The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bakersfield

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bakersfield, California

Updated March 21, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Bakersfield

Here’s what the shoe looked like when it was Deschwanden’s.

Bakersfield, California

Big Shoe Repair

Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.

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The marker in context–though the brush is often much higher.

Buttonwillow, California

'Buttonwillow Bivouac'

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

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Bakersfield, California

Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

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