The city of Bakersfield is located in South Carolina, more precisely in Kern County in the United States. Being one of the main towns of the county, its population is 247 057 inhabitants, its main quality is to be very dynamic but unfortunately also very polluted. It is 160 km from Los Angeles and 500 km from Sacramento, the state capital. It lies south of the San Joaquim Valley and north of the Tehachapi Mountains. The site was already occupied by the Amerindians 8000 years ago. It was only in 1776 that the first Europeans invaded the valley. The first settlers were Spanish and then in 1851 the inhabitants discovered the first oil well. It owes its name to one of the rich settlers in the area known as Colonel Baker's Field. Bakersfield's economic activity is dominated by agriculture, oil and refining. Even though she was the victim of an earthquake on July 21, 1952, she still managed to develop a flourishing business. Culturally, it is very strongly influenced by Basque culture because the present community is located around 90% of the Basque living in the United States and the fourth Basque community in the world after Chile. The city tour is very typical of a California city. Your tourist activities will mainly be about the history of the city and the agricultural environment of bakersville :Bakersfield Municipal Theater the Empty Space Theater Bakersfield Museum of Art The Living Museum of California, which is a Zoole Kern County Museum The William M. Planetarium The William M. Planetarium The Empty Space Theater Bakersfield Museum of Art The Living Museum of California, which is a Zoole Kern County Museum St. ThomasWalks at Kamelot ParkThe Golden West CasinoThe mini-golf The restaurants serve a Basque gastronomy therefore from the south-west of France because of the large Basque community of Bakersfield. But you can find a flight with transit through Los Angeles very easily. The local bus network is highly developed and reliable. Taxis are numerous and available 24 hours a day. Car rental agencies are represented by all international brands.