EMC: Local Side Quests

Points of Interest for half day / day trips around Monterey

7 Places

Pacific Grove, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

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Pacific Grove, California

Monarch Grove Sanctuary

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

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Castroville, California

Sauce Bros Barge

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

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Moss Landing, California

Shakespeare Society of America

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

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King City, California

The Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

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Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove Butterfly House

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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Pacific Grove, California

Kissing Rock

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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