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Master the outdoors at Kern River Rafting. The company started with a few boats, a handful of guides, an old yellow van, and a big bad dream. Today, outdoor enthusiasts can book customizable, fun, and thrilling rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing, and winter sports adventures with a highly trained group of adventure professionals.

Travel back in time at The Kern County Museum in Bakersfield. Step inside the pioneer village attraction, situated across 16 acres with over 50 authentic buildings collected from around the county. The buildings presented are related to life in the 19th century, and include an adobe house, bank, barn, blacksmith shop, harness shop, hospital and more.

Art buffs hang out at the Bakersfield Museum of Art to appreciate permanent collections from renowned regional artists, and view rare traveling exhibits such as Lethal Beauty; Samurai Weapons and Armor, displaying the compelling duality of deadly weaponry forged with artistic beauty. Release your inner artist by signing up for one of the museum's art classes or workshops.

Discover tranquility at the Central Park at Mill Creek in Bakersfield. Spend a day in the park, surrounded by trees and three million pounds of boulders from the Kern River. The park features stamp concrete walkways, lined with turn-of-the-century themed fixtures, and a covered pedestrian bridge crossing over a babbling brook.