Visit Downtown Bakersfield
Popular places to visit
Buck Owens Crystal Palace
You can enjoy a show at Buck Owens Crystal Palace on your trip to Bakersfield. Visit the cosy cafes or lively bars in this family-friendly area.
Dignity Health Arena
Catch an event at Dignity Health Arena during your trip to Bakersfield. Discover the top-notch restaurants and entertainment choices in this family-friendly area.
Fox Theater
You can get tickets for a performance at Fox Theater on your trip to Bakersfield. Discover the top-notch restaurants and entertainment choices in this relaxing area.
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science
You can spend an afternoon browsing the exhibits at Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science in Bakersfield. Visit the shops and top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.
Bakersfield Museum of Art
You can spend an afternoon studying the exhibits at Bakersfield Museum of Art in Bakersfield. Discover the top-notch restaurants and entertainment choices in this romantic area.
McMurtrey Aquatic Center
Catch an event at McMurtrey Aquatic Center during your trip to Bakersfield. Discover the top-notch restaurants and entertainment choices in this relaxing area.
Top hotels in Downtown Bakersfield
The Padre Hotel
Spacious room, friendly staff, cool bar, incredible water pressure in the shower. If I am ever back in Bakersfield this is where I am headed.
Reviewed on 3 Dec 2025
Best Western Plus Hill House
Ended up in the rooms over the bridge in the back, there was no gate to access the street and I had to walk back over the bridge and out through the entrance to get to the street to walk to the convention center which was very inconvenient.
Reviewed on 24 Nov 2025
Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center
The hotel was pretty decent and the staff is very nice. But the hotel's price/performance ratio seems a bit low for its location. The entry and the breakfast were pretty good, but most of the hotel is fairly ordinary.
Reviewed on 2 Dec 2025
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bakersfield
We purchased our breakfast the day we were leaving and the service was great and friendly.
Reviewed on 5 Dec 2025
Hourglass Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Staff are very pleasant upbeat. Food was OK. The room was clean. Enjoy my stay
Reviewed on 2 Dec 2025
Vagabond Inn Bakersfield South
Yes
Reviewed on 3 Dec 2025
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Other neighbourhoods around Downtown Bakersfield
Riviera - Westchester
If you're spending some time in Riviera - Westchester, Kern River and Camelot Park are top sights worth seeing.
Baker Street
Baker Street might not have many top sights, but Kern County Museum and Dignity Health Arena are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Oleander - Sunset
Though Oleander - Sunset may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Dignity Health Arena and Kern County Fairgrounds.
La Cresta
Though La Cresta may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Kern County Museum and Dignity Health Arena.
West Park Community
West Park Community might not have many top sights, but Buck Owens Crystal Palace and Fox Theater are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
East Bakersfield
While East Bakersfield isn't home to many top sights, Dignity Health Arena and Kern County Museum are some notable places to visit nearby.
Downtown Bakersfield Travel Guide
- Dignity Health Arena
- Fox Theater
- Bakersfield Museum of Art
- McMurtrey Aquatic Center
- Kern County Veterans Memorial
- Buck Owens Crystal Palace
- Kern County Fairgrounds
- Kern River
- Bakersfield Sports Village
- Kern County Raceway Park
- Golden West Casino
- Ernst Quarries
- California Living Museum
- Links at Riverlakes Ranch Golf Course
- Camelot Park
- Sam Lynn Ballpark
- Kern River Golf Course
