It is exactly as described, a big water tower dressed up as a coffee pot. Getting the right…read morelocation for a good picture takes a little wondering as it is in a park surrounded by trees and a couple of buildings. We found the back side of the fire station to be the best one for us. It's fairly close to the freeway so it would probably have been a quick stop if we didn't drive around the town for a bit. Fun to see, worth the stop for us. Enjoy!

I'm into roadside attractions so I stopped here on the way up to Fresno. It's easy access as it's…read moreright off the freeway. The Coffeepot is better for pictures at a distance on Marion or Smith streets than close because you can see the design better than from underneath. There is this little historical jail to visit at the base, otherwise there isn't too much to it. Kingsburg's Draper street is a block away which is this cute little Swedish themed area. It's no Solvang and surprisingly doesn't have any Swedish restaurants that I could see but it has cute architecture and the Swedish flag on many businesses. It entertaining to walk around a little bit after unless you are in the summer heat.

One of the cleanest RV parks we've been in. Lots of trees and grass and a river. Charlie was very…read morenice and helpful and the ladies at reception were also very nice.

Stopped in for the first night of a one month trip. Nice campsite. Very quiet. Our site was a…read morecouple hundred yards from the Sacramento river. Campground seem to be very well maintained. Restrooms were clean. Check-in was a little bit odd, we got there late, and there were really no directions for that. I happen to open up the US mailbox (legalities aside)to side and that's where I found our paperwork. After that, it was a breeze. Would definitely stay again.

This is a really cool historic park. I came here last month on a rainy day. I wanted something new…read moreto do. We arrived before it started raining and a man greeted us. He let us know we could check out all the buildings there. We explored Clay school house first, they had the classroom set up like it was still in use. There were mannequins in there to look realistic. Super cool. I found my nana's name and picture from her year book. It was on the wall of the class room. Then we checked out the church, it's still in use. The fire house was cool, we got to take pics on the engine. The old house was beautiful inside and out! It's a really nice way to spend the day! They're open on weekends. Free parking.

Was shocked to see some negative reviews on here for the historical park! We had our wedding at…read morethe Historical Park in Kingsburg on Oct. 5 2024. The venue itself is incredible, but my favorite part was the staff & management team at the park who assisted us with almost everything for our big day. They went above and beyond to make sure we had a stress-free day. Helping with deliveries day-of, ideas for layout/planning, draft timelines, you name it! I am so happy we decided on Kingsburg Historical Park as our wedding venue. You will not be disappointed, and your guests will have a great time :) 10/10 would recommend!

I recently put together a fairly substantial road trip to see a bunch of California I'd never…read moreproperly explored, including a handful of stops, like this one, to see things that had gone on mental my list to see "eventually" like a decade ago, that I decided to cross off as many of as I could, at once. Honestly, I didn't entirely know what to expect - I'd seen pictures of the place, but pictures don't do the *scale* of the place justice. Indeed, having now taken the tour of what is left, the most mindboggling thing I learned about it is, by the time anyone had started working to preserve what was left, a majority of the land Forestiere had converted to his home, had long been sold to developers, who just filled it all back in. It was originally even several times larger! Anyway, the part I did already know, but it was still impressive to see in person: from ground level, it hardly looks like anything, just a standard small orchard, if that. But as soon as you descend, you can see, and *feel*, instantly why he built it. Unlike the sprawling Winchester house I originally had mentally compared it to, which was built by a rich person slowly going insane, in this case, it was built by someone with fairly modest wealth (indeed, when he started, no wealth whatsoever), just loads of time and the willingness to learn how to construct and then, for the rest of his life, continuously improve, a wonderfully air conditioned house using no electricity (it was a hundred million degrees outside the weekend we were there, and a perfect temperature once the tour started), that everything he built, was built to make it a more comfortable place for himself to live and grow citrus, as he slowly McGuyvered himself a megamansion out of nothing but primitive tools, a couple donkeys, and decades worth of time and effort. Super cool! (Well, we did learn, eventually he realized what he was building could be turned into a hotel, and had started working on that when he died. It's too bad he didn't complete it - I'd have loved to stay in that hotel!) It's even more impressive that, while it eventually turned into quite a home, he *started* digging it as a temporary fix to try to grow his citrus, after he moved to Fresno hoping to farm citrus, so when he discovered the topsoil sucked too much to grow citrus trees, he dug deeper down, planted citrus there, and built an underground citrus grove so successfully, with fruit of all shapes and sizes, that a majority are still the same citrus trees growing there now - and they look *seriously* juicy. I just wish they could sell them to us when they were ripe - I wanted to eat one! (I asked - they aren't legally allowed to sell produce to consumers themselves. Every once in a while some local business will buy produce and make snacks they can sell themselves, but mostly they just have to let the produce fall naturally and decompose back into the soil.) I wouldn't feel the need to come back now that I've seen it - it's not like anything is likely to *change* at this point (unless maybe they eventually could get a license to sell the citrus grown there?) - but it was definitely worth making the detour to see the place finally. p.s. Parking was not *nearly* as much of a big deal as I'd worried it would be. The website indicates that due to construction on the next big street over, it's street parking, so get there early. Turns out the street they said to park in, is basically a glorified alley - admittedly, we were the first tour of the day, it might get busier later, but there was *tons* of free parking. I was mostly worried about our car being broken into, being in what is now a fairly sketchy-looking neighborhood with zero foot traffic most of the time. It was fine, though, obviously.

Shoutout to Kelsey, our awesome tour guide. She walked us through the Forestiere's underground…read moregarden and spoke proudly about its history. My family came here to visit not knowing what to expect. It was a great experience learning how Forestiere built these tunnels so intentionally and with innovation. The guided tour is about 60 minutes and includes a lot of walking with some stairs, so be prepared with comfy shoes. However, there's also benches in the tunnels if you need a quick seat. The tour ends in the grand ballroom which connects to the gift shop. There you can find citrus sorbet made from the fruits of this garden. I had to give that a taste and it was sweet and zesty. I went home with some postcards to send to friends too. This place is also California State National Landmark No. 916! You must add it to your bucket list of adventures.

Well on a busy day/ night parking is the worst thing imaginable. Just a warning that you might get…read morecrashed into, run over, cursed at, increased road rage, or all of the above if you visit this park on a softball game day. They added another baseball field a few years ago to meet demands but they didn't add another parking area to meet with high demands of the extra crowd it would attract. There is plenty of space for it. City of Selma, please notice!! They offer a cool little snack bar which consists of locals fundraising for their organization. Restrooms are a little difficult as well. Kinda remind me of the ones at The Pismo Beach Pier. Enter at your own risk and take some napkins with you just in case and some hand sanitizer. The public is lucky they installed doors in each unit :/

Beautiful facility and such a fun place to take my dog. The grounds are incredibly well kept,…read moretheres a nice walking trail, fun agility obstacles, a gated area for smaller dogs, a water fountain (for people and pups), and a restroom. My dog and I love coming here. Thank you Kingsburg!

Such a FUN place!! It was a good find and affordable tickets. Veterans and kids less than 3 y/o get…read morein free (Yayy). The only ticket we paid for was my husband's and that was only $8! My son loved it. He ran everywhere, fed the fish, dug for bones, so many things! Ms. Natalie did the group play when we were there, she is so sweet and professional. We will definitely keep Fresno discovery in our family's activity rotation. Thank you

We met family from Sacramento here today, we're from Bakersfield. We have never been here before…read more It was a great deal at $3/person, since it's the 1st sat of the month. We spent about 3 or so hours playing & exploring. It's really meant for younger ages,probably up until about 10-11. My son is going to be 11 next week & loved it because he loves dinosaurs, digging & science. Not sure i would go out of my way to go back, only because we don't live locally but if we lived in fresno I would consider getting a membership. They have a lot of great programs throughout the week which would be great for school field trips or homeschooling co-ops.

If you do one thing in Sequoia & Kings Canyon make it a tour with Krista at Sequoia Guides!…read more We experienced a snow shoeing tour and had a party of 5 ranging in age from 9 to 53. Krista was fantastic at making us feel confident in our abilities. She showed interest in each of us and answered every question we had. This was my 3rd time visiting Sequoia & Kings Canyon and I learned things I never knew! She is exceptionally knowledgeable about Sequoia & Kings Canyon. This was the highlight of our trip! We will be back for a spring/summer tour before too long!

I was born in ND and lived near Redding, CA for 30 years. Now I live in Springville, CA and it's a…read moreshort 45 minute drive to the sequoia's. Beautiful drive...wonderful scenic area and my family will visit again and again!!

An excellent place to volunteer!…read more This is a review of Coexist with Wildlife Day, which was awesome: a bio blitz, some volunteer work and tacos from a food truck with a band. Also free Otter Pops!

I really enjoyed visiting the River Pky. We gathered for a meeting and for some attendees, it was…read moretheir first visit and the atmosphere was amazing for all. I have been back just to enjoy the grounds. So pretty!