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\n\t\tOur guide to Monterey Museums and Historical Sites will help you explore Monterey's history.\n\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\tClick here to search <\/a>Santa Cruz (30 miles south) or Half Moon Bay<\/a> (75 miles north). \n\t\t469 Pacific St., Monterey, (831) 373-3811 \n\t\t351 Pacific St., Monterey (831) 646-5640 \n\t\t5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey (831) 372-2608\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t425 Washington St., Monterey (831) 649-6444 \n\t\t559 Pacific St., Monterey (831) 372-7591 \n\t\tMemory Garden Custom House Plaza, Monterey (831) 649-7118 \n\t\t165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA (831) 648-5716\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tThe Pacific Grove Museum is your living personal field guide to the California Central Coast. Explore the birds and wildlife, plants, geology and cultural richness that make this region unique in the world.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tCorporal Ewing Road, Bldg. 113, Monterey, CA 93944 (831) 646.3456 \n\t\t5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey (near Fisherman's Wharf). Call (831) 373-2469\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tOne Main Street Salinas, CA 93901 (831)775-4721 \n\t\t591 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove (831) 655-4488\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tMonterey Area Historical Sites<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tSan Carlos Borroméo de Carmelo Mission<\/em><\/strong>: The Site of Carmel Mission Basilica and National Shrine of Blessed Junipero Serra\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tSan Carlos Borromeo de Monterey<\/strong><\/em>\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t500 Church St Monterey, CA (831) 624-3600 \n\t\tHistoric Adobes, Monterey (831) 649-7118\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tPlease note that due to State budget cutbacks, many of the free tours are limited or canceled. Please check with the State Parks for the latest information<\/a>.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tMonterey State Historic Park is a collection of significant historic houses and buildings interspersed throughout Old Monterey. The inside of the Stevenson House<\/a>, Larkin House<\/a>, Cooper-Molera Adobe<\/a>, and Casa Soberanes<\/a> can ONLY be viewed with a State Park Guide. These four guided house tours, the Guided Walking Tour of Old Monterey, the Pacific House Museum <\/a>and Custom House<\/a> are all FREE. Guided Walking Tours begin at the Pacific House Museum in Custom House Plaza – a great way to start your discovery of Monterey.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tBe sure to pick up a map for the walking tour at the Custom House<\/a> near the Fisherman's Wharf<\/a>. \n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tThe park has an active US Coast Guard lightstation that sits 361 feet above the surf on a large volcanic rock. The facilities were established for the safety of seagoing vessels moving up and down the Big Sur coast.\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\tAsilomar Avenue, just north of the intersection with Lighthouse Ave. (831) 648-3176 \n\t\tBig Sur Area (831) 625-4419 \n\t\t \n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monterey Museums & Historical Sites Our guide to Monterey Museums and Historical Sites will help you explore Monterey's history. Click here to search Santa Cruz (30 miles south) or Half Moon Bay (75 miles north). Monterey Museums California Views Historical Photo Archives 469 Pacific St., Monterey, (831) 373-3811 California Views was established November 29, 1970 and is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"local-page-attractions.php","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\tCalifornia Views Historical Photo Archives<\/a>
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\n\t\tCalifornia Views was established November 29, 1970 and is located in historic Monterey, on the California Central Coast, this unique photo archive is the most comprehensive Historical Photo Collection of the Monterey Bay area.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tColton Hall Museum <\/a>
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\n\t\tBuilt to serve as a public school and town meeting hall, Colton Hall now offers visitors a re-creation of the meeting room where California's first Constitution was drafted in October 1849 and exhibits on early Monterey. Colton Hall is a landmark in the City of Monterey, once the capital of Alta California.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tMaritime Museum of Monterey<\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tMonterey County Youth Museum <\/a>
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\n\t\tThis 8,500 square foot museum is packed with a variety of hands on exhibits, making each visit unique and exciting.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tMonterey Museum of Art<\/a>
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\n\t\tThe Museum’s important collection of early California paintings and works on paper celebrates the Monterey Peninsula’s legacy as an influential art colony.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tMonterey State Historic Park<\/a>
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\n\t\tMonterey State Historic Park is a collection of significant historic houses and buildings interspersed throughout Old Monterey. The inside of the Stevenson House, Larkin House, Cooper-Molera Adobe, and Casa Soberanes can ONLY be viewed with a State Park Guide. These four guided house tours, the Guided Walking Tour of Old Monterey, the Pacific House Museum and Custom House are all FREE. Guided Walking Tours begin at the Pacific House Museum in Custom House Plaza – a great way to start your discovery of Monterey.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tPacific Grove Museum of Natural History<\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tPresidio of Monterey Museum<\/a>
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\n\t\tThe Presidio of Monterey Museum exhibits lead visitors through Monterey's various stages of military development – from the indigenous period which highlights the area's native populations; through the Spanish and Mexican periods; and up to present day.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tThe Maritime Museum in Monterey <\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tThe National Steinbeck Center<\/a>
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\n\t\tTThe Center is located in John Steinbeck's hometown of Salinas, a scenic 17-mile drive from Monterey, California in the heart of Steinbeck Country. The Museum offers three distinct visitor experiences in literature and history, agriculture and art, as well special events and educational programs.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tThe Stowitts Museum and Library<\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tCarmel Mission<\/a> – Carmel
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tSan Carlos Cathedral <\/a>
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\n\t\tSan Carlos Borromeo de Monterey was founded by Father Junipero Serra on June 3, 1770, on the shores of Monterey Bay, as the cornerstone of his Mission. A year later, Fr. Serra moved the Mission to Carmel.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tMonterey State Historic Park<\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tPoint Sur State Historic Park<\/a>
\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\tPoint Piños Lighthouse<\/a>
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\n\t\tPoint Pinos is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast. Since February 1, 1855, its beacon has flashed nightly as a guide and warning to shipping off the rocky California coast.\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\tPoint Sur Lighthouse<\/a>
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\n\t\tHistoric buildings and spectacular views are found at Point Sur. \n\t<\/p>\n