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VERN FISHER/Herald Archive
Welcome aboard Monterey County! We expect your tour will be an enjoyable experience, and that Adventures Monterey Bay will become your handy guide during your visit. We are certain you are aware that you are in a special place, with a natural beauty and a climate unparalleled on this planet. It's a place with small-town charm and big-city sophistication. So sit back, relax, and allow us to guide you through the wonder spot that is Monterey County.   More about Our Cities
 
 

Big Sur
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Carmel-by-the-Sea
DAVID ROYAL/ The Herald
The goods Kristi Reimers sells in her Carmel shop range from paint to mattresses to baby supplies, but they have one thing in common — they're environmentally friendly.   READ MORE
 
 
Carmel Valley
The night is luminous at Tassajara Mountain Zen Center. Lanterns are glowing softly along the path, from the new retreat building on one end of the trail all the way to the center's famous sulphur hot springs on the other. The moon is waxing toward full. View a slideshow   READ MORE
 
 
Marina
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Monterey
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
 
North County
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Pacific Grove
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Pebble Beach
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Salinas Valley
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Art Classes/Contacts Alisal Center for the Fine Arts Inc. 758-5715 Offers workshops in art, dance, music and drama for children and young adults. Artistas Unidos P.O. Box 548, Salinas, 93901 758-9126, www.artistasunidos.   READ MORE
 
 
Seaside
David Royal/Herald file
MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN those features in Sunset magazine or the New York Times: How to spend a weekend in Some Nice Place Somewhere. And though I have seen those for Moss Landing and for Santa Cruz, I don't know that I have seen one for the greater Monterey Peninsula.   READ MORE