Guidebook for Aptos

Karen
Guidebook for Aptos

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This is an excellent beach access spot minutes away. We go there every morning.
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Hidden Beach Park
660 Cliff Dr
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This is an excellent beach access spot minutes away. We go there every morning.
PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS ADDRESS.
518 Santa Marguarita Dr
518 Santa Marguarita Drive
PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS ADDRESS.
I am a member here. You can get a day pass for $10. Nice facility with pools, gym, tennis courts.
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Seascape Sports Club
1505 Seascape Blvd
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I am a member here. You can get a day pass for $10. Nice facility with pools, gym, tennis courts.
You can see the parking lot of this course from the top deck. Great course. Check out Golfzing for green fee deals.
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Seascape Golf Club
610 Clubhouse Dr
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You can see the parking lot of this course from the top deck. Great course. Check out Golfzing for green fee deals.
BEST FARMER'S MARKET SATURDAY MORNINGS!
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Student Activities Center
6500 Soquel Dr
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BEST FARMER'S MARKET SATURDAY MORNINGS!
PARKING FOR SHUTTLE SERVICE TO PEBBLE BEACH ATT GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Marina
PARKING FOR SHUTTLE SERVICE TO PEBBLE BEACH ATT GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Makes great pinots.
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Windy Oaks Winery
550 Hazel Dell Rd
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Makes great pinots.
Nice affordable course in the redwoods.
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Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club
16901 Big Basin Hwy
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Nice affordable course in the redwoods.
Poor Man's Pebble. Book ahead!
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Pacific Grove Golf Links
77 Asilomar Ave
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Poor Man's Pebble. Book ahead!
This is probably the best succulent nursery in the area. It is difficult to find, so plug the address into GPS. Pick up a 10% coupon for the Pot Shop Moss Landing while you're there.
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Succulent Gardens - Nursery and Demonstration Gardens
2133 Elkhorn Rd
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This is probably the best succulent nursery in the area. It is difficult to find, so plug the address into GPS. Pick up a 10% coupon for the Pot Shop Moss Landing while you're there.

Essentials

Closest store to the house. Really nice store, but more expensive than say, Safeway, which is off of State Park Exiit.
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Deluxe Foods of Aptos
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Closest store to the house. Really nice store, but more expensive than say, Safeway, which is off of State Park Exiit.
Famous meats and sausages.
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Corralitos Market & Sausage Co
569 Corralitos Rd
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Famous meats and sausages.
Gotta love TJ's.
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Trader Joe's
700 Front St
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Gotta love TJ's.

Shopping

Safeway, Coffee House, Theater, KFC and more stores.
Rancho Del Mar
Rancho Del Mar
Safeway, Coffee House, Theater, KFC and more stores.
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER-- Palapas Mex Seafood Restaurant, Village Host Pizza, more stores.
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Seascape Village Shopping Center
16 Seascape Village
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NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER-- Palapas Mex Seafood Restaurant, Village Host Pizza, more stores.
Old Downtown Santa Cruz. Shops, Bars, Theaters, Freaks.
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Pacific Avenue
Pacific Avenue
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Old Downtown Santa Cruz. Shops, Bars, Theaters, Freaks.
Shop 'til you drop.
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Gilroy Premium Outlets
681 Leavesley Rd
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Shop 'til you drop.
This is an excellent place to buy pots and other garden type deco. It is right at Moss Landing Harbor.
PotStop Pot Stop
1956 CA-1
This is an excellent place to buy pots and other garden type deco. It is right at Moss Landing Harbor.

Food Scene

The Resort has a restaurant with killer views, nice lounge and a path down to the beach.
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Seascape Beach Resort
1 Seascape Resort Dr
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The Resort has a restaurant with killer views, nice lounge and a path down to the beach.
Good chinese.
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Panda Inn
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Good chinese.
LOVE THIS THAI PLACE!! My favorite local restaurant!
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Bangkok West
2505 Cabrillo College Dr
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LOVE THIS THAI PLACE!! My favorite local restaurant!
CAPITOLA ESPLANADE IS A MUST SEE! SIT OUTSIDE AND DRINK IN THE OCEAN. COCONUT PRAWNS YUMMY!
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Paradise Beach Grille
215 Esplanade
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CAPITOLA ESPLANADE IS A MUST SEE! SIT OUTSIDE AND DRINK IN THE OCEAN. COCONUT PRAWNS YUMMY!
BEST HAPPY HOUR DURING THE WEEK! SIT UPSTAIRS ON THE DECK OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR. SMOKED SALMON WITH WASABI SO GOOD!
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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BEST HAPPY HOUR DURING THE WEEK! SIT UPSTAIRS ON THE DECK OVERLOOKING THE HARBOR. SMOKED SALMON WITH WASABI SO GOOD!
THIS IS A LOCAL LANDMARK AND A TRUE GEM. STROLL DOWN THRU THE GARDENS AND TAKE THE GONDOLA BACK UP. I LIKE TO DO APPS AT THE TABLE BY THE WATER.
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Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rd
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THIS IS A LOCAL LANDMARK AND A TRUE GEM. STROLL DOWN THRU THE GARDENS AND TAKE THE GONDOLA BACK UP. I LIKE TO DO APPS AT THE TABLE BY THE WATER.
BEST SPLURGE BRUNCH! BAYVIEW LOUNGE GREAT SPOT FOR SUNSET APPS AND DRINKS.
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The Spa at Chaminade
1 Chaminade Ln
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BEST SPLURGE BRUNCH! BAYVIEW LOUNGE GREAT SPOT FOR SUNSET APPS AND DRINKS.
Good place to stop for coffee and stretch.
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Státní park Wilder Ranch
1401 Coast Rd
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Good place to stop for coffee and stretch.
You have to know where it is to go there. Awesome cioppino! Local's fave.
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Phil's Fish Market & Eatery
10700 Merritt Street
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You have to know where it is to go there. Awesome cioppino! Local's fave.
Close to home, mexican seafood with nice views on patio. Try the Pulp Friction Margarita and the Orange Juice Prawns.
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Palapas Restaurant & Cantina
21 Seascape Village
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Close to home, mexican seafood with nice views on patio. Try the Pulp Friction Margarita and the Orange Juice Prawns.
Sit on the patio for an awesome view while you dine. Then take the paved trail down to the beach. They will even shuttle you back up.
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Sanderlings Restaurant at Seascape Resort
1 Seascape Resort Dr
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Sit on the patio for an awesome view while you dine. Then take the paved trail down to the beach. They will even shuttle you back up.
A super cute, very special place!
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Casanova
5th Avenue
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A super cute, very special place!
Great food, good service.
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Montrio Bistro
414 Calle Principal
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Great food, good service.
Great location. Spicy ahi was wonderful!
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Chart House
444 Cannery Row
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Great location. Spicy ahi was wonderful!
Always busy, good bakery and food to take to the beach.
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Gayle's Bakery & Rosticceria
504 Bay Ave
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Always busy, good bakery and food to take to the beach.
Busy breakfast place close to home.
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Red Apple Café
783 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Busy breakfast place close to home.
Plan to come on "birthday night" for free prime rib! Or, local's specials monday thru friday.
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Zelda's on the Beach
203 Esplanade
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Plan to come on "birthday night" for free prime rib! Or, local's specials monday thru friday.
Serve yourself frozen yogurt.
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Yogurtland
1955 41st Ave
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Serve yourself frozen yogurt.
Restaurant for upscale, Cafe for casual. Known for fab desserts.
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Bittersweet Bistro
787 Rio Del Mar Blvd
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Restaurant for upscale, Cafe for casual. Known for fab desserts.
Quaint little place, cozy, upscale.
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Café Sparrow
8042 Soquel Dr
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Quaint little place, cozy, upscale.
Pizza by the slice.
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
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Pizza by the slice.
Clint Eastwood's place.
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Mission Ranch Restaurant
26270 Dolores St
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Clint Eastwood's place.
Casual lunch with killer views or nice dinner at the Pacific's Edge.
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Highlands Inn
120 Highlands Dr
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Casual lunch with killer views or nice dinner at the Pacific's Edge.
Stop in for a cocktail or coffee and an app. Amazing views!
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Nepenthe
48510 CA-1
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Stop in for a cocktail or coffee and an app. Amazing views!
Amazing location.
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Post Ranch Inn
47900 CA-1
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Amazing location.
Old time Continental Cuisine. Been there since before I was born.
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Scopazzi's
13300 Big Basin Way
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Old time Continental Cuisine. Been there since before I was born.
Long established asian on the West Side.
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O'mei
2316 Mission St
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Long established asian on the West Side.
Good food on the Santa Cruz Wharf. But they only take cash.
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Riva Fish House
31 Municipal Wharf
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Good food on the Santa Cruz Wharf. But they only take cash.
Locals Favorite! I like to sit at the taco bar.
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El Palomar Restaurant
1336 Pacific Ave
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Locals Favorite! I like to sit at the taco bar.
Special place to have lunch.
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The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Half Moon Bay
1 Miramontes Point Rd
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Special place to have lunch.
Fond memories of lunches and dinners with special people.
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Moss Beach
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Fond memories of lunches and dinners with special people.
Stop for Brunch on the way up or down the coast.
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Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos Ave
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Stop for Brunch on the way up or down the coast.
Right at the mouth of Moss Landing Harbor. Halibut Picatta is yummy!
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Pacific Grill
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Right at the mouth of Moss Landing Harbor. Halibut Picatta is yummy!
Mexican Food at Moss Landing Harbor.
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The Whole Enchilada Market Place
7902 CA-1
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Mexican Food at Moss Landing Harbor.
GUEST FAVORITE FOR AWESOME BBQ. GO EARLY. THEY SELL OUT OF EVERYTHING.
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Aptos St. BBQ
8059 Aptos St
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GUEST FAVORITE FOR AWESOME BBQ. GO EARLY. THEY SELL OUT OF EVERYTHING.
NEW "COMFORT FOOD" LOCAL RESTAURANT. GOOD REVIEWS FROM GUESTS.
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The Hideout
9051 Soquel Dr
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NEW "COMFORT FOOD" LOCAL RESTAURANT. GOOD REVIEWS FROM GUESTS.
MOST EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR MONTEREY.
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Passionfish
701 Lighthouse Ave
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MOST EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR MONTEREY.

Sightseeing

Go see the Cement Ship.
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Seacliff State Beach
State Park Drive
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Go see the Cement Ship.
GO WALKING, BIKE RIDING, PICNIC, RELAX.
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Státní park Les Nisene Marks
Aptos Creek Road
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GO WALKING, BIKE RIDING, PICNIC, RELAX.
MY FAVORITE DRIVE ON THE PLANET! NO OTHER COASTLINE LIKE IT. AMAZING!!
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Big Sur
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MY FAVORITE DRIVE ON THE PLANET! NO OTHER COASTLINE LIKE IT. AMAZING!!
WORLD FAMOUS STRETCH OF COASTLINE. BREATH TAKING!!
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17 Mile Dr
17 Mile Drive
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WORLD FAMOUS STRETCH OF COASTLINE. BREATH TAKING!!
Great tourist location. Whale watching and walking path along this glorious stretch of coastline. I have an office here. Lucky me!!
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Pebble Beach
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Great tourist location. Whale watching and walking path along this glorious stretch of coastline. I have an office here. Lucky me!!
A rustic park. Hike a half mile to the water. Nice!
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Andrew Molera State Park
45500 CA-1
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A rustic park. Hike a half mile to the water. Nice!
Nice picnic spot.
Limekiln State Park
63025 CA-1
Nice picnic spot.
Up in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
21600 Big Basin Way
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Up in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Lover's Point is Lovely!
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Lovers Point
631 Ocean View Blvd
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Lover's Point is Lovely!
Historic Monterey by Old Fisherman's Wharf. Right across from my Monterey office.
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Custom House Plaza
Custom House Plaza
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Historic Monterey by Old Fisherman's Wharf. Right across from my Monterey office.
Beautiful spot to walk around. Tennis courts overlooking the Pacific.
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University of California at Santa Cruz
Arboretum Road
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Beautiful spot to walk around. Tennis courts overlooking the Pacific.
Local's beach close to home.
Beer Can Beach
Local's beach close to home.
Nice beach.
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Manresa State Beach
1445 San Andreas Rd
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Nice beach.
This is where the Monarch Butterflies come to winter.
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Natural Bridges State Beach
2531 W Cliff Dr
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This is where the Monarch Butterflies come to winter.
Stop off on your way to or from the City. Super Cute! Super Quaint! The village that time forgot.
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Pescadero
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Stop off on your way to or from the City. Super Cute! Super Quaint! The village that time forgot.
Ride the Big Dipper. Summer Concert Series on Friday nights during the summer.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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Ride the Big Dipper. Summer Concert Series on Friday nights during the summer.
Stop to picnic on the way to or from the City.
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San Gregorio State Beach
Cabrillo Hwy S
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Stop to picnic on the way to or from the City.
Go kayaking on the estuarine for a relaxing day of watching birds, sea otters and other happy wild life.
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Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Go kayaking on the estuarine for a relaxing day of watching birds, sea otters and other happy wild life.
Gorgeous Nature Preserve.
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
62 CA-1
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Gorgeous Nature Preserve.
Light a candle and say a prayer at the Mission.
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San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
19 Franklin St
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Light a candle and say a prayer at the Mission.
Spend a day on the water on this beautiful catamaran.
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Chardonnay Sailing Charters
790 Mariner Park Way
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Spend a day on the water on this beautiful catamaran.
A MUST DO! This trail runs for miles along the breathtaking Monterey coastline. Bring a bike, rent a bike or Surrey there or just stroll. So picturesque!
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Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail
Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail
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A MUST DO! This trail runs for miles along the breathtaking Monterey coastline. Bring a bike, rent a bike or Surrey there or just stroll. So picturesque!
Good place to rent equipment and plan excursions.
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Adventures by The Sea
299 Cannery Row
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Good place to rent equipment and plan excursions.
A GUEST FAVORITE! Paddle Elkhorn Slough Native Preserve to see Sea Lions, Otters and a gazillion birds.!
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Kayak Connection
2370 CA-1
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A GUEST FAVORITE! Paddle Elkhorn Slough Native Preserve to see Sea Lions, Otters and a gazillion birds.!
THE BEST CIVILIZED ECO TOUR. Brian, the Captain, is a Class Act -- knowlegeable, nice, professional and does a wonderful tour of the Elkhorn Slough Estuary. Calm waters.
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Whisper Charters
2370 CA-1
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THE BEST CIVILIZED ECO TOUR. Brian, the Captain, is a Class Act -- knowlegeable, nice, professional and does a wonderful tour of the Elkhorn Slough Estuary. Calm waters.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun to sit outside, eat Mexican food, drink Ritas and watch the birds swim by....
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Margaritaville
231 Esplanade
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Fun to sit outside, eat Mexican food, drink Ritas and watch the birds swim by....
Down by the Cement Boat, close to home. Haven't been lately, but it use to be good.
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Café Rio Aptos
131 Esplanade
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Down by the Cement Boat, close to home. Haven't been lately, but it use to be good.
Taste interesting varietals in the redwoods.
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Bonny Doon Vineyard Tasting Room
450 CA-1
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Taste interesting varietals in the redwoods.
Small concert venue in downtown Santa Cruz.
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The Catalyst
1011 Pacific Ave
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Small concert venue in downtown Santa Cruz.
Great wine tasting spot.
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Alfaro Family Vineyard-Winery
420 Hames Rd
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Great wine tasting spot.
STUNNING VIEWS OF PACIFIC COAST.
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California Market at Pacific's Edge
120 Highlands Dr
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STUNNING VIEWS OF PACIFIC COAST.
GREAT EARLY BIRD SPECIALS, LOCAL'S FAVE.
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Beach House Restaurant at Lovers Point
620 Ocean View Blvd
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GREAT EARLY BIRD SPECIALS, LOCAL'S FAVE.

Arts & Culture

Catch a concert in an intimimate setting.
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar St
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Catch a concert in an intimimate setting.
Little theater with off the beaten path showings.
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Landmark's Nickelodeon Theatre
210 Lincoln St
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Little theater with off the beaten path showings.