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Tatum's Garden
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Laguna Grande Regional Park, Monterey side
Waterfront area with picnic tables. Green space on the water offering a volleyball court, play area, picnic tables & public barbecues.
El Estero Park
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Dennis The Menace Playground
Sizable kids' playground & park. Spacious kids' playground & park featuring activities such as a maze & a rock climbing wall.
Monterey County Youth Museum
Children's museum with hands-on exhibits. This colorful museum for toddlers & bigger kids features interactive exhibits with a local theme.
Colton Hall Museum and Jail
Exhibits dedicated to California history. Built 1847–1849, this museum in an old government building has exhibits on the history of Monterey.
McAbee Beach
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Oscar's Playground
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Treasure Hunt: The Ride
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Cannery Row
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Monterey Mirror Maze and Laser Challenge
Mirror maze with a vibrant setup. Walk-through mirror maze with a psychedelic vibe & activities for team-building & parties.
San Lorenzo Park Campground
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Escape Room 831 Wave
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San Lorenzo County Park
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Carmel Beach
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Candy Cane Lane - Morse Dr.
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Lovers Point Park
Small beachside recreation spot. Petite beach park with swimming, surfing & other water recreation, plus kayak & bike rentals & more.
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
Nature reserve for seasonal butterflies. Preserve with pine, cypress & eucalyptus trees sheltering thousands of monarch butterflies Oct–Mar.
Cypress Point Lookout
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Restless Sea
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Bird Rock Vista Point
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Esplanade Park
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Giggles-N-Wiggles Bouncer, Arcades family entertainment center
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The Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery
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Walton Lighthouse
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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Wildlife, plant & archaeology exhibits. Galleries & interactive programs exploring flora, fauna, geology & peoples native to the Bay Area.
Steamer Lane
Iconic surf spot with a surfing museum. Famous cliffside surfing spot since the 1930s, featuring a surfing museum inside a lighthouse.
Lighthouse Point
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Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
Exhibits exploring wave-riding culture. Rotating exhibits on surfing culture & local history housed in a historic, preserved lighthouse.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Iconic amusement park on the beach. Amusement park offers a variety of games & rides right on a mile-long stretch of sandy beach.
Sky Glider
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Neptune's Kingdom
Entertainment center with mini-golf. Nautical-themed entertainment center for family fun with mini-golf & arcade games plus casual chow.
Casino Arcade
Family-friendly amusement center. Air hockey, pinball & a wide variety of video games create a lively vibe for families & kids alike.
Boardwalk's Cocoanut Grove
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Ocean View Park
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center
Theater & interactive exhibit gallery. Educational multimedia exhibits include theater, touch pools & a remotely operated underwater robot.
Neary Lagoon Park
Wildlife habitat with floating walkways. Wildlife refuge with trails & floating walkways, bird-watching areas, tennis courts & a playground.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare
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The Mystery Spot
Iconic gravity hill offering tours. Opened in 1941, this roadside landmark is a tilt-induced visual illusion with tours & a gift shop.
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Rare plants & a butterfly garden. Vast collection of rare plants with a succulent garden, a butterfly area & a eucalyptus grove.
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