Pacific Grove

17 Mile Drive
Aquarium
Beaches
Bike Rentals
Butterfly Watching
Cruises, Fishing Trips, Whale Watching
Cycling
Diving / Kayaking
Equestrian
Fairgrounds
Farmer’s Market
Golf & Miniature Golf
Lighthouse Tour
Museums
Otter Spotting & Tide Pooling
Peninsula Personalities & Arm Chair Tours
Monteray Bay
Vineyards and Tours
etc., etc., etc…

http://www.pacificgrove.org/mainpages/attractions.htm

My dad grew up in Carmel, so Pacific Grove was always to him (jokingly!) the ‘enemy’ when it came to high school football. ;-) But Pacific Grove is a great location, with stunning views of the bay and the ocean both, and though I don’t know it as well as I could or should, I always enjoy going there on visits home.

dubbed “The Last hometwon in America”, the city of Pacific Grove is a great destination for the 65 and over/nearly deads crowd. Shrouded in fog and woods, the town is like an odd twilight zone-esque area seperated from the rest of California. Peaceful, sleepy, epxensive. there are few commercial chain businesses here, which is quaint and cute, but bad for the towns local economy, fortunately, property taxes do the trick. I lived there for 17 years, and while I enjoy its tranquility, the crabby old people and tight ass local government make it unberable for anyone who isn’t constrained by an electrical wheelchair.

If you go, don’t miss the AMAZING pizza at Allegro’s

We’ve been to Pacific Grove 5 times. The Butterfly Trees must be seen to be appreciated.

Seeing the sunset over the rocky Pacific coast is just magnificent. I can’t describe the colors and the sounds.

(One note – 17 Mile Drive gets boring the 4th time around.)

There is a park in Pacific Grove where the Monarch butterflies mate. For about a month, you cannot enter the park, disturbing a monarch is a $10,000 fine, but you can see. These beautiful splashes of color coat the trees in a thick cloak of living warmth. Time your visit well and perhaps you too can swear fealty to the monarchs in all their glory.