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Attractions near Carmel-by-the-Sea

Carmel-by-the-Sea’s draw is Carmel Art Association

Pinnacles National Park welcomes about 343K visitors a year. One place to visit is mapped inside Carmel-by-the-Sea, with 24 more within 40 miles. They include 9 museums, 3 state parks and 2 theme parks. Make a day of it at Levi's Stadium, 59 mi away.

Attractions nearby
67
within 60 miles
The big one
5 mi
Monterey Bay Aquarium
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Zoo & aquarium · 5 mi north

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Carmel-by-the-Sea, mapped

Pinnacles National Park marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.

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Orange: Carmel-by-the-Sea. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Each place in turn

One in town leads, with 66 more within 60 miles after it.

The places inside Carmel-by-the-Sea lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Carmel-by-the-Sea → · Carmel-by-the-Sea’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Carmel Art Association: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Josta Photo, CC BY 2.0 · 17-Mile Drive: Humanoid one, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Hunter Liggett: Binksternet, Public domain · CEFCU Stadium: Sjsualum at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mission San Juan Bautista: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 · Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Zarathustra~commonswiki assumed (based on c, CC BY 2.5 · McWay Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Basin Redwoods State Park: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Gilroy Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Steinbeck Center: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Bmp713, Public domain · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: LPS.1, CC0 · Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Wordydave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anderson Canyon: Wattssw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridges State Beach: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park: The original uploader was Mrwrite at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Pfeiffer Beach: Kace Rodriguez kace, CC0 · Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad: The original uploader was Lordkinbote at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Tech Interactive: The Tech Museum of Innovation, CC BY 2.0 · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo: Don DeBold from San José, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Alum Rock Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hakone Gardens: The original uploader was Doopokko at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stevens Stadium: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Art: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Montalvo Arts Center: Frecklefoot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Intel Museum: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Military Vehicle Technology Foundation: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Japanese Friendship Garden: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: Jets.hunt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Grey3k, CC BY 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Daderot, CC0 · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ainsley House: JaGa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · De Saisset Museum: Matthew Hendricks (SCUMATT at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Forbes Mill: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Monterey History and Art Museum: Guylaen, CC0 · Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Art and History: WCCasey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · St. James Park: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Triton Museum of Art: Tritonmuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Viet Museum: San Jose Trip, CC BY 2.0 · Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz: Mike Fernwood from Santa Cruz, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Los Altos History Museum: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · NASA Ames Visitor Center: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Museum Los Gatos: Victoriaahalll, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History: Collin Knopp-Schwyn, CC BY 4.0 · Portuguese Historical Museum: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Berwick Manor and Orchard: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Guadalupe River Park & Gardens: No machine-readable author provided. Dvortygirl assumed (based on copyright clai, Public domain · Messina Orchard: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wings of History Museum: Iluvplanes, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Historical Museum: Museummadness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Pedro Xing, CC0

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