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Things to Do in Monterey Bay, California

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Cannery Row

Monterey Bay, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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Is it a historical landmark or a giant shopping mall? Well, a little of both, but Cannery Row, despite rows of touristy T-shirt shops, is still a lot of fun....

  • Boutique

Dennis the Menace Playground

Monterey Bay, California

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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Dennis the Menace Playground lets your kids climb, play and run — and be as menacing as they want....

  • Park

Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea

Monterey Bay, California

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Famously home to Clint Eastwood (once the town's mayor) and a panoply of other celebrities...

  • Boutique

  • Outlet

IMAX Theater at Cannery Row

Monterey Bay, California

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Cannery Row IMAX offers films on the members of the animal kingdom (some even in 3-D) for younger kids during the day and rock 'n' roll concert movies for teens at night. ...

  • Movie Theater

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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Kids have no choice but to let go of their expectations at the door of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and let themselves be dazzled. ...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Monterey Bay Kayaking

Monterey Bay, California

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Kayaking is adventurous enough to impress thrill-seeking teens, but easy and safe enough that school-age kids can manage it, especially with a partner....

  • Kayaking

Monterey Bay Whale Watch

Monterey Bay, California

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Marine biologists come from all over the world to study the whales and dolphins in Monterey Bay, so why shouldn't you?...

  • Boat Tour

  • Boat Ride

Old Fisherman's Wharf

Monterey Bay, California

Good for Babies

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Touristy it is, but Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey is a must-do for two reasons:...

  • Souvenir & Gift Store

  • Ice Skating

  • Boating

  • Fishing

  • Sailing

San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission (Carmel Mission)

Monterey Bay, California

Good for School-Age Kids

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One of the best preserved of the Spanish missions that established Western immigration to Calfornia, the Carmel Mission still has the 5-foot-thick stucco walls and wooden carved reredo ceilings of the original building....

  • Special Collection

  • History Museum

The Steinbeck Museum and National Steinbeck Center

Monterey Bay, California

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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Don't worry that this is going to be dry or dull...

  • History Museum

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