- Type: Museums
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NileGuide Expert Says:
Don't overlook Salinas as a destination during your trip to the Monterey Peninsula. A visit to the Steinbeck Center and a wine-tasting tour down River Road make for a nice day trip.
Description:
- Located in the Monterey County town of Salinas, the lettuce capital of the world, this museum is a tribute to Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. A Bay Area native, Steinbeck attended Stanford University in Palo Alto after he graduated from Salinas High School in 1919. His most famous works include Tortilla Flat (1935) and the Pulitzer Prize winner The Grapes of Wrath (1939). His birthplace and childhood home, The Steinbeck House, is two blocks away from the museum. In the cultural center you can see Steinbeck's works, letters and photographs, hear lectures and take tours. It also hosts an annual Steinbeck Festival in honor of the author.
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Ask Salinas Locals about National Steinbeck Center
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: (831) 796-3833
- fax: (831) 796-3828
- send email
Address:
- One Main St
- (between Salinas St and Station Point)
- Salinas, CA 93901
Hours:
- 10a-5p daily
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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