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Monterey
Monterey, California, United States
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Monterey is a city on California’s rugged central coast. Its Cannery Row, one-time center of the sardine-packing industry, was immortalized by novelist John Steinbeck. Today, it's a popular strip of gift shops, seafood restaurants...
Read moreMonterey is a city on California’s rugged central coast. Its Cannery Row, one-time center of the sardine-packing industry, was immortalized by novelist John Steinbeck. Today, it's a popular strip of gift shops, seafood restaurants and bars in...
attractions: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Lovers Point Park, Lone Cypress, Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Bird Rock Vista Point, Dennis The Menace Playground, Carmel Mission Basilica Museum, Asilomar State Beach, restaurants: Old Fisherman’s Grotto, Fish Hopper, Rosine's Restaurant, Hula's Island Grill, Crab House, Monterey's Fish House, First Awakenings, Black Bear Diner Monterey, El Torito, Sea Harvest Restaurant & Fish Market, local businesses: Costco Wholesale, Victory Toyota, Monterey Bay Whale Watch, BMW of Monterey, Macy's, Anytime Fitness, The Home Depot, Grocery Outlet, The Links at Spanish Bay, Chris' Fishing and Whale Watching
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Things to Do in Monterey, California, United States - Monterey Attractions & Activities
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Tales from the Tavern - Monday, January 12th, 2026
Mon, Jan 12 • 5:00 PM
877 Broadway Avenue, Seaside, CA 93955
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Monthly Park Clean-up
Sat, Jan 17 • 10:30 AM
99 La Posada Drive, Salinas, CA 93906
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2025 Recap Trivia 1/15
Thu, Jan 15 • 6:30 PM
381 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
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Attractions of Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Old Fisherman's Wharf
Lovers Point Park
Lone Cypress
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Bird Rock Vista Point
Dennis The Menace Playground
Carmel Mission Basilica Museum
Asilomar State Beach
Monterey Bay Aquarium
4.6
(15.8K)
Closed
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Old Fisherman's Wharf
4.5
(6.9K)
Closed
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Lovers Point Park
4.8
(3.5K)
Closed
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Lone Cypress
4.7
(3.1K)
Open until 12:00 AM
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Restaurants of Monterey
Old Fisherman’s Grotto
Fish Hopper
Rosine's Restaurant
Hula's Island Grill
Crab House
Monterey's Fish House
First Awakenings
Black Bear Diner Monterey
El Torito
Sea Harvest Restaurant & Fish Market
Old Fisherman’s Grotto
4.4
(2.5K)
$$
Closed
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Fish Hopper
4.3
(2.3K)
$$
Closed
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Rosine's Restaurant
4.5
(2K)
$$
Closed
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Hula's Island Grill
4.5
(1.3K)
$$
Closed
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Local services of Monterey
Costco Wholesale
Victory Toyota
Monterey Bay Whale Watch
BMW of Monterey
Macy's
Anytime Fitness
The Home Depot
Grocery Outlet
The Links at Spanish Bay
Chris' Fishing and Whale Watching
Costco Wholesale
4.5
(1.2K)
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Victory Toyota
4.5
(1.1K)
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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
4.8
(1.0K)
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BMW of Monterey
4.7
(826)
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