Museums
History BuffPacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Under $25A small natural history museum in Pacific Grove with bird collections, local geology, and native plant gardens.
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Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove is a sightseeing stop in Pacific Grove, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: free.
· Pacific Grove, CA
Why you should go…
A quiet town at the tip of the Monterey Peninsula known for its Victorian architecture, rocky shoreline drive, and the monarch butterflies that winter in its eucalyptus groves. Lovers Point Park anchors a scenic stretch of coastline popular for tide pooling and sunset watching. The Chamber of Commerce serves as the local visitor information point.
- #monterey peninsula
- #monarch butterflies
- #coastline
- #victorian
- #scenic drive
What's around here?
The closest stops to Pacific Grove, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
$50+Watch sea otters, sharks, sea turtles and a towering kelp forest at an aquarium on the old Hovden Cannery site on Cannery Row.
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Monterey Mirror Maze
Under $25Walk-through mirror maze and laser challenge arcade on Monterey's Cannery Row.
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Cannery Row
FreeMonterey's historic waterfront row of former sardine canneries turned shops, restaurants and hotels.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
FreeOfficial visitor resource for the coastal art town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
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Capitola
FreeA pastel-colored Santa Cruz County beach village built around a small wharf and Capitola Village's shops and restaurants.
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