What To Do in the Monterey Bay Area
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Lauguna Seca's 11-turns, with names like Andretti Hairpin, The Corkscrew and Rainey Curve, have to be considered among the sports most demanding. And when you combine this challenging race course with its stunning setting in the oak-studded hills less than 10 miles from scenic Monterey Bay, you have what many race fans consider the perfect venue.

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The mission of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans. Learn more about the amazing fishes, animals and plants of the sea through our engaging auditorium programs and exciting live shows. Experience the wonders of ocean life_out on the bay, behind the scenes and underwater.

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a Federally protected marine area offshore of California's central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 5,322 square miles of ocean, extending an average distance of 30 miles from shore. At its deepest point, the MBNMS reaches down 10,663 feet (more than two miles). It is our nation's eleventh Marine Sanctuary and its largest- larger then Yosemite or Yellowstone National Parks. The variety of visitor activities in the Sanctuary region include kayaking, boating, diving and whalewatching, visiting one of the region's many coastal parks, or simply admiring the spectacular coastline.

Anchored by San Carlos Beach on one end and the Monterey Bay Aquarium on the other, Cannery Row stretches along the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and offers unmatched access to natural marvels. Visitors will find no better place to explore the bay, whether they choose to peer into coastal tide pools, watch sea lions splash, kayak along kelp beds or dive at one of several walk-in scuba spots. Browse and shop at the 84 retail stores, then wine and dine at any of the 20 restaurants, all within walking distance, on Monterey's Restaurant Row.

Located on a mile-long beach between Monterey and San Francisco, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is your ADMISSION-FREE hot spot for beach vibes and classic rides!

A visit to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula just isn't complete without a rendezvous with Old Fisherman's Wharf - a myriad of great restaurants, seafood, unique shops, whale watching, fishing, and bay cruises, theatre, and the sights and sounds of Monterey's past!

"The greatest meeting of land and water in the world". Landscape artist Francis McComas's brief but extravagant comparison remains unchallenged.

Navigation was treacherous and in 1889, the Point Sur Lighthouse Station began sending its powerful beam to protect ships from the hazards of the coastline. Big Sur is located along scenic Highway One approximately 150 miles south of San Francisco and 300 miles north of Los Angeles. Historically, the name Big Sur was derived from that unexplained and unmapped wilderness area which lays along the coast south of Monterey. It was simply called El Sur Grande; The Big South.

San Carlos Borromeo is believed by many to be the most beautiful of all California missions. It is here that Fr. Serra made his headquarters for his California missionary work, and where he was buried upon his death in 1784. A year after its founding, the mission was moved from Monterey to a beautiful site in Carmel Valley.