Celebrate the origins of the food truck with Taco Truck Throwdown. The food truck was first created to serve ag workers in Fresno and catered to a Mexican clientele. That tradition is live and well at Taco Truck Throdown held in November.
A complex of underground gardens and rooms built by Sicilian immigrant Baldasare Forestiere between 1906 and his death in 1946. Originally intended to be a hotel, the subterranean complex instead servdd as Forestiere's residence until his death. Reservations are required and the tour lasts one hour. Not all of the tunnels are accessible to the public, as some of them remain on land with different owners.
A zoo in Roeding Park near downtown that features many popular animal exhibits including the Winged Wonders Bird Show.
The only modern art museum between Los Angeles and San Francisco. FAM's collection includes contemporary art, and a large collection of Mexican art from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Wine tasting and tours M-Sa 9AM to 4PM. Call ahead to schedule a tour.
Low-A Minor League Baseball team affiliated with the Colorado Rockies. Chukchansi Park is located downtown, built in 2002 for the team.
The sports teams of Fresno State (formally California State University, Fresno), competing in 20 sports (8 for men, 12 for women), with almost all teams in the Mountain West Conference. Football has traditionally been the highest-profile sport, with men's basketball a close second, but many other sports are nationally competitive, notably baseball and softball. Essentially all venues are on campus, most notably Bulldog Stadium (football) and the city's main indoor venue, Save Mart Center (basketball).