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Things to Do in Monterey Bay, California
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Old Fisherman's Wharf
Monterey Bay, California
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
Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Monterey Bay, California
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
Cannery Row
Monterey Bay, California
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
Monterey County Youth Museum (MY Museum)
Monterey Bay, California
The day we stopped by, toddlers were climbing, sliding and rolling all over "My Day at the Beach," a sort of indoor playground featuring wooden boats and sand blocks....
Children's Museum
Art Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay, California
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
Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea
Monterey Bay, California
Famously home to Clint Eastwood (once the town's mayor) and a panoply of other celebrities...
Boutique
Outlet
San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission (Carmel Mission)
Monterey Bay, California
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
Dennis the Menace Playground
Monterey Bay, California
Dennis the Menace Playground lets your kids climb, play and run — and be as menacing as they want....
Park
IMAX Theater at Cannery Row
Monterey Bay, California
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
The Steinbeck Museum and National Steinbeck Center
Monterey Bay, California
Don't worry that this is going to be dry or dull...
History Museum
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