Things to Do in Salinas CA -- Best Activities and Attractions

Steinbecks Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum

LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.2 miles from Salinas)

I agree with the other reviewer -- while this is attraction is not on par with... more on Tripadvisor

The Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum offers a nice little trip down the history of Monterey.... more on Tripadvisor

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Del Monte Beach

concessions-food available, parking

LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.3 miles from Salinas)

OVERVIEW: Del Monte Beach actually spreads from Fisherman's Wharf (Monterey) all the way to Moss Landing. For our purposes, we'll focus on the area immediately north of Fisherman's... Aquaticdreams

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

AVERAGE RATING

5.0

107+ reviews

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5

42+ reviews

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LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.3 miles from Salinas)

The Monterey Bay Aquarium was opened in 1984, the result of a 7-year effort inspired by... more on Epinions

This was a fabulous place! I would go back and i do recommend this Aquarium! My favorite part of this was the new Shark Exhibit! For some reason the "guys... more on Yahoo_local

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Old Fishermans Wharf

AVERAGE RATING

4.0

1+ reviews

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1+ reviews

LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.3 miles from Salinas)

On a recent vacation, we stopped here for an hour or two. It's worth a quick stop if your... more on Tripadvisor

Having visited both Monterey’s and San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharves within a period of a few days, I would have to say I much preferred Monterey. While a good deal smaller than SF’s,... more on Tripadvisor

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Robert Louis Stevenson House

wheelchair accessible

LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.3 miles from Salinas)

OVERVIEW: In this house in 1879 lived Robert Louis Stevenson, essayist, storyteller, and... Cagenweb

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Larkin House

wheelchair accessible

LOCATION: Monterey, California (14.4 miles from Salinas)

OVERVIEW: This adobe-brick home was built during Monterey's Mexican Period by Thomas Oliver Larkin, a Yankee merchant who became tremendously influential in early California politics. He was the first and on... historicmonterey

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Olive Garden

AVERAGE RATING

4.0

4+ reviews

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I LOVE this place. I don't normally like chains, but I never get seated in a bad spot - in fact,... more on Yahoo

I like the fact that they have enough employee's they have... more on Yahoo

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Salinas Sports Complex

AVERAGE RATING

5.0

1+ reviews

Yahoo! Travel

5

1+ reviews

17,000 seating capacity with many features including the... more on Yahoo

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Monastery Beach

LOCATION: Carmel, California (17.1 miles from Salinas)

This beach has great views and you can build bon-fires on the sand. But beware that there is a very steep slope off into the ocean... more on Tripadvisor

This is a famous dive site in the Montery-Carmel area. An arm of the submarine canyon... more on Tripadvisor