Enjoy meditating at The Basilica of San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission. The peaceful and serene mission is an authentic, restored Franciscan mission that features a courtyard, glorious gardens, and four museum galleries that travel through the history of the Monterey Peninsula. This mission museum also provides insight to other California missions.
Catch countless hours of family fun and attractions at Old Fisherman´s Wharf! The wharf has adventures like whale watching, glass-bottom boat tours, bay cruises, deep-sea fishing, smiley orca face painting, children´s face painting, block buster movies, harbor side restaurants, and so much more for you and your family.
Look for Shamu on the Princess Monterey Whale Watching Tours, Monterey´s number one narrated ocean tour attraction specializing in biology marine wildlife, especially whales. The cruise offers families the chance to see a Gray Whale, Humpback Whale, Blue Whale, Fin Whale, Beaked Whales and even an Orca Whale like Shamu!