Adventures in Monterey
Description:
A whirlwind long weekend getaway including the touristy (Monterey Bay Aquarium), the cultural (Steinbeck Center), and the outdoorsy (Point Lobos and Pinnacles).
Author: Josh
Day 1 - Carmel, Monterey
Point Lobos has been called "the greatest meeting of land and sea in the world" and I can understand why. A perfect day calls for wandering the entire perimeter of the park followed up with a perfect chicken piccata at Joe Rombi's and a surprisingly affordable room in Carmel.
1
Point Lobos State Reserve
Location:
view in google mapsRoute 1 Box 62
Carmel, CA 93923
Phone:
(831) 624-49093
Club Octane
Location:
view in google maps321-D Alvarado St.
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone:
1-831-646-92444
Best Western Carmel Mission Inn
Location:
view in google maps3665 Rio Road
Carmel, CA 93923
Phone:
(831) 624-1841Day 2 - Monterey, Carmel
Pinnacles is an otherworldly volcanic landscape that was split in two -- the other half of the basaltic towers are 350 miles to the south on the other side of the San Andreas Fault.
1
Pinnacles National Monument
Location:
view in google maps5000 Highway 146
Monterey, CA 95043
Phone:
(831) 389-44852
Cantinetta Luca
Location:
view in google mapsDolores St. B/W Ocean & 7th
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone:
831-625-6500Day 3 - Monterey
The aquarium may be touristy but it's still got some amazing stuff --- check out the jellyfish and the kelp forest.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Location:
view in google maps886 Cannery Row
(at the corner of David Avenue)
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone:
(831) 648-4888