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Although you will have to drive about two hours outside of Fresno to reach it, Yosemite National Park is well worth the trip. This national park encompasses 761,268 acres, with spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls and Giant Sequoia groves. The seven square miles of Yosemite Valley are wonderful for camping, hiking, biking and even swimming. This designated wilderness is the perfect outdoor escape from urban life.

Spend a casual night kicking back with friends at the Hook & Ladder Lounge. Equipped with a few arcade games and several televisions, Hook & Ladder has been praised as a great little dive bar. This cozy neighborhood bar offers inexpensive drinks served by personable bartenders in a place where you can spend an evening simply relaxing. If the quieter nightlife is for you, make this the next bar you visit.

View the permanent and traveling art galleries at the Fresno Art Museum. You can find art from all over the globe at this art museum. The Fresno Art Museum has been collecting, preserving and exhibiting valuable art and historical objects to the public since its foundation in 1948.