Visalia Travel Guide

This a KQQL place to do da bump and grind at. It is spacey, plenty of bouncers, DJ knows his stuff. Last time I partied here, I was comatose the following day.
B&L's has Live Music on weekends and a Lingerie show once a month ;)

Dress Code: Wear some clothes.;)

Visalia is spread out. Not very congested. Easier to drive than to get to know the bus schedules for a short visit.

You know those mugs, T-shirts, bumper stickers, and the like? Don't waste your money on them. You are going to get them home and wonder what you were thinking when you picked this stuff up and actually paid for it. One day they will all end up on a dusty shelf at your local charity Thrift Store :)

Unique Suggestions: Walk by such items and forget you ever saw them :)

Fun Alternatives: Buy a Protein Bar instead :)

Favorite thing: Nestled amid the old stately oak trees of Mooney Grove Park is the Tulare County Museum.
The museum was erected in 1948 .The museum interior houses a number of exhibits among them military uniforms and weaponry, mining equipment, farming tools, antique toys, ancient office equipment and items celebrating the defunct Visalia Electric Railroad.

The museum also houses collections of Yokuts basketry, Cradle boards, gambling trays, cooking and feasting baskets and a 30,000 year old mammoth tusk found in Woodville, CA.

Located in the museum are the Main Street are old cars, washers and bathtubs along with a view into the offices and equipment once used by doctors, dentists, grocers and barbers.The guns displayed include pieces from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and a weapon once owned by the notorious train robber Chris Evans.

The most popular exhibit is the red caboose which belonged to the Visalia Electric Railroad line until 1942 and for children and adults alike it a source of joy and interest.

The Cramer House is a ranch style home once located in an area north of Springville and it is one of the oldest homes in Tulare County. Built in the 1860's the Cramer house once a stopping ground for stage coaches as well as a post office, it is rumored to have been a hiding place of the infamous outlaws Frank and Jesse James.
The LaMotte School, built April 8, 1894. Thirty years after it closed the school house was relocated to the Pioneer Village.

The museum also has Visalia's first city jail, the Ducor Women's Civic Clubhouse, antique farm wagons, tractors and tools, a bear trap and a log cabin thought to be the oldest homestead still in existence in Tulare County. Not to mention an extensive collection of wagons and carts used for delivering mail and transporting vacationers to the Sequoia National Park.

Fondest memory: Mooney Grove Park has been a popular Park for decades. I remember numerous Family Reunions, Birthday Parties, and Celebrations of various event's :)

On weekends the park offers bicycles and surreys for rent as well as boats for a ride on the pond and everyday the End of the Trail statue and the Boy Scout Cabin are available for public viewing.