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Attractions near Monterey

From Monterey Bay Aquarium on: Monterey’s list

Pinnacles National Park sees about 343K visitors a year. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 23 beyond the 3 inside Monterey. The mix takes in 10 museums, 3 state parks and 2 theme parks. A day out reaches Levi's Stadium, 56 mi away.

Attractions nearby
76
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Monterey Bay Aquarium
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Zoo & aquarium · in town

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

The map ends at Wings of History Museum, 37 mi out.

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

Everything nearby

Every entry

3 in town lead, with 73 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside Monterey 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 Monterey → · Monterey’s history →

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

Monterey Bay Aquarium: Meij.kobayashi, Public domain · Monterey Museum of Art: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monterey History and Art Museum: Guylaen, CC0 · 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 · Pinnacles National Park: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Computer History Museum: Dzou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford Research Park: Coolcaesar, 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 · Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Hunter Liggett: Binksternet, Public domain · CEFCU Stadium: Sjsualum at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Shoreline Amphitheatre: Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Stanford Mausoleum: Jawed Karim, 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 · Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Arizona Cactus Garden: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Japanese Friendship Garden: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Grey3k, CC BY 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Daderot, CC0 · Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: Jets.hunt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford University Arboretum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Cruz Surfing Museum: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0 · St. James Park: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Triton Museum of Art: Tritonmuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana: Cristiano Tomás, 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 · Carmel Art Association: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Los Altos History Museum: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Art and History: WCCasey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Campbell Historical Museum: Museummadness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Pedro Xing, CC0

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