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Lights, camera, action! Take some time to experience the Monterey Movie Tours. The two-hour tour is your ticket to see scenic city landscapes along with blockbuster scenes from some 200 movies filmed across the Monterey Peninsula like Basic Instinct, From Here to Eternity, National Velvet, East of Eden and many more.

Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, and more make beautiful music at the Carmel Bach Festival. The 15-day symphonic festival is under the direction of conductor Paul Goodwin, leading nightly concerts that end on the perfect high note. Enjoy a spectacular seaside gala event.

Step back into time at the Presidio of Monterey Museum. The museum leads visitors through the Presidio, a military training base development highlighting the history of the area, from the native indigenous period, to the Spanish and Mexican periods and present day. Exhibits showcase a life-size horse, a lieutenant officer's uniform, artifacts and more.