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Attractions near Gonzales

27 mi from Gonzales, Monterey Bay Aquarium leads the list

Around 343K people visit Pinnacles National Park each year. With nothing inside Gonzales, the list has 18 places within 40 miles. Look for 7 museums, 2 canyons & gorges and a zoo & aquarium. Set 59 mi out, Hearst Castle makes a day trip.

Attractions nearby
31
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Hearst Castle
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
State park · 59 mi south

Hearst Castle

National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Around Gonzales, mapped

Fort Hunter Liggett, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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

Everything nearby

The full list

31 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.

Hearst Castle

State park · 59 mi south · read 255K times a year on Wikipedia

National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States.

Towns near it → · Wikipedia

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Gonzales → · Gonzales’ history →

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

Hearst Castle: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 17-Mile Drive: Humanoid one, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Josta Photo, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Hunter Liggett: Binksternet, Public domain · Mission San Juan Bautista: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 · McWay Falls: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Wordydave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natural Bridges State Beach: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anderson Canyon: Wattssw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Forbes Mill: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Monterey History and Art Museum: Guylaen, CC0 · Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz: Mike Fernwood from Santa Cruz, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carmel Art Association: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Art and History: WCCasey, 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 · Berwick Manor and Orchard: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wings of History Museum: Iluvplanes, CC BY-SA 3.0

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