The Community

Fresno receives an A+ rating for its diversity, which is shown through its beautiful parks and attractions, restaurants, and places of worship. Shinzen Friendship Park is a serene garden built by the local Japanese-American community, where you can sit quietly or meditate outside of its teahouse and a koi pond. Forestiere Underground Gardens is a 10-acre system of stone catacombs, courtyards, and gardens hand dug by a Sicilian immigrant.

Fresno restaurants include delicious Thai, Middle Eastern, Peruvian, Indian, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Mexican options. The city has many Christian churches and Buddhist temples, two mosques, and three Hindu temples, including the stunning BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. In the summer, you can join your neighbors at Woodward Park for a barbeque while you watch performances of Shakespeare in the Park.

Any time of year, you’ll see people from all walks of life downtown at the Fulton Street Mall, with its clothing shops, jewelry stores, restaurants, bars and cafes. Kids will benefit from making friends and going to school in such a diverse city.