Stroll along the waterfront Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Enjoy a breathtaking pathway that stretches 18 miles to offer power walkers and outdoor lovers the chance to walk along a path that hugs the scenic coastline providing tranquil vistas, valuable exercise, and benches to sit on along the way. This famous path also leads to popular attractions such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, and Fisherman´s Wharf.
Zoom Zoom! Speed over to the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey to watch Motorcycle Grand Prix and AMA Superbike racing. Discover a Monterey tradition and attraction that started with a love for world-class racing on the inaugural running of the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950. Those sports events outgrew public roads and laid the tracks in 1957 for today´s racing facility.
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.
Visit the Monterey Museum of Art to find one museum with two locations. The Pacific Street location houses permanent collections that are the heart and soul of artists who flocked to the city in the late 19th century, while the La Mirada location houses modern collections from around the world.