Visalia is located 38mi/61km southeast of Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley. Visalia was settled in 1852 and is the oldest permanent inland settlements between Stockton and Los Angeles. Visalia is also known as the "Gateway to the Sequoias."
The Central California Chinese Cultural Center in Visalia is at 500 Akers Road. Exhibits include cultural artifacts, paintings and rare architectural finds.
The Kaweah Oaks Preserve is managed by the Sequoia Riverlands Trust to conserve the natural and agricultural legacy of the southern Sierra Nevada and San Joacquin Valley. The preserve protects future generations of blue oak woodland, valley oak riparian forest, sycamore alluvial woodland, grasslands and rare plant species, while preserving traditional uses of the land, such as livestock grazing.
Mooney Grove Park offers recreational opportunities and a lagoon with paddle boat rentals.
Hours:
8am-8pm; Sun:8am-9pm; Sat:8am-9pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), New Year's Eve (December 31), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
The Tulare County Museum in Mooney Grove Park houses historical exhibits in ten buildings on 140 acres. Highlights of the exhibits include American Indian and Tulare County Pioneer artifacts of the late 1800s.
Hours:
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
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