About
The Purpose of the Buena Vista Museum is to promote the scientific and educational aspects of our earth’s history, particularly paleontology, geology, anthropology, archeology and biology. The museum promotes public education by preserving and displaying the natural history of our area, public education, research, and by serving as a repository of fossils, and other natural history items. High priority is given to the documenting and displaying the rich, unique aspects of the natural history of Kern County. The Museum is the repository of the largest collection of Shark Tooth Hill Miocene Fossils in the world.
