The Monterey Jazz Festival is the world´s oldest running jazz festival. The two-day and three-night celebration brings together 43,000 fans to listen to over 500 world-renowned jazz artists perform on eight stages across the Monterey Fairgrounds. Slide on over for a soulful time.
Kids rule at My Museum! The museum is dedicated to kids and lets them touch tons of cool stuff at hands-on exhibits and attractions like My Day at the Beach, My Imagination Tree, My Go-Fore Golf, My Hospital, My Creation Station, My Theater, My Town Hall, My Healthy Farm and more.
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!
Park your car and explore the most popular Monterey attractions by foot as you walk along the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail. The waterfront trail stretches 18 miles on a paved path along the community coast to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, the Museum of Monterey, Fisherman´s Wharf and more.