage house, pump house, water tower and much more. There are also a few trains, an oil derrick and pumping/drilling machinery and more.Follow the map and take your time to walk around the park, each site has a beautiful story and history behind it.

404anonomus

Had my wedding here in 2013 at the old Fellows Hotel. The staff was very nice and accommodating. They worked well with the caterer and the DJ. The grounds were beautiful. Go and enjoy.

Family11223456

This museum is a must see in Bakersfield, at least for those interested in history. It includes a variety of historic houses and also a very interesting, super modern and super interesting, exhibition on the oil industry.

pixie4321

If you are in Bakersfield, then this is a must see place. It took us about 3-4 hours to see the entire museum.The cost of the attraction is not much, the people who helped us were very friendly. It is an outdoor attraction, so wear comfortable shoes. Also, there is no food on site, so eat ahead or carry some snacks or fruits. You get water and soda on site in the gift shop.We started the tour by checking out the various homes and buildings that they have brought from all over Kern County. After about half an hour, I forgot that I was in a museum; it started to feel like I am in some old town which has a few homes, shops, banks, doctors clinics. After visiting all the buildings, we went to the oil museum; it is awesome. There is an oil rig outside, and a gas station of olden days!

Ramblingirl

This is the Bakersfield version of Greenfield Village. Lots of old buildings that illustrate Kern County's past have either been moved or reconstructed here. In addition, there's a full size oil derrick, and a display about the oil industry. An excellent outdoor museum! (But don't come if you don't like to walk; everything is outdoors and covers a fairly large area.)

686danav

Had a lot of interesting information regarding the oil industry and loved the old homes where we were able to go inside.

Andre2411

On our way home from Yosemite and gold country we stopped in Bakersfield for the night. In the morning we wanted to check out something in Bakersfield so I found this place online and thought I'd at least stop by. We ended up staying over three hour looking around taking pictures and on the day we went they had some kind of antique fair going on it was really cool laid back and there was music and food. Overall totally worth stopping and checking it out, the kids museum was pretty awesome too, we stayed and watched a movie about the discovery of oil in kern county.

Chris57Pat

This is an excellent collection of houses, stores, oil drilling and railways.The Oil section is especially informative for all ages.Very good value for money. Allow a minimum of three hours and try to avoid school parties and children if possible.The whole thing would have been even better had there been "house guides in period time" as we have seen in other such museums eg Dallas and Sturbridge.TIP: Make sure there is no outside events on eg Peddlars Fair because it will cost more and the properties will not be open to view. We asked for our money back and visited the following day.

JesseR814

This is a very nice place to do different events. Right in Downtown. Talladega Freights puts the best haunted house themes throughout the year, also beer and bacon festivals and many other events that go on here.