We love this co-op of all local crafts and artisans. Now that I know they also pay it forward by…read moregiving back by supplying the display elementary schools with art supplies makes our purchases even better!

A 5 star stop for sure!!! What an incredible collection of history. From all ages of Tehachapi…read more Stones and arrowheads to modern horse carts. Doctors accessories, and pieces of historic value from the towns growth. Flash back to an early civilization and see how we were grown. I am in love with the deep history this location boasts. So we'll displayed. Very clean and cool inside, super friendly folks here filled with information. Hit the cool gift shop corner on your way out. There is even a really neat salt and pepper display. There is so much rich history to see here! I highly recommend you pop in ON A WEEKEND and see. They are not open midweek.

If somebody passing through Tehachapi was to ask me, what are the two things we need to do while…read morehere? My answer would be an easy one. Number one head to the Tehchapi Museum, and the second would be to enjoy a poor boy sandwich and ice tea at Kohnens. Those two things and you will have a perfect day. When I visited recently I had the good fortune of meeting Judith Reynolds, who is the museum director. I learned that the museum is run by the Tehachapi Heritage League and is solely run by wonderful volunteers. The docents work about one day a month for 4 hours and range in age from late 50's to 94 years young. I love that they have kept the admission free to the public, they wanted to make sure families could bring the kids and not worry about the price of admission. They do have a donation box and rely on the kindness of visitors, volunteers and grants to keep this museum up and running. You can join and become a member of the museum as I did for my family. It's 20$ for individual or 25$ for a family. People spend more than that on coffee a month, what a great way to keep Tehachapi history alive and available to everyone. With that membership you will receive a newsletter 4 times a year, it's called Settlers' Gazette. It tells about upcoming events for the museum and the Errea House Museum across the street. I was unaware of the events they hold here and now I will make sure my family doesn't miss any. Most of all the items on display are donated by families or on loan. Some of the exhibits include farming, railroad, local history, Native Americans and much more. I happened to really enjoy the display and story about Tony Anthony the fire chief for the old Tehachapi City Fire Department. I am part of a firefighter family and enjoyed looking at everything displayed. I also bought fire patches to add to our collection. In the back to the left is such a great gallery honoring the Kawaiisu people of the Tehachapi mountains. They have a movie playing that is really great to watch. There is so much more to say about the Tehachapi Museum it would take all night to write. Just please visit, learn, become a member and tell your family and friends passing through to stop and see what an amazing place Tehachapi is.

Stopped in to get a watch link removed, very friendly staff in the art center, and quickly in and…read moreout. Glad to have them here in town.

Balls 8 is the aircraft name for a specially modified B-52 that was used by NASA as a mother ship…read more There are planes that are iconic, the Wright Flyer, the 707, the 747, The SR-71 and so on. However none have had as large of an impact on aviation as Balls 8. Balls 8 (a reference to its 008 tailcode) began life as an RB-52B. The RB-52B's were A model B-52's with enhanced reconnaissance capabilities It was turned over to NASA and was modified as a dropship for the revolutionary X-15A. Flying for over 49 years Balls 8 went on to have an illustrious career and served a a drop ship / mothership for many of other programs. Its history can be seen on its right side with painting of almost every drop. Like a mural it tells a story of success and failure. The humor in the men and women who flew and maintained it is evidenced by many of the markings from its nose art to several other misadventures all chronicled on its side. Some of the highlights: (its chronicled in the pics) The alfalfa impact study: a DAST drone deployed its chute before launch and landed in a alfalfa field The F-16 Target Test: During a test where an F-16 was to make a simulated attack, it actually shot at the B-52 with its Vulcan cannon using live rounds :o TFHB: or The Fing hook broke represents the day that the hooks failed on the X-15 pylon. Drops where parachutes failed or the launched vehicle broke up are all represented. Success and failure. all in all it served as dropship for 140 X-15 flights, 17 M2-F2 flights, 37 HL-10 flights, 27 X-24A flights, 41 F-15 RPRV flights, 9 SRB/DTV flights, and 29 F-15/SRV flights.It also carried multiple flights of F-111 Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV), the M2-F3, X-24B, Shuttle Reusable Booster/Drop Test Vehicle (SRB/DTV), Ryan BQM-34 Firebee II, DAST, Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology, Pegasus orbital booster, X-38 Crew Return Vehicles, and the X-43A Hyper-X. One mystery mission revolves around 4 very small bat figures. These missions are unknown but I think they were Senior Prom Stealthy Cruise missiles tested in the 80's The airframe itself is highly modified and the right wing sports a notch in it to allow for tall tail fins of some vehicles and several camera blisters to film drops and launches. Balls 8 serves a gate guard for the North Entrance to Edwards AFB and is accessible to the public. There is very little there however, beyond the aircraft. However, those transiting the area can stop and take a quick look.

Would not let civilians in to see museum I drove 1 1/2 hours and the military guards were rude and…read moredismissive.

We've lived in Tehachapi for 8 yrs and are so grateful for this place.Debby and Peter do an…read moreexcellent job of getting great musicians,charging a more than reasonable price and providing a cozy venue. We saw Water Tower last night,progressive bluegrass band,they were excellent. Always look forward to new concerts at Fiddlers! Donna S.

What a great place! We went on Spoken Word night where everyone had an opportunity to speak, read…read moreor act. Everyone was inviting, encouraging and entertaining! What talent Tehachapi has! There was a cover charge, but coffee, tea and yummy snacks were provided. I hear this will be a monthly event and I'm already looking forward to the next one.

We love the vfw. Always friendly people and great selection of beers. We used to have karaoke but…read moredue to covid that's stopped. Hopefully it'll start up soon but for now we just drive to the tehachapi vfw for that.

Ill give it two stars. They do karaoke on occasion but they don't offer anything on draft. A big…read moreinconvenience is they also don't let anyone run a tab. Most places will hold a credit card if you want to run a tab and most people do not have a problem with that. This place could be better

Awesome history, awesome tour!!! Even a little spooky in some dark corners. If you love history…read moreand want to walk through it this is an amazing stop. Always friendly staff here to walk you through . A full, growing collection of history. This walkthrough is a flash back in time. From the sight to the smells. This is a must stop and see place!

Today I visited the Errea House Museum and was warmly greeted from Carole Peck the Docent. I can't…read morebelieve that all of my kids have been here on field trips but I have never been. Carole gave me a lot of information about the history of the house and the original family that lived in it. The house was located 4 1/2 miles from where it sits now on Green Street. It was moved here around 1900. In 1952 Tehachapi had a devastating earthquake and the damage to this area is estimated at 60 million dollars and tragically lives lost. This house stood amazingly in one piece and the only damage was to the open porch in the rear of the house. The water tank in the back yard collapsed on it. It was explained to me that the original structure was built without the use of wall studs. The house is now owned by the Tehachapi Heritage League and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 1997. Everything in the home has been donated from the time period of the 1900's. The calendar on the kitchen wall was actually from 1921. When you walk in the door to the left is a beautiful grandfather clock from 1785 and it still keeps perfect time. Every Christmas the Errea house is decorated and they have items available to purchase. I am looking forward to checking that out next year.

Geo is absolutely amazing along with his lovely assistant! Had a small family gathering for my…read moremom's birthday and we had such a wonderful time. Gio's energy kept everyone happy and laughing not to mentioned he turned each one of us into amazing painters :) I totally recommend his services and look forward to other paint nights with Geo!

Geo was great! Great price and fun activity with friends. He arrived on time with this assistant…read more and kept us laughing throughout the event.