Don’t be fooled by the ho-hum nature of its biggest businesses—agriculture, petroleum extraction and refining, and manufacturing; the reasonably large but relatively overlooked city of Bakersfield, California, is home to the Rabobank Arena, the McMurtrey Aquatic Centre, the Padre Hotel, the Bakersfield Museum of Art and the timeless Fox Theatre. Hip nightclubs congregate around 19th Street and Wall Street Alley. Shopping venues a can be found around the metropolis.