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Salinas City Center

Salinas City Center is a sightseeing stop in Salinas, CA, part of the Monterey Peninsula guide. Cost: free.

10b Midtown Lane · Salinas, CA

Why you should go…

Salinas City Center Improvement Association promotes and manages downtown Salinas, California, known locally as Old Town, publishing guides such as the Downtown Salinas Dining Guide. The district sits in the commercial heart of Monterey County's Salinas Valley, mixing longtime restaurants and shops with newer openings and hosting a Saturday farmers market at Gabilan and Main. The association's office is at 10b Midtown Lane in Salinas.

#downtown
#dining
#shopping
#farmers market
#walkable

What's around here?

The closest stops to Salinas City Center, 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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Sightseeing
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Old Fisherman's Wharf
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Princess Monterey Whale Watching
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Tours
Outdoor Adventure
Discovery Whale Watch
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Narrated whale watching cruises departing daily from Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf.
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Tours
Family Favorite
Little Mermaid Glass Bottom Boat Tours
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Cruise Monterey Harbor on a glass bottom boat to spot sea otters, seals, and kelp forest life.
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