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Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
Category: Arts & Entertainment Museums Museums [Edit]
2018 Chester AveBakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 324-6350
- Hours:
Tue-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
2 reviews in English
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Review from Sarah J.
Merced, CA
5/18/2012
While the building is very lacking (especially the top floor and the poor A/C), the museum has AMAZING exhibits and they really need to find a building that lets them display it all correctly.
The Native American recreation was top notch; the geological (aka rocks and gems) exhibit was excellent; the wildlife area (aka the stuffed animals) was awesome.
This is NOT just for kids! -
Review from JF N.
Bakersfield, CA
6/25/2008
You've GOT to visit Allodesmus! Buena Vista Natural History Museum at present resides on Chester Avenue in Downtown Bakersfield. The highlight of the collection are the many Miocene epoch fossils collected from near-by Sharktooth Hill, the world-famous Mecca of the Miocene for paleontologists.
Allodesmus is the Ur-sea-lion, the 10,000,000 year-old ancestor of today's pinnipeds! So, if you love Sea World!... Allodesmus presents himself to us here at BVNM as a nearly-complete skeleton. A five-star fossil if there ever was one! BVNM is a young and struggling institution. So pay them a visit! If you are traveling through, there's Jerry's Pizza on the other side of Chester, a short three-blocks or so to the south, as well as several other convenient offerings. And if you need to get inked, there's a tattoo studio a little bit to the north! Who says Bakersfield is boring? ;)
The Miocene collection highlights the fact that long, long before the time of Paris Hilton there was an ocean where much of western Kern County now stands. Thus it gives you an interesting side-perspective for any trek to Yosemite or Sequoia National Parks. Yosemite Valley is a "recent development."
Specialties
We are in a 20, 000 sq ft building with 16, 000 sq.ft of exhibits. Within the exhibits areas are many treasures from Kern County and the World. Local Fossils from Miocene Epoch (14 million years ago), including many rare, one of a kind and impressive fossilized specimens found on Shark Tooth Hill just Northeast of Bakersfield. Additionally, there are African, Asian and North American animals mounts, gems, minerals, significant collection of Petrified Woods, a Native American interpretive life size family dwelling area representing the local valley tribe the Yokuts and over 2000 sq ft of mind stimulating hands-on science activities within the Oh Zone. The Oh Zone is an interactive Science exhibit area designed with children in mind, but has something for all ages to enjoy. BVMNH is the only museum in Central Californian that has Anatomy, Astronomy Anthrop
History
Established in 1995
We are celebrating it 14th year of operation. The museum began at CALM with 800 sq. ft. and a small display of local fossils. Today we are in a 20, 000 sq ft building with 16, 000 sq.ft of exhibits.
Meet the Manager: Koral H.
Our Executive Director Koral is the lifeblood of our museum. Come by and and say HI!
