The Shafter Depot Museum is a historic museum located in the town of Shafter, which is located in Kern County, California. Shafter is in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley, not far from the city of Bakersfield. This museum is housed in a former Southern Pacific Railroad depot and showcases the history and heritage of Shafter and the surrounding area.
The California Living Museum, also known as CALM, is a zoo and botanical garden located in Bakersfield, California. It is dedicated to the conservation of California native animals and plants, and serves as a center for wildlife education and research.
The mission of the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History is to recover, preserve and display local and world wide natural history objects. It promotes the scientific and educational aspects of earth history, particularly paleontology, biology, geology and anthropology.
Bakersfield Museum of Art has provided outstanding exhibits and offered unique educational opportunities in the visual arts. It strives to enhance the quality of life through art appreciation and educational opportunities in the visual arts for Bakersfield and Kern County residents and visitors.
The Kern County Museum is a history museum located in Bakersfield, California. Its main focus is the history of Kern County. One of the prominent features is Pioneer Village. It provides interpretive experiences through historical objects that tell significant stories about Kern County life to its visitors.
The Tehachapi Heritage League Museum is a small museum located in the city of Tehachapi, California. The museum is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the Tehachapi Valley, which is located in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The 20 Mule Team Museum is located in Boron, California, and is dedicated to preserving the history of the mining industry in the area. The museum features exhibits and artifacts related to the borax mining industry, which was a major industry in the region during the early 20th century.
The Museum Exhibits contain a large assortment of artifacts from the Kern River Valley, the exhibits describe all aspects of life beginning before recorded times when much of the area was under sea waters. It has exhibits depicting the Native Americans who moved about this area for thousands of years before white settlers arrived.
Air Force Flight Test Museum preserves, displays, and educates the public about the more than 75 years of flight tests, aerospace, and technological developments at Edwards Air Force Base, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Plant 42, and the Aerospace Valley.
The West Kern Oil Museum is a treasure trove of information about the city history and documentation of the petroleum industry. The West Kern Oil Museum includes indoor and outdoor meeting spaces, vintage office, shops, and equipment, a fire house, a tent house, a shotgun house, a transportation building, a tool house, a library and a gift shop.
The Ridge Route Communities Historical Society is dedicated to collecting and preserving the history and artifacts in the mountains south of Bakersfield and north of Castaic.
The Borax Visitor Center offers guests the opportunity to learn more about borax and how the mineral is mined and refined. It is one of the best kept secrets of the Southern California desert.
Silver City Ghost Town is now operated as a museum to the Kern Valley's long and colorful history. The Apalatea/Burlando House which is believed to be the oldest standing structure in the Valley houses a saloon and country store. Thousands of artifacts are on display throughout the property.
There's something for everyone at the Tehachapi Depot. With four great rooms to visit, hundreds of train items on exhibit, a working train signal garden, play lot for the kids, free tours, and a beautiful gift shop.
The Minter Field Air Museum houses artifacts and photographs of the men and women who were stationed here as well as other military eras. Artifacts include military uniforms, radio equipment, a Link Trainer and a Norden Bomb Sight.
The mission of the Maturango Museum is to preserve, interpret, and develop an appreciation for the natural and cultural history of the Northern Mojave Desert through research and education, and to promote the arts.
China Lake Museum Foundation preserves the history of the Navy's premier full-spectrum weapons research, development, and test facility located in the Upper Mojave Desert.
