Visalia, California Attractions, Lodging, Shops & Services

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Art & Entertainment
Tulare County Symphony: Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 732-8600
Visalia Community Players: Ice House Theatre, Visalia. Tel: (559) 734-3900
Visalia Fox Theatre: Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 625-1369

Attractions & Museums
Colonel Allensworth State Historical Park: Col. Allen Allensworth was a former slave and military hero – the Union army’s highest ranking black soldier – when he founded the colony of Allensworth in 1908. Today the park is a center for historical, cultural and interpretative black studies. Allensworth is about 50 miles southwest of Visalia. For more about Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, call (661) 849-3433  
International Agri-Center: Hosts to the world's largest agricultural exposition, and the California Antique Farm Equipment Show. The Heritage Complex featuring the Farm Equipment Museum and Learning Center is also located on the same property. Located in Tulare, south of Visalia. Tel: (559) 688-1751 or (800) 999-9186
Sam B. Peña Planetarium: Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 733-6871
Tulare County Museum: Mooney Grove Park, Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 733-6616
Visalia Children’s Interactive Museum: Visalia, CA. (559) 733-5975

Business & Professional

Fairfield Inn Visalia: Spacious and comfortable guest rooms at a superior value for both business and leisure travelers. Free high speed internet, cable TV with HBO, indoor movies, indoor heated pool/spa, business center, meeting room, and a deluxe continental breakfast. For details – Click Here.

Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau: Visalia boasts over 140,000 square feet of meeting space and over 1,100 rooms. We’ll help you plan for your next meeting or convention or trip. Call us or visit website for group travel and meeting information. For details, click here.


Golf Courses
Oak Patch Golf Course: Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 733-5000
Valley Oaks Golf Course: Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 651-1441
Visalia Country Club: Private. Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 734-3733

Hotels & Lodging

Visalia Hotels, Motels & Inns  for discounts and online booking for hotels, motels and inns in and around the Visalia area, Click here.

Fairfield Inn Visalia: Spacious and comfortable guest rooms at a superior value for both business and leisure travelers. Free high speed internet, cable TV with HBO, indoor movies, indoor heated pool/spa, business center, meeting room, and a deluxe continental breakfast. For details – Click Here.

Visalia Convention & Visitors Bureau: Visalia boasts over 140,000 square feet of meeting space and over 1,100 rooms. We’ll help you plan for your next meeting or convention or trip. Call us or visit website for group travel and meeting information. For details, click here.

 

Parks, Preserves & Lakes
Kaweah Oaks Preserve: This 324-acre preserve protects one of the last remaining valley oak riparian forests in the San Joaquin Valley, where the Yokut Indian tribes once harvested their acorns. It is where four creeks carrying water from the Sierra converge. Enjoy self-guided nature trails, picnics, bird watching and special nature programs. For details – Click Here.



Lake Kaweah: Boating, fishing, swimming, water-skiing, picnicking and camping. Located east of Visalia, about 10 miles past Exeter, off Hwy.198. Tel: (559) 597-2526
Mooney Grove Park: Picnic areas, arbors, seating and barbecue facilities, arbors and shaded large oak canopies, and a lagoon with friendly geese and ducks, with rental paddle boats for family fun. Visalia, CA. Tel: (559) 733-6291
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge: 6,833 Acres of valley grassland and wetland habitats, managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. There’s a small marsh, walking trail, and is home wintering Sandhill Cranes. Open daily from dawn to dusk. From Visalia, it is located south on Hwy 99.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks: Home to over 1200 species of plant communities, and over 250 animal species, these two parks feature immense mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world’s largest trees! Enjoy plenty of outdoor recreation, camping and more. Only 45 minutes from Visalia. For details – Click Here.

Transportation
Sequoia Shuttle: Operating Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Sequoia Shuttle travels form Visalia, through Three Rivers and up to the Giant Forest Museum where it connects with tow shuttle routes that travel throughout the park. Tel: (877) BUS-HIKE (287-4453)
Visalia Towne Trolley: Free. Visalia, CA. Info: (559) 713-4950