Fresno Travel Guide

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Pro

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 Close to many great California destinations 


Con

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 A dust bowl of a city. 


In a nutshell

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 Still Waiting To Be Discovered 

 

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Things to Do  

Old Fresno Water Tower

Old Fresno Water Tower, Fresno

 3 Reviews  This is an interesting and prominent old water tower that is a major landmark in downtown Fresno and one of the oldest surviving structures in the area. It is essentially a Romanesque Revival -style structure looking vaguely like a romanticised version of a castle. It is now open as a visitor... 

Fulton Mall

Fulton Mall, Fresno

 3 Reviews  Fulton St is one of the old main shopping and business streets in downtown Fresno. In the 1960s, the core stretch was converted into the pedestrianised Fulton Mall in one of the first, and most artistically interesting, attempts to pedestrianise a core downtown street in order to revitalise the... 

Tower Theater

Tower Theater, Fresno

 2 Reviews  The Tower District, centred on the Tower Theatre, is one of the most lively and interesting partes of town to visit for food, entertainment, etc. It's in the old part of town some blocks north of downtown and centered on Olive Ave near Wishon and Van Ness. The theatre itself is at the corner of... 

Chukchansi Park

Chukchansi Park, Fresno

 1 Review  Chukchansi Park is home the the Pacific Coast Fresno Grizzlies baseball and Fresno Fuego minor league soccer teams. The stadium was originally city owned but is now sponsored by the Indian casino corporation of the same name that operates a gambling casino in the foothills between Fresno and... 

Fresno Metropolitan Museum

Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno

 1 Review  The Fresno Metropolitan Museum is a fine museum. It has a science center. It also has an excellent permanent collection on William Saroyan, Fresno native and famous writer. I thought that the Chinese Snuff Bottles permanent collection was pretty cool. When I went there, there was an exhibition on... 

Discovery Center

Discovery Center, Fresno

 Jim_Eliason Says:  This mostly outdoor museum is part science museum part botanical center. In addition there is a small museum building with limited hours. probably interesting for kids and worth a look if your in the neighborhood but not worth going out of your way for. 

Hotels  

Radisson Hotel Conference Center Fresno

 1 Review and 172 Opinions  Although the check in time was 3:30pm and we were rushing to make it to a wedding at 4 o'clock, the... 

La Quinta Fresno Hotel

 1 Review and 94 Opinions  goo La Quinta Inn Fresno is a great hotel. It was very clean, the bed was very comfortable, and... 

Restaurants  

La Reina de Michoacan: Great Mexican Ice Cream Place/Paleteria

La Reina de Michoacan: Great Mexican Ice Cream Place/Paleteria, Fresno

 WulfstanTraveller Says:  This is a wonderful Mexican ice cream place selling "regular" ice cream and paletas, which are like popsicles and can be made from ice cream or juice/water/sherbet types. They make their own in a wide range of flavours both common and unusual, which is fairly typical of... 

Sequoia Brewing Co.: Good Brewpub

Sequoia Brewing Co.: Good Brewpub, Fresno

 WulfstanTraveller Says:  This is a good brewpub in the Tower District, about a block west of the Tower Theatre. It has good beer and good food overall, and service seems friendly and effective. The place is comfortable and bright. Chinese Chicken salad is really good. Beer overall is good. Burgers... 

Nightlife  

City Lights Gentleman's club: City Lights Gentleman's club

City Lights Gentleman's club: City Lights Gentleman's club, Fresno

 mishamystique Says:  21 and up gentleman's club located in clovis right next to the airport. Open 12 noon till 1:30 am 7 days a week. $5 cover charge. wednesday: amateurs compete for cash prizes in a weekly contest thursday: college night club has a full bar, HOT topless girls on TWO stages, lap... 

Wizard Pub: Wizard Pub classic rock

Wizard Pub: Wizard Pub classic rock, Fresno

 sennaya Says:  The Wizard Pub is the only neighborhood bar specializing in classic rock. Original rock posters and memorabilia cover the walls reminiscient of the time when this spot was the Psychedelic Wizard and filled with tie-dyed t-shirts and Grateful Dead items. 

Transportation  

Greyhound Bus Station

Greyhound Bus Station, Fresno

 atufft Says:  The Greyhound Bus station is downtown near the baseball park and Fulton Mall. This area of downtown doesn't appear to be frequented at all, and so it's very dangerous either by day or night. I did see bicycle mounted police officers pushing homeless drunks away from the... 

Amtrak San Joaquin Train

Amtrak San Joaquin Train, Fresno

 cheap_tourist Says:  Fresno is a stopover of the Amtrak San Joaquin trains which services Central California. Their route connects Bakersfield and Oakland. Stops along the way include Merced, Modesto, and Stockton.Since my trip started in Los Angeles, I had to take the Amtrak bus at L.A. Union... 

Shopping  

2 Guys & A Gal/Urban Up-Cycle: Great Store for re-used/reccyled items & antiques

2 Guys & A Gal/Urban Up-Cycle: Great Store for re-used/reccyled items & antiques, Fresno

 WulfstanTraveller Says:  This is a great little store selling all manner of old, re-purposed, recycled items, antiques, etc., such as old boxes, clothes, knick-knacks, tools, kitchen ware, etc. This includes items that have been made out of old miscellaneous things. It is thoughtfully and nicely... 

Warnings and Dangers  

Fresno is NOT Yosemite

Fresno is NOT Yosemite, Fresno

 bigregret Says:  Do not be fooled. They named their airport Fresno Yosemite International to attract tourists. Fresno is over one and a half hours by car from Yosemite. The airport is not international, there is no customs office there. The summers are brutal, 110 degress and some of the... 

Fresno is NOT Yosemite

Fresno is NOT Yosemite, Fresno

 bigregret Says:  Do not be fooled. They named their airport Fresno Yosemite International to attract tourists. Fresno is over one and a half hours by car from Yosemite. The airport is not international, there is no customs office there. The summers are brutal, 110 degress and some of the... 

Tourist Traps  

McDonald's!

McDonald's!, Fresno

 nanook2003 Says:  and other fast food restuarants along Hwy 99. They're actually very useful tourist traps. Since they are along Hwy 99, which many people use to get to Yosemite, most places keep their restrooms fairly clean.Possibly the best thing about Fresno, other than the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Chinatown tunnels

Chinatown tunnels, Fresno

 sennaya Says:  The stuff of urban legends, the chinatown tunnels are mostly passageways between the basements in old buildings. Radar archaeology in 2007 verified their existence. Many have been partially closed by various property owners. There are no organized tours, though a guided tour... 

World's Smallest Catholic Parish

World's Smallest Catholic Parish, Fresno

 MarshallFritz Says:  St. Genevieve's Catholic Church was built in 1938 for the Chinese community. It was given one block of real estate as parish boundries, making it the smallest parish in the world. It is, I believe, the only Catholic church in the USA specifically a Chinese parish. You can... 

Favorites  

SANQUIN VALLEY IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITSELF

SANQUIN VALLEY IS BEAUTIFUL IN ITSELF, Fresno

 ananana Says:  IT ONLY TAKES 2 HOUR TO GET TO THE MOUNTAINS-THEME PARKS-COASTAL AREAS-EXCEPTIONAL RESTURANTS IN FRESNO. THE FRESNO AIR TERMINAL HAS GREAT PEOPLE WORKING THERE -IT IS VERY ORGINIZED AND A RELAXING PLACE TO TRAVEL IN OR OUT OF ALL THE AGRICULTURE-THE BEAUTY OF LIVING THINGS.... 

Cherry Avenue Auction. It's...

Cherry Avenue Auction. It's..., Fresno

 EnriqueVel Says:  Cherry Avenue Auction. It's been a while since I've gone so I can't remember what days it's held on (I believe Tuesdays and Saturdays) but if you like bartering, fresh produce and good food(for the most part Mexican and Asian) this is about as good as you can get in town,... 

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