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Attractions near Spreckels

14 mi from Spreckels, Monterey Bay Aquarium leads the list

Visits to Pinnacles National Park run to about 343K a year. Look within 40 miles for the 26 places to visit; none is inside Spreckels. Among them are 10 museums, 3 state parks and 2 theme parks. A longer outing takes you to Levi's Stadium, 57 mi off.

Attractions nearby
68
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Monterey Bay Aquarium
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Zoo & aquarium · 14 mi west

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Nonprofit public aquarium in Monterey, California.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

At 37 mi, Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is the farthest one out.

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

Everything nearby

Every one of them

You will find all 68 within 60 miles.

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

Parks and trails in Spreckels → · Spreckels’ history →

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

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 · Computer History Museum: Dzou, 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 · 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 · 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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