Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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Porterville Historical Museum

Porterville Historical Museum

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Zalud House

Zalud House

Historic 19th-century house museum. Family home from 1891 featuring original furnishings & decor, plus a picturesque rose garden.

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Zalud Park

Zalud Park

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Veterans Park

Veterans Park

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Del Lago Park

Del Lago Park

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Tulare Historical Museum

Tulare Historical Museum

Local art exhibitions & memorabilia. Opened in 1985, this local history museum features memorabilia, rotating art exhibits & a gift shop.

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Mulcahy Park

Mulcahy Park

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Cherry Meadow Park

Cherry Meadow Park

Neighborhood play field with a shelter. Small neighborhood recreation lot with an open field, playground, walking path & covered shelter.

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Kiwanis Park

Kiwanis Park

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Tulare County Museum

Tulare County Museum

Local history, culture & Native basketry. Local history & culture exhibits, including a large collection of Native American baskets.

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Mooney Grove Park

Mooney Grove Park

Historic park with many trees & a lagoon. Large, enduring public park dotted with grand old oaks, historic buildings & a lagoon with boats.

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Blain Park

Blain Park

Park with a playground, path & fields. Park featuring open fields, a playground, a walking path & reservable arbors with grills.

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Perry Family Park

Perry Family Park

Local park with playground & picnic area. This popular, community park features a children's playground, picnic tables & open green space.

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ImagineU Children's Museum

ImagineU Children's Museum

Educational, hands-on exhibits & events. Colorful hands-on exhibits & events with multicultural, science, environmental & arts themes.

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Cecil Park

Cecil Park

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Slick Rock Recreation Area

Slick Rock Recreation Area

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Delano Heritage Park

Delano Heritage Park

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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

Restored early 20th-century sites. Historic state park featuring restored early 20th-century landmark buildings, plus tours & camping.

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Constitution Park

Constitution Park

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Riverway Sports Park

Riverway Sports Park

Popular place for outdoor recreation. Sprawling park with an interactive water feature, baseball & soccer fields, playgrounds & more.

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Corcoran Community Park

Corcoran Community Park

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Tunnel Rock

Tunnel Rock

Large rock over a onetime roadway. Landmark boulder & photo spot marking a former roadway through a granite tunnel.

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Giant Forest Museum

Giant Forest Museum

History & ecology of the giant sequoias. Museum for the history & ecology of the giant sequoia forest, with exhibits & interpretive trails.

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Crystal Cave (Sequoia National Park)

Crystal Cave (Sequoia National Park)

Seasonal tours in remote natural locale. Tours of this remote natural formation are offered mid-May through November, with tickets required.

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Home Garden Community Park

Home Garden Community Park

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Freedom Park

Freedom Park

Park with a playground & splash pad. Community park offering open green space, a children's playground & a splash pad.

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Coe Park

Coe Park

Retreat with play areas & picnic tables. Open green space featuring recreational areas such as a splash pad, playground & picnic facilities.

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Carnegie Museum of Kings County

Carnegie Museum of Kings County

Exhibits on local history & culture. Museum in a neo-Romanesque building with exhibits & programs exploring the area's history & culture.

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Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum

Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum

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Hanford Carousel

Hanford Carousel

Historic carousel with art deco details. Built in 1939, this restored wooden carousel features horses, 2 chariots & art deco details.

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Lacey Park

Lacey Park

Park boasting many basketball courts. Community park with numerous basketball courts, multi-use fields, a splash pad & a playground.

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Centennial Park

Centennial Park

City park with athletics facilities. City park with ball fields, a running track, tennis & basketball courts & a playground.

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

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Hidden Valley Park

Hidden Valley Park

Kids' play areas & a charming duck pond. City park offering lawns, a duck pond, kids' play structures, picnicking & a seasonal splash pad.

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Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower And Public Park

Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower And Public Park

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Hart Memorial Park

Hart Memorial Park

Scenic spot for swimming, fishing & more. Picturesque park offering swimming, fishing, picnic facilities, hiking & equestrian trails.

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California Living Museum (CALM)

California Living Museum (CALM)

Indoor & outdoor displays & exhibits. Museum exploring California's diverse flora & fauna, with a reptile house & botanical gardens.

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Heritage Park

Heritage Park

Picnicking, recreational sports & hiking. Park with a playground, picnic shelter & paved trail, plus tennis courts, a pond & disc golf course.

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Panorama Vista Preserve

Panorama Vista Preserve

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Panorama Park

Panorama Park

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Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum

Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum

Historic 1893 family home with exhibits. Victorian house museum showcasing furnishings & relics of the pioneering Moody family.

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Lions Park

Lions Park

Park with a tot lot & a playground. Unassuming neighborhood park featuring a tot lot & a playground for older children.

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Lori Brock Discovery Center

Lori Brock Discovery Center

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Kern County Museum

Kern County Museum

16-acre museum for local history. Dozens of artifacts & displays chronicling the area's Native American, frontier & oil history.

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Beach Park

Beach Park

Riverside park for sports & picnics. City park set on the Kern River, offering biking, skating & softball, plus shaded picnic areas.

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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science

Educational exhibits on earth history. Hands-on exhibits & artifacts exploring earth sciences such as geology, archaeology & paleontology.

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Bakersfield Museum of Art

Bakersfield Museum of Art

Fine-art institute dating to 1956. Longtime art museum offering exhibits by Californian artists, education programs & kids' classes.

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Yokuts Park

Yokuts Park

Green space with a playground & concerts. Park with concerts & other special events, plus a playground, picnic areas & bike trail access.

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Jastro Park

Jastro Park

Play area for kids plus tennis courts. Recreational area offering lighted tennis & basketball courts, horseshoe pits & a jungle gym.

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Central Park at Mill Creek

Central Park at Mill Creek

Linear park with waterside paths. Popular park & photography area running along both sides of a canal with a covered bridge.

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Beale Park

Beale Park

Neighborhood park where parakeets live. Family park offering horseshoe pits, ballfields, a Greek theater & large flock of wild parakeets.

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Saunders Park

Saunders Park

Basketball courts & picnic areas. Tucked-away green space offering lighted basketball courts, playground & picnic areas with BBQ pits.

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Westdale Park

Westdale Park

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Centennial Park

Centennial Park

Picnic & recreation spot with a dog area. Public recreation spot with picnic grounds, sports courts, playgrounds, grills & an off-leash area.

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The Park at River Walk

The Park at River Walk

Park with an amphitheater on the water. 32-acre park with an amphitheater surrounded by water featuring various live music performances.

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