Worth the trip from Shafter: Dignity Health Arena, 13 mi off
The town has no place on our list of its own; 6 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a stadium & arena and a national monument. Around 85K people visit Kern County Museum each year. Further afield, Tulare Lake is 51 mi from the centre.
Tulare Lake
Dry lake in San Joaquin Valley, California.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
Head to the southeast for most of the 6 on the list.
Orange: Shafter. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Everything here is within 60 miles, 12 places in all.
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6César E. Chávez National Monument
U.S. National Monument in Keene, Kern County, California.
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8Visalia Fox Theatre
Theater and former movie theater in Visalia, California, United States.
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11Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Tulare Lake: Trace Fleeman Garcia, CC0 · Sequoia National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Giant Sequoia National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · Dignity Health Arena: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · César E. Chávez National Monument: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Kern County Museum: (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Visalia Fox Theatre: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ESMoA: Teamone Esmoa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bakersfield Museum of Art: Skyman9999. Skyman9999, CC0
