Coalinga, California: Iron Zoo - Oil Pump Art
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- Fresno-Coalinga Rd, Coalinga, CA
- Directions:
- Hwy 5 about 2 hours north of Bakersfield, 2 hours south of Stockton, Coalinga exit hwy 198. Along Hwy 33 or 198, 9 miles north of Coalinga.
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Oil drills and equipment decorated with paintings of animals. Jean Dakessian painted the first in the 1970s -- at the height of the project, over 50 had been transformed into whimsical creatures.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [02/10/2013]Visitor Tips and News About Iron Zoo - Oil Pump Art
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You can see three animals safely from the road. However they really do not want you hanging around there, and for good reason: the air smells very gassy.
[RustyRhea, 10/05/2014]
We saw only 4 animals. The zebra is closest to the road.
[Kim Wheeler, 04/28/2013]
You can spot a few of the Iron Zoo animals from the freeway, but if you drive into the entrance along 33 you'll find several more hidden in the nearby hills.
[Arlette Thibodeau, 07/01/2011]This is an old oil town. There is this place called the Iron Zoo before outside town. These are oil drills painted up as different kinds of animals -- zebra, goat, ram, etc.
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