Central California

Monterey Peninsula & Salinas Museums

The Monterey Bay Aquarium on Cannery Row, the free Custom House and Pacific House museums of Monterey State Historic Park, the Monterey Museum of Art (free after hours on First Fridays), Pacific Grove's natural history museum (free for Monterey County residents), Carmel Mission, and the National Steinbeck Center inland in Salinas.

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Monterey State Historic Park

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Cannery Row

Monterey Bay AquariumCannery Row · Aquarium, Science

Downtown Monterey

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Information only. Free days, hours and prices change; confirm with each museum before you go. Data: each museum's official website, balboapark.org and OpenStreetMap · Facts checked Oct 4, 2026 · Map © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.