Selfie Spots
Any Of These Will Guarantee You A Memorable Photo Of Your Stay In Bakersfield.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/bakersfield-sign.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=af2ff655c4e14eb92060f69996c66961 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/bakersfield-sign.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=5dfd635ecfba5cb28de31cb2ec249d71 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/bakersfield-sign.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=5b848153216cd3052b01ae1daa92ed4b 768w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/bakersfield-sign.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=a40b9092cd63b2b747aaad24420aba6a 1024w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/bakersfield-sign.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=38b30e39d51941963f2df37ff274bf7a 1120w)
1) Bakersfield Arch (Sillect Ave. at Buck Owens Blvd.) is a replica of the original arch that spanned Union Ave. It was rebuilt here by Buck Owens using the arch’s original letters.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/clock-tower.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=bf5be8201eb4d9927f92cdec536ac37a 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/clock-tower.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=a9234a92ee6af6bc51ae6ba0cde498c1 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/clock-tower.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=86b1e3e798009b4d5298b3bea46ed8ab 768w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/clock-tower.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=d97cae488763d9ecc254ff7a1d72c313 1024w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/clock-tower.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=797b884027eaf2748496f48bdfe75f9b 1120w)
2) Beale Memorial Clock Tower (3801 Chester Ave.) is a replica of the original that was located in the intersection of Chester Ave. and 17th St. It was destroyed in the 1952 earthquake.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/mill-creek-bridge.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=a5c7fba352687abfce1d23d0ab91dcc9 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/mill-creek-bridge.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=4d73acaf3f3b7a8f66f9bf0c62f5b97d 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/mill-creek-bridge.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=22eb2b23c90574c9cd5a958795d9abe1 640w)
3) Mill Creek Covered Bridge (Central Park, 21st St. just east of “R” St.) built in 2009, is the scene of many weddings and community events.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/Selfie-Trail-Guthries-Alley-Cat.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50.45%2067.37&q=80&w=320&s=d6776ee798c6fbf74c9ac870e8b519c7 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/Selfie-Trail-Guthries-Alley-Cat.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50.45%2067.37&q=80&w=540&s=4d58395c963fd739b4b2185c2dff2a78 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/Selfie-Trail-Guthries-Alley-Cat.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50.45%2067.37&q=80&w=768&s=50838bf9a9aaf030ade0754c0311f6d6 768w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/Selfie-Trail-Guthries-Alley-Cat.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50.45%2067.37&q=80&w=1024&s=0c9721c1f2b12c8b6d49ab88708d4299 1024w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/Selfie-Trail-Guthries-Alley-Cat.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50.45%2067.37&q=80&w=1200&s=09121b29739dfd3d4402ea6280ffa7d2 1168w)
4) Guthire’s Alley Cat Sign (1525 Wall St.). A 75-year old neon icon beckons revelers to a Bakersfield dive bar institution.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/big-shoe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=d0e05ab542289356c8b9aea9d4fb5bff 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/big-shoe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=0959411d2129f75270a7a29e0193c05d 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/big-shoe.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=bb41539bf1bf082c28347c1d7f5a8597 640w)
5) The Big Shoe (931 Chester Ave.). A 30 ft. long, 20 ft. high giant shoe with a shoe repair shop inside. Really.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/veterans-memorial.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=a45c2b18f01e3eb1afffd8b58364db5c 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/veterans-memorial.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=935a6d84eeaeb58d3a7eddc17d99d6c1 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/veterans-memorial.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=ab029cc694c580b0f99c59eea7ebba08 640w)
6) Kern Veterans Memorial (Truxtun Ave. and “S” St.) honors the service and sacrifices of local veterans who died in battle.
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7) Mill House (601 17th St., 17th and “R” sts.) is on the site of a former flour mill, and its water wheel generates electrical power from the waters of Mill Creek.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/woolworths-building.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=2b1dcc720a71e55b53f8c3aeeb8c56bb 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/woolworths-building.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=3e24805be51cd7f52ffacc166b07e19b 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/woolworths-building.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=d08b5bd7131f81622929a55de29a8294 640w)
8) Woolworth’s (1400 – 19th St.). The distinctive signage still adorns this 1939 Art Moderne building that now houses an antique mall and the timeless luncheonette, serving lunch until 4PM.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/korn-row2.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=a01c1bd748c756164c9a8a0b395e1660 200w)
9) Korn Row (behind Mechanics Bank Arena on “N” St.) is dedicated to local world-famous band Korn.
![](https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/ethels-old-corral-cafe2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=0ed108f24d67e43efc0ac361072bc501 320w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/ethels-old-corral-cafe2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=30dbaff89e2b517075b59d701453088d 540w, https://visit-bakersfield.imgix.net/images/ethels-old-corral-cafe2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&bg=%23ffffff&fit=max&fm=jpg&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=6154f7bbcfc417a2077bf1c5e0232fea 640w)
10) Ethel’s Old Corral (4310 Alfred Harrell Hwy.) Wagon wheels on the roof, horses tied up out front, and a towering Native American nearby.
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