Monterey
The Cradle of History
General Information
Other Name: -, District: California, State: West, United States of America
Area: 11.7 sq mi
Languages Spoken: English,Spanish
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Importance: The city is noted for its rich history of resident artists beginning in the late 1800s and its historically famed fishery.
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The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California.The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a must-see attraction for anyone visiting the area. This massive monument to sea life contains over 350,000 marine species, some of which is housed in a 325,000 gallon interior tank or 1,000,000 gallon exterior tank.Location
Monterey is approximately 70 miles south of San Jose.Climate
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This winery`s Monterey Zinfandel and Chardonnay have both won several silver and bronze medals in recent competitions. The family-owned operation has been in existence since 1925, and the tasting room in Cannery Row attracts many locals as well as tourists and wine connoisseurs.
Go ahead, touch it! Your kids are allowed to touch everything in this museum, which was designed to encourage hands-on discovery. Children can come in and explore the many exhibits including Creation Station, The Grill, and other exhibits which allow the kids to dress up, become a chef, run their own business, or get a geography lesson. This is a great place for the entire family.
This is one of the best designed aquariums going. A unique feature is the two-story tank, home to a kelp forest in which swim sunfish, sharks, and the occasional diver tasked with squeegeeing the algae off the tank walls. Sand dabs are displayed in shelf-like tanks ideally suited to the flat fish, and a school of sardines swim in an endless circle in their cylindrical tank home. If you want to interact with some aquatic dwellers, you`re invited to pet the bat rays .The jellyfish display shows that they are like something from another planet.
This museum is actually located in two different places, not too far from one another and in the oldest neighborhood of Monterey. At its primary location in an old adobe, the museum recently exhibited works in Chinese ceramics and textiles, paintings of Monterey 1910-1950, and bronzes by Charles Russell. The other location in the Civic Center has exhibited charcoal drawings by Tobin Keller, masks from Mexico and archaic vessels from Asia. This is one small town museum worth visiting.
This is one of this beautiful city`s many attractions. You can tour numerous historic period homes that date back to the 1800s as well as early adobe buildings. Each house is fully restored to its original condition and is decorated with authentic antiques to match. There are also sculpture gardens you can tour.The historic homes are open for tours daily.
Whether you wish to dine on incredible seafood, go for a whale-watching tour, look at historical artifacts, or purchase exotic candy, you can do it here. Some of the best eateries in all of Monterey are found here. Just walk around and look at all the pelicans lingering about. Various special events are held throughout the year.