Located in the downtown area, the Zalud House, built in 1891 and maintained in its original condition, is now a museum boasting a marvelous rose garden often used for weddings. It hosts guided tours and offers its nationally-recognized rose garden for weddings and receptions.

Located in downtown Porterville is The Porterville Museum, once the old Southern Pacific passenger depot, houses a variety of Western and Indian historical objects, as well as occasional special and seasonal displays, farm and home articles from the mid-1800's. Rotating exhibits of special interest can be viewed throughout the year.

The World Ag Expo

World Ag Expo, held 30 minutes from Porterville in Tulare County, (the #2 Ag County in th world) on the 
second week of February is the world's largest annual agricultural exposition, with 2.6 million square 
feet of exhibit space, over 1,600 exhibitors, and more than 100,000 attendees.  
                                                                                                                                                                   

City Parks

Porterville's City Parks are great sites for picnics, family outings and community events.  The east side's Murray Park has a duck pond, picnic tables, meandering paths and beautiful landscaping, with the Municipal Swimming Pool and the Municipal Golf Course adjacent to the Park.  Veteran's Park, on the west side, has a children's playground, a walking trail and the Porterville Area Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial, dedicated to those local servicemen who served and died in the Vietnam Conflict.  Other parks have tennis courts and baseball fields.