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More Monterey FUN MY Children’s Museum The new improved MY Museum (Monterey County Youth Museum) offers hours of fun for the young and young-at-heart. This is every kid’s dream—a chance to drive an ambulance, climb aboard a fire engine, hop on a tractor and even “make rain.” There are lots of other options for make-believe and a craft area where creativity goes wild. Parents should plan to spend at least half a day in this educational play world. The Museum is located at 425 Washington Street in down-town Monterey. It is open Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Wednesdays. Admission for all adults and children over the age of two is $7.www.mymuseum.org MY Museum Lighthouse: Kelli Udall MY Museum Lighthouse. Teaches children about light, prisms and other scientific concepts in a fun and engaging way. Dennis the Menace Park Designed by Hank Ketchum, the creator of the beloved Dennis of funny paper, TV and movie fame, this park is sure-fire fun. Even the busiest boys and girls will burn off energy exploring the old steam locomotive, scrambling through the maze and careening down an amazing collection of slides. The park is located at Pearl Street and Camino El Estero, an easy walk from MY Museum. www.monterey.org/rec/denmenace Monterey Maritime and History Museum Exhibits and artifacts take visitors on a walk through the centuries. They present stories of indigenous Rumsien/Ohlone tribes, Spanish explorers and missionaries and Mexican and American settlers. Throughout all the changes, the community’s relationship with the sea remained constant. There is no admission charge. The museum is located across from Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Monterey. It is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.montereyhistory.org :: Go! Back to Fascinating FACTS	Salinas: Steinbeck Center and More Just 20 miles from Cannery Row, Salinas—the legendary novelist John Steinbeck’s hometown—is the place for tapping into the region’s rich agricultural history. Enjoy lunch at the Steinbeck House—the author’s birthplace and boyhood home—a stately Victorian listed on the register of historic places. Tours are offered every Sunday from June through September. Nearby, The National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main Street, animates Steinbeck’s characters and writings for the non-reader, as well as lovers of literature, through film clips, themed theaters and interactive exhibits. Of special interest is the annual Steinbeck Festival held August 6 through 9 this year. www.steinbeck.org Steinbeck statue: Kerrick James Statue of John Steinbeck at the Steinbeck Plaza on Cannery Row Also at the National Steinbeck Center,The Rabobank Agriculture Museum spotlights the stories of the Salinas Valley in a permanent exhibit titled From Field to Fork. Its colorful displays detail the evolution of agri-business and the area’s important role in the industry’s global development. It may inspire you to get up close and personal with the surrounding farms and fields. If so, Ag Venture Tours offer a selection of Valley of the World expeditions ranging from treks in the artichoke fields to forays into the miles of micro-greens gracing this verdant environment. Cannery Row exhibit in National Steinbeck Center For a glance back in time, cowpokes and wannabes can giddy up to the 98th Annual California Rodeo Salinas, July 16 through 19. It offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment, including a kids’ parade packed with ponies. www.carodeo.com

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More Monterey FUN
MY Children’s Museum
The new improved MY Museum (Monterey County
Youth Museum) offers hours of fun for the young and young-at-heart. This is every kid’s dream—a chance
to drive an ambulance, climb aboard a fire engine, hop
on a tractor and even “make rain.” There are lots of
other options for make-believe and a craft area where creativity goes wild. Parents should plan to spend at
least half a day in this educational play world.

The Museum is located at 425 Washington Street in
down-town Monterey. It is open Monday through Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed Wednesdays. Admission for all adults and children over the age of
two is $7.www.mymuseum.org

MY Museum Lighthouse: Kelli Udall

MY Museum Lighthouse. Teaches children about light, prisms and other scientific concepts in a fun and engaging way.

Dennis the Menace Park
Designed by Hank Ketchum, the creator of the beloved Dennis of funny paper, TV and movie fame, this park is sure-fire fun. Even the busiest boys and girls will burn off energy exploring the old steam locomotive, scrambling through the maze and careening down an amazing collection of slides.

The park is located at Pearl Street and Camino El Estero, an easy walk from MY Museum. www.monterey.org/rec/denmenace

Monterey Maritime and History Museum
Exhibits and artifacts take visitors on a walk through the centuries. They present stories of indigenous Rumsien/Ohlone tribes, Spanish explorers and missionaries and Mexican and American settlers. Throughout all the changes, the community’s relationship with the sea remained constant. There is no admission charge. The museum is located across from Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Monterey.
It is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. www.montereyhistory.org

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Salinas:
Steinbeck Center and More
Just 20 miles from Cannery Row, Salinas—the
legendary novelist John Steinbeck’s hometown—is
the place for tapping into the region’s rich agricultural history. Enjoy lunch at the Steinbeck House—the author’s birthplace and boyhood
home—a stately Victorian listed on the register
of historic places.

Tours are offered every Sunday from June through September. Nearby, The National Steinbeck Center,
1 Main Street, animates Steinbeck’s characters and writings for the non-reader, as well as lovers of literature, through film clips, themed theaters and interactive exhibits. Of special interest is the annual Steinbeck Festival held August 6 through 9 this year. www.steinbeck.org

Steinbeck statue: Kerrick James

Statue of John Steinbeck at the Steinbeck Plaza
on Cannery Row

Also at the National Steinbeck Center,The Rabobank Agriculture Museum spotlights the stories of the
Salinas Valley in a permanent exhibit titled From Field
to Fork. Its colorful displays detail the evolution of
agri-business and the area’s important role in the industry’s global development. It may inspire you
to get up close and personal with the surrounding
farms and fields. If so, Ag Venture Tours offer a selection of Valley of the World expeditions ranging from treks in the artichoke fields to forays into the miles of micro-greens gracing this verdant environment.

Cannery Row exhibit in National Steinbeck Center

For a glance back in time, cowpokes and wannabes can giddy up to the 98th Annual California Rodeo Salinas, July 16 through 19. It offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment, including a kids’ parade packed with ponies. www.carodeo.com