Centre Travel

Pacific Grove can be reached via Highway 68 east, off of Highway one, or by driving beautiful Ocean View Boulevard south of Monterey. Pacific Grove may be small, but it is anything but sleepy.  Visitors have  a wide array of activities from which to choose. The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History voted the best natural history museum of its size in the nation, is easily found - just look for the life-sized gray whale sculpture on the museum's front lawn.  The museum houses a variety of displays including exhibits featuring California birds, insects, mammals, minerals, reptiles and seashells; a Hands-On -Gallery designed with children in mind; and one large exhibit, "Eskimos - Survivors of the North". The museum, which is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm., also features a display explaining the migratory habits and behavior of the monarch butterflies, annual visitors to this town that is nicknamed "Butterfly Town U.S.A." Those who visit

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The Salinas Valley can be reached by travelling Highway 68 east from Monterey Peninsula.  En route, visitors pass the Laguna Seca Recreation Area, home to not only its famous international race track, but also for a 500 acre camping park. The Salinas Valley, a major farming region, produces much of the wonderful fresh products enjoyed in Monterey County restaurants. Salinas, the birthplace of John Steinbeck, is also the home to John Steinbecks's Library and annually hosts the California Rodeo in July, the Steinbeck Festival in August and the California International Air Show in October. Highway 101 cuts through the southeast portion of Monterey County, the birthplace of the region's wine-making industry.  It was in what is now the town of Soledad, almost 200 years ago, that Franciscianfrairs planted the first crop of wine grapes.  Today, 34,000 acres in Monterey County are planted in vineyards.   Several vineyards located in and around Soledad.  Gonzales and Greenfiel

The 3,324 square miles that make up Monterey County contain a broad range of attractions for the Central Coast visitor.  From playing golf on one of several world class courses in Pebble Beach to explaining the literary legacy of John Steinbeck in Salanis  and on Monterey's Cannery  Row, from wine-tasting in Soledad, an area of gently rolling hills, to hang -gliding  at Marina State Beach, the options are endless. Many begin their tour of this fascinating county in the city that bears the same name.  Monterey The incredible beauty of Monterey.s pristine, half-moon bay and windswept cypress trees would be enough to attract visitors.  The fresh ocean breezes , scenic views and sandy beaches offer a setting perfect for relaxation and rejuvenation. But Monterey offers so much more. The world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium uncovers the hidden wonder of the undersea world off of Monterey's coast, a submarine  canyon that rivals the Grand Canyon in size and is the heart  of the