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From Monterey to Salinas is just 17 miles along Highway 68. The drive is an official California Scenic Route following a corridor of oak, sycamore and pine trees with views of Mt. Toro; Monterey County's only other State Scenic Routes are Hwy 156 and Hwy 1. Hwy 68 also comprises a small portion of the Juan Bautista De Anza Historic Route which traces the trails De Anza followed in 1774-1776 to connect Nogales, Arizona to San Francisco, a distance of 1200 miles.
On the way from Monterey to Salinas you will pass the Monterey Airport and the entrance to Jack's Peak County Park. Jack's Peak is the highest point on the Monterey Peninsula at 1068 feet, and it offers stunning views over Monterey Bay and the downtown area.
Further along Hwy 68, about halfway between Salinas and Monterey is Laguna Seca County Park. There are 185 campsites with showers and restrooms. Laguna Seca offers a variety of activities including fishing, hiking trails, a nature preserve, and a rifle range, along with a world-famous racetrack.
Just before entering Salinas, you will pass Toro County Park. Hiking, equestrian, and mountain biking trails make this a popular spot for residents and visitors. Great views plus horseshoe pits, volleyball courts, ballfields, picnic facilities and playgrounds. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Year round, active programs take place in the Center. Through archive displays, art and history exhibitions, lectures, repertory film series, and special programs for schools, the Center draws people into explore the rich history of the Salinas Valley and Steinbeck Country.
The Steinbeck Center presents the life of Steinbeck, his writings, his characters, and Steinbeck Country in an informative, educational and entertaining manner. Different nationalities play an important role in the Steinbeck Center because the author himself saw the Mexican, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese and other ethnic groups as dignified people and important contributors to the community (East of Eden, Tortilla Flat, Forgotten Village, Cannery Row, etc.).
Utilizing diorama, innovative exhibits, changing displays and other media, the wonder and beauty of Steinbeck's creativity is dramatized so that everyone can enjoy and appreciate the author, his works and his environment. You can even see the original truck, Rocinante, that John Steinbeck drove while writing Travels with Charley.
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Fans of author John Steinbeck are in for a real treat. Right in the heart of Steinbeck country, one can learn all about the author's childhood, family, and community. The vignettes throughout the museum provide background on Steinbeck's most popular books, including snippets of films that were based on his books. They have a very nice gift shop and a museum featuring various artists and/or exhibitions. Leave a Comment
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Salinas High School; was built origally around 1900, but has been remodeled sence than, BUT the one thing that hasn't changed is the schools tower in the front of the school, which has a cloak on it.... If you've been to Union Station in Los Angeles, Ca. theres a tower there also that kinda has the same square size! I visited it Dec. 30th, 2004. Leave a Comment Address: 726 S. Main StreetPhone: (831) 796-7400Directions: across the street of Jack in the Box, and Subway. And the Home of the Cowboys!Website: www.salinas.k12.ca.us/salinas Other Contact: Fax: (831) 796-7405
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The National Steinbeck Center does a great job at painting an engaging and thorough picture of "Steinbeck Country" - California's Salinas Valley. Through diaramas, video exhibits, and extensive use of quotes from his works, the Center really gives the visitor a feel for the influences that shaped Steinbeck's writing, and for life in this fertile region.
As with any museum devoted to a single author's works, familiarity with Steinbeck's books will make the Center much more interesting. The Center focuses more on his works specifically dealing with farming and agriculture in the Salinas Valley (i.e. Grapes of Wrath, Tortilla Flat, etc.), but all of his works are represented at least a little. There's a pretty cool exhibit on life in Monterey during the time "Cannery Row" was written, lots of stuff about "East of Eden" and its star, James Dean (the site where Dean was killed in a car accident is not too far from here), and a good retrospective of his second career as a war journalist.
For die-hard Steinbeck fans, though, one of the highlights is "Rocinante," the pickup/camper in which Steinbeck and his dog toured America in the book "Travels with Charley." It's the real McCoy, too, and looks pretty plush for its time! Leave a Comment Address: One Main Street, SalinasPhone: (831)796-3833Directions: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 days a week. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day, and Easter. $10.95 Adults $8.95 Seniors, students, and Military $7.95 Youth 13-17 $5.95 Children 6-12 FREE Children 5 and underWebsite: http://www.steinbeck.org
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But, seriously, this wing of the Steinbeck Center does a commendable job with what is actually a pretty boring subject. They do have some interesting and even funny exhibits (like the one in the picture, where a bunch of vegetables give stump speeches for your vote as "favorite vegetable," and even veggies are not immune to negative campaign ads!). This exhibit is included in the admission to the Steinbeck Center. I don't think you can go in separately and I can't imagine why you'd want to. Leave a Comment
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John Steinbeck was born and raised in Salinas, lived several years in Monterey and Pacific Grove, and set numerous novels in this area. He wrote dozens of novels, perhaps most famous were The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Tortilla Flat (1935), Of Mice and Men (1937), Cannery Row (1945), and The Pearl (1947), earning a Pulitzer Prize and a Nobel Prize for Literature. The house where he was born stands on Central Ave, just a few blocks from the Steinbeck Center, and he is buried at the Garden of Memories, across town in Salinas.
The National Steinbeck Center was opened in 1998, and is Salinas' top tourist attraction today. The museum offers exhibits on Steinbeck's life and his works, a library with several hundred novels, the archives with some 45,000 Steinbeck-related articles, and various educational programs.
Admission is $10.95 for Adults. Leave a Comment Address: One Main Street, Salinas, CA 93901Phone: (831)796-3833Directions: 17 Miles east of Monterey via Hwy 68, also easily access from Highway 101. The Steinbeck Center is on Main Street, right in the heart of old town Salinas.Website: http://www.steinbeck.org/ Other Contact: info@steinbeck.org
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This Victorian mansion was constructed in 1897, purchased by the Steinbeck family in 1900, and the birthplace of John Steinbeck in 1902. Steinbeck lived here with his family until 1919 when he graduated from Salinas High School and went to college at Stanford. Later in his life he returned to this house to visit his parents and do some writing.
The house's main function today is a lunchtime restaurant, as it is open from 11:30 to 2:00 Tuesday through Saturday. The menu is limited to just two entrees that rotate every week and cost $10-12 plus drinks and desserts.
Tours of the Steinbeck House are generally held only on Sundays from 1 to 3, and prices are Adults - $4 and Students/Children $3. The house is still decorated with family photos and other original items.
The house also contains a gift shop selling gifts and books, including Steinbeck novels and the Steinbeck House Cookbook.
The Steinbeck House is owned and all businesses are operated by the Valley Guild, a non-profit organization started by local women who wanted to establish a restaurant to serve local foods. Today the group still runs the restaurant, but their main focus is to preserve this historic property. Leave a Comment Address: 132 Central Avenue, SalinasPhone: (831) 424-2735Directions: The house is just a few blocks from the Steinbeck Center in downtown Salinas.Website: http://www.steinbeckhouse.com/ Other Contact: valley-guild@juno.com
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Since you most likely came to Salinas to learn more about Steinbeck, and you've already visited the house where he was born and raised, as well as the museum dedicated to his life.... there's only one logical stop left -- take a peek at the place where he's buried.
While Steinbeck died in New York in 1968, his body was cremated and returned to Salinas for burial in the family plot. This is the Hamilton plot, his mother's family, and John Steinbeck's grave lies beside his uncle William John Hamilton (who died in 1930), his mother Olivia (1934), his father John Ernst (1935), John's sister Mary (1965), and his last wife Elaine (2003).
This cemetery also is the final resting place for a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient named Sergeant Oliva Cayer, who actually commanded an entire regiment in a battle when all of the officers were "disabled."
If you visit, the Garden of Memories cemetery is pretty small and you really won't have any trouble finding the grave site. There are two entrances to the cemetery, one from Romie Street and the main one from Abbott. From the Romie Street entrance, the gave is maybe 100 yards in on the main road on the right. If you enter the main gate, take the first right past the giant columbarium building, then the next right and the grave will be on the left. It is marked by a simple black arrow with the word "Steinbeck" and sits maybe 50 feet off the road. Look for the Hamilton plot or you'll walk right past. Leave a Comment Address: Garden of Memories Cemetery, 768 Abbott StreetPhone: (831) 422-6417Directions: From Main Street, take Romie Street east to Abbott Street. Turn right and the cemetery's main entrance is on the right (Called Memory Drive -- I guess Memory Lane was already taken)Website: http://www.salinaschamber.com/members_results.asp?Submit=Search&category=1124&city=&keywords=&results=10&zip= Other Contact: gom@mcn.org
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OK, so Salinas existed before John Steinbeck was born...who knew? One place to find a little more of the Salinas history is the Boronda Adobe. The Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe was built from 1844 to 1848 as a farmhouse long before the city of Salinas existed and is the town's oldest structure. This is a unique adobe for the era due to its four-sloped wooden roof (rather than tile with two slopes) and a veranda that encircled the house. Boronda was originally granted 6,700 acres, but today only 5 acres remain with the adobe.
On the same site is Old Lagunita School House, built in 1897 and a later farmhouse.
One of the supposed descendants of this Boronda family include Narcisco “Frank” Boronda who was an old timey John Wayne Bobbitt. In 1907 his wife chopped off his happy place with a straight razor after one of his usual trips to a San Jose brothel...more here:
http://sanjoseinside.com/sji/blog/entries/the_baronda_mayhem_trial/
The unincorporated community of Boronda is next to Salinas and has just a few houses, but also a waste disposal transfer station, a United Parcel Service facility , and a large agricultural seed supplier.
The adobe is open to visitors weekdays 10-2 and Sundays 1-4 (closed on Saturdays). Leave a Comment
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