Colton Hall Museum and Jail — Attraction in Monterey

First and foremost: this IS THE place where California was founded; this is the hall in which the CA constitution was chartered and ratified. The docent was phenomenal and the hall has been kept in its original form, decor, and aesthetic. Looking at the original signed documents by men like Sutter, Fremont, etc. was incredible. It is not crowded, there is no fee to pay. THIS IS A...

Monterey has a rich history and Colton Hall and the Old Monterey Jail are a "must see." You can see old graffiti scratched into the stones in the back of the jail. If you want, you can go to the museum, or just stroll around the whole area. I love the bear sculptures and the seal of California in front of the buildings. There are different garden areas and a lot of beautiful...

For California history buffs, or history buffs in general, this is a great place to kind of connect, imagine, even pretend that it's not gone, that it's all still happening, and we're part of it. Slow, uncrowded, unpretentious. I sat in a chair and heard the echoing voices of delegates pounding out a new constitution for a new, progressive state. A bilingual...