Bakersfield Top Attractions & Passes
Bakersfield attractions, in short: we list 8 of Bakersfield’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a Bakersfield city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)Bakersfield, located in California's Central Valley and home to a metro area population of approximately 922,529, offers visitors a variety of cultural and recreational attractions. The city is known for its museums, art museums, zoo, and parks, which showcase local history, wildlife, and outdoor spaces. With eight notable attractions to explore, there is something for different interests and ages throughout the region.
A city pass can be a convenient way to visit multiple Bakersfield attractions with a single ticket. Rather than purchasing individual admission to each site, a bundled pass allows visitors to access several attractions together. For current information about which attractions are included in available passes, pricing, and terms, visit the official pass provider's website using the link on this page.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| Kern County Museum | Museum |
| California Living Museum (CALM) | Zoo |
| Buena Vista Museum of Natural History | Museum |
| Bakersfield Museum of Art | Art museum |
| The Park at River Walk | Park |
| Crystal Palace (Buck Owens) | Landmark |
| Murray Family Farms | Other attraction |
| Fox Theater | Theater district |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Sequoia National Park NPS Unit · 79.9 mi | 1,378,337 (2025) |
| Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 85.8 mi | 722,626 (2025) |
| Manzanar National Historic Site · 100.7 mi | 95,764 (2025) |
| Kings Canyon National Park NPS Unit · 108.5 mi | 779,791 (2025) |
| Channel Islands National Park · 118.4 mi | 227,186 (2025) |
| Death Valley National Park · 119.0 mi | 1,320,134 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to Bakersfield's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.