Creating a self-guided walk to explore Bakersfield is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Art Center Gallery
Bakersfield Californian Building
Bakersfield Museum of Art
Beale Clock Tower (must see)
Beale Memorial Library
Buck Owens' Crystal Palace (must see)
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (must see)
Central Park at Mill Creek
Colonel Thomas Baker Statue
Dewar's Candy Shop
Father Garces Statue
First Baptist Church
Fox Theater (must see)
Jastro Building
Jerry's Pizza & Pub
Kern County Chamber of Commerce Building (must see)
Kern County Vietnam War Memorial
Kern Veterans Memorial
Korean Veterans Memorial
Kress Building
Lori Brock Children’s Discovery Center
Masonic Building
McMurtrey Aquatic Center
Memorial to Cancer Survivors
Padre Hotel
Pioneer Village (must see)
Post Office Building
Rabobank Arena, Theater, and Convention Center (must see)
Riley’s
Tevis Block
The Mint Bar
The Park at River Walk
Unity Center
Westchester Liquors
Women's Club
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Best Western Plus Hill House (view info)
Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center (view info)
Padre Hotel (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :