2018 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, California
The Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science is a natural history museum in Bakersfield’s Arts district, downtown. The museum focuses on three areas: Geology, Anthropology, and Paleontology. It was established in 1995, and at that time centered around the collection of Miocene fossils from Shark Tooth Hill (in Kern County). The museum’s main collection is still there, but other displays have grown through time to currently include a collection of taxidermy animals from Africa, a model of Yosemite Valley with roads, buildings, and trails, a triceratops skull replica, a copy of a Yokuts Indian village, and more. The museum also has an interactive area called the “Oh Zone.” Additionally, there is a Paleo Lab that is set up to preserve, repair, clean, and rebuild fossils and other artifacts.
Address: 2018 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301, US