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ITINERARY
2h 8m115 miles28 stops
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Fresno Art Museum
The Fresno Art Museum’s focus is on contemporary and modern art, photography, ethnographic, and cultural exhibitions that reflect and celebrate the diverse population of the San Joaquin Valley. Exhibitions are curated in-house by Museum staff or are specially chosen traveling exhibitions and most change twice per year. The artists exhibited range from emerging and established local artists to artists from around the globe. Since 1988 FAM‘s Council of 100 annually recognizes a late-career, internationally-known woman artist with a Distinguished Woman Artist award and exhibition. FAM has a collection of Pre-Columbian artworks from Mexico and the Andes on permanent display and holds a permanent collection of over 3,500 works. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR HOURS . We close for exhibition change-over every January and late June through July, and occasionally close for special events.
2
Rotary Storyland Playland Family Amusement Park
3
Meux Home Museum
This museum was once the home of a Civil War-era surgeon.
4
First Armenian Presbyterian Church
5
Method of Escape
Method of Escape is Fresno's live escape room experience. Gather the clues, crack the code, and solve the riddle to escape before time runs out! Method of Escape provides a fun, unique and immersive game experience for friends, families, couples, groups, teams and coworkers. Book your escape room experience today in one of our multiple themed game rooms!
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Chukchansi Park
7
Garden of the Sun
8
The Artist In Me
9
Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX
10
Forestiere Underground Gardens
Take a tour off Highway 99 and visit Fresno's best kept secret. *A hand-built network of underground rooms, courtyards and passageways reminiscent of the ancient catacombs. *Unique fruit producing trees, shrubs, and vines growing underground - some over 90 years old! *Ancient Roman architecture - arches, vaults and stone-built walls. *Underground micro-climates - temperature variations of 10 to 30 degrees! *Underground home of Sicilian visionary and self-taught artist/builder Baldassare Forestiere.
11
Island Waterpark
12
Simonian Farms
13
Engelman Cellars
14
Ziveli Winery
15
Studio Movie Grill - Bakersfield
16
Trout's & the Blackboard Stages
17
Peacocks at Hart Park
18
Ethels Old Corral
19
Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
Combination, Steakhouse, theater and a museum housing memorabilia spanning Buck Owens' 40 year career in country music.
20
World Records
21
The Park at River Walk
22
Kern River State Park
23
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
24
Tiki-Ko
25
Guthrie's Alley Cat
26
Unity Church
27
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Accredited art museum with exhibits rotating three times per year; education programs for children, teens, and adults; lots of special events. Also holds many weddings and other events.
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California Fruit Depot
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OVERVIEW
1
Start:Fresno Art Museum
Fresno, California·
4.5
(52) review
The Fresno Art Museum’s focus is on contemporary and modern art, photography, ethnographic, and cultural exhibitions that reflect and celebrate the diverse population of the San Joaquin Valley. Exhibitions are curated in-house by Museum staff or are specially chosen traveling exhibitions and most change twice per year. The artists exhibited range from emerging and established local artists to artists from around the globe. Since 1988 FAM‘s Council of 100 annually recognizes a late-career, internationally-known woman artist with a Distinguished Woman Artist award and exhibition. FAM has a collection of Pre-Columbian artworks from Mexico and the Andes on permanent display and holds a permanent collection of over 3,500 works. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR HOURS . We close for exhibition change-over every January and late June through July, and occasionally close for special events.
2
Start:Rotary Storyland Playland Family Amusement Park
Fresno, California·
4.0
(48) review
890 W Belmont Ave, Fresno, CA 93728-2807
3
Start:Meux Home Museum
Fresno, California·
5.0
(50) review
This museum was once the home of a Civil War-era surgeon.
4
Start:First Armenian Presbyterian Church
Fresno, California·
4.5
(5) review
430 S 1st St at Historic Huntington Boulevard, Fresno, CA 93702-1056
5
Start:Method of Escape
Fresno, California·
5.0
(48) review
Method of Escape is Fresno's live escape room experience. Gather the clues, crack the code, and solve the riddle to escape before time runs out! Method of Escape provides a fun, unique and immersive game experience for friends, families, couples, groups, teams and coworkers. Book your escape room experience today in one of our multiple themed game rooms!
6
Start:Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California·
4.5
(50) review
1800 Tulare St, Fresno, CA 93721-2505
7
Start:Garden of the Sun
Fresno, California·
5.0
(5) review
1750 N Winery, Fresno, CA 93703
8
Start:The Artist In Me
Fresno, California·
5.0
(8) review
1085 E Herndon Ave Ste 108 near TGIFridays, Fresno, CA 93720-3160
9
Start:Edwards Fresno Stadium 22 & IMAX
Fresno, California·
3.5
(7) review
250 E Paseo Del Centro, Fresno, CA 93720-4321
10
Start:Forestiere Underground Gardens
Fresno, California·
4.5
(862) review
Take a tour off Highway 99 and visit Fresno's best kept secret. *A hand-built network of underground rooms, courtyards and passageways reminiscent of the ancient catacombs. *Unique fruit producing trees, shrubs, and vines growing underground - some over 90 years old! *Ancient Roman architecture - arches, vaults and stone-built walls. *Underground micro-climates - temperature variations of 10 to 30 degrees! *Underground home of Sicilian visionary and self-taught artist/builder Baldassare Forestiere.
11
Start:Island Waterpark
Fresno, California·
4.0
(82) review
6099 W Barstow Ave, Fresno, CA 93723-9372
12
Start:Simonian Farms
Fresno, California·
4.5
(47) review
2629 S Clovis Ave, Fresno, CA 93725-9307
13
Start:Engelman Cellars
Fresno, California·
4.0
(6) review
3275 N Rolinda Ave, Fresno, CA 93723-9637
14
Start:Ziveli Winery
Fresno, California·
5.0
(5) review
5840 N Biola Ave, Fresno, CA 93723-9430
15
Start:Studio Movie Grill - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California·
4.0
(33) review
2733 Calloway Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93312-2618
16
Start:Trout's & the Blackboard Stages
Bakersfield, California·
5.0
(4) review
805 N Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308-3512
17
Start:Peacocks at Hart Park
Bakersfield, California·
4.0
(55) review
River Rd, Bakersfield, CA
18
Start:Ethels Old Corral
Bakersfield, California·
4.5
(7) review
4310 Alfred Harrell Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308-9606
19
Start:Buck Owens' Crystal Palace
Bakersfield, California·
4.5
(564) review
Combination, Steakhouse, theater and a museum housing memorabilia spanning Buck Owens' 40 year career in country music.
20
Start:World Records
Bakersfield, California·
5.0
(3) review
2815 F St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-1827
21
Start:The Park at River Walk
Bakersfield, California·
4.0
(65) review
11200 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA
22
Start:Kern River State Park
Bakersfield, California·
4.0
(5) review
Alfred Harrell Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93308
23
Start:Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
Bakersfield, California·
4.5
(39) review
2018 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4420
24
Start:Tiki-Ko
Bakersfield, California·
5.0
(4) review
1919 K St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4424
25
Start:Guthrie's Alley Cat
Bakersfield, California·
4.5
(3) review
1525 Wall St, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4413
26
Start:Unity Church
Bakersfield, California·
3.5
(4) review
27
Start:Bakersfield Museum of Art
Bakersfield, California·
4.5
(31) review
Accredited art museum with exhibits rotating three times per year; education programs for children, teens, and adults; lots of special events. Also holds many weddings and other events.
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Start:California Fruit Depot
Bakersfield, California·
5.0
(72) review
10854 Redbank Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307-9143
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What's the driving distance between Fresno and Bakersfield?
The distance is 115 miles
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The driving time can vary depending on traffic conditions, but it is typically 2h 8m mins in normal traffic
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