Guidebook for the Santa Cruz area

Mark & Hope
Guidebook for the Santa Cruz area

Arts & Culture

One of the best Muni courses you'll ever play.
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Delaveaga Park Golf Course
401 Upper Park Rd
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One of the best Muni courses you'll ever play.
Renowned Disc golf course, beautiful setting.
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Delaveaga Park Golf Course
401 Upper Park Rd
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Renowned Disc golf course, beautiful setting.
Lots of shops, boutiques, bars, restaurants and galleries. A great place to spend the day wandering while your golfers are busy playing Pebble Beach or Spyglass.
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Carmel në bregdet
San Antonio Avenue
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Lots of shops, boutiques, bars, restaurants and galleries. A great place to spend the day wandering while your golfers are busy playing Pebble Beach or Spyglass.
A great gallery, stop in and check out the local artists work. This gallery is the best way to find where to watch California Condors. They soar off the cliffs about 200 yards north of the gallery.
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Coast Gallery Big Sur
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A great gallery, stop in and check out the local artists work. This gallery is the best way to find where to watch California Condors. They soar off the cliffs about 200 yards north of the gallery.
It's where Super Bowl 50 is.
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4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way
4900 Centennial Blvd
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It's where Super Bowl 50 is.

Everything Else

Great hiking and mtn biking in a spectacular Redwood forest.
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Parku Shtetëror i Nisene Marks
Aptos Creek Road
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Great hiking and mtn biking in a spectacular Redwood forest.
Take a leisurely stroll along the cliffs above the Pacific ocean or hike/ bike into the surrounding hills. Great hiking and mtn biking.
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Parku Shtetëror Wilder Ranch
1401 Coast Rd
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Take a leisurely stroll along the cliffs above the Pacific ocean or hike/ bike into the surrounding hills. Great hiking and mtn biking.
Wonderful wines, great hosts, and beautiful views.
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Burrell School Vineyard and Winery
24060 Summit Rd
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Wonderful wines, great hosts, and beautiful views.
Good wines, wonderful views.
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Loma Prieta Winery
26985 Loma Prieta Way
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Good wines, wonderful views.
Some of the best Pinots to be found anywhere.
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David Bruce Winery
21439 Bear Creek Rd
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Some of the best Pinots to be found anywhere.
Love their wines and its only a few steps from Capitola beach and village.
Armida Winery Tasting Room
103 Stockton Ave
Love their wines and its only a few steps from Capitola beach and village.
What can I say, one of the best motorsports venues there is.
WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca Ticket Office
1021 Monterey Salinas Hwy
What can I say, one of the best motorsports venues there is.
Pebble Beach Golf Academy & Practice Facility
3260 Stevenson Dr
It's Pebble Beach!
One of the most beautiful and challenging courses in Northern California.
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Pasatiempo Golf Course
20 Clubhouse Rd
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One of the most beautiful and challenging courses in Northern California.
When in Santa Cruz, you simply must take a stroll on Pacific Ave. Shops, Restaurants, Theaters and people watching. Always entertaining. Learn why they say "Keep Santa Cruz Weird".
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Pacific Avenue
Pacific Avenue
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When in Santa Cruz, you simply must take a stroll on Pacific Ave. Shops, Restaurants, Theaters and people watching. Always entertaining. Learn why they say "Keep Santa Cruz Weird".
Great way to see the Monterey Bay and enjoy a sunset.
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Chardonnay Sailing Charters
790 Mariner Park Way
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Great way to see the Monterey Bay and enjoy a sunset.
Adventure, adrenalin, and incredible scenery
GoJump Santa Cruz Skydiving
160 Aviation Way
Adventure, adrenalin, and incredible scenery
Good surfing
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Pleasure Point
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Good surfing
Point break, good waves. World renowned surf spot, home of the O'Neil Cold Water Classic.
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Steamer Lane
700 W Cliff Dr
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Point break, good waves. World renowned surf spot, home of the O'Neil Cold Water Classic.

Shopping

Convenient to our house, great butcher counter, lots of prepared foods to go, yummy sushi, a great place to get provisions for your days adventure.
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Summit Store Inc.
24197 N Summit Rd
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Convenient to our house, great butcher counter, lots of prepared foods to go, yummy sushi, a great place to get provisions for your days adventure.

Sightseeing

Great hiking and climbing. Spend as couple of days and backpack through the Saratoga Gap all the way to the coast.
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Parku Shtetëror Castle Rock
15451 CA-35
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Great hiking and climbing. Spend as couple of days and backpack through the Saratoga Gap all the way to the coast.
If you go to the Big Sur area and don't stop at Nepenthe you've missed the point. Nepenthe is the quintessential California spot with breathtaking sunset views.
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Nepenthe
48510 CA-1
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If you go to the Big Sur area and don't stop at Nepenthe you've missed the point. Nepenthe is the quintessential California spot with breathtaking sunset views.
One of the most beautiful (and expensive) neighborhoods in the world.
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17 Mile Dr
17 Mile Drive
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One of the most beautiful (and expensive) neighborhoods in the world.
If you want to see how"the other half" lived don't miss this. Hearst Castle is an amazing place to visit. Check their website for reservations.
Conzelman Road
Conzelman Road
If you want to see how"the other half" lived don't miss this. Hearst Castle is an amazing place to visit. Check their website for reservations.
Enjoy a walk through an ld growth Redwood forest.
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Parku Shtetëror Big Basin Redwoods
21600 Big Basin Way
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Enjoy a walk through an ld growth Redwood forest.
Sea elephant rookery
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Ano Nuevo State Park
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Sea elephant rookery
Fantastic birdwatching
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Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Fantastic birdwatching
Look through a high powered telescope at a working observatory
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Lick Observatory
7281 Mt Hamilton Rd
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Look through a high powered telescope at a working observatory
Incredible scenery! Best place to see the Big Sur Coastal environment. Great place for a day hike and picnic.
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Rezervat Shtetëror Natyror Point Lobos
62 CA-1
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Incredible scenery! Best place to see the Big Sur Coastal environment. Great place for a day hike and picnic.

Entertainment & Activities

One of the last remaining wooden roller coasters and lots of other rides and attractions to keep the family busy all day.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
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One of the last remaining wooden roller coasters and lots of other rides and attractions to keep the family busy all day.
Take a scenic train ride in an open car through the Redwoods to the beach and/or take a thrilling zip-line tour of the Redwood canopy.
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Roaring Camp
5401 Graham Hill Rd
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Take a scenic train ride in an open car through the Redwoods to the beach and/or take a thrilling zip-line tour of the Redwood canopy.
Optical illusions and mysterious happenings, your kids will be amazed.
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The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot Rd
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Optical illusions and mysterious happenings, your kids will be amazed.
The kids will love it.
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Qendra e Zbulimit Detar Seymour
100 McAllister Way
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The kids will love it.
One of the premier aquariums in the world.
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Akvariumi i Monterey Bay
886 Cannery Row
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One of the premier aquariums in the world.
A great place to spend the day with the kids. Ours always loved to go here.
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Natural Bridges State Beach
2531 W Cliff Dr
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A great place to spend the day with the kids. Ours always loved to go here.
Great place for learning about and seeing technology applied in meaningful ways. Excellent learning experience for the kids too.
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The Tech Interactive
201 S Market St
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Great place for learning about and seeing technology applied in meaningful ways. Excellent learning experience for the kids too.
Perfect place to bring the kids to play in the surf. Enjoy lunch at a beach cafe. Shop at lots of local boutiques. Very easy to get to from our house.
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Capitola Beach Company
131 Monterey Ave
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Perfect place to bring the kids to play in the surf. Enjoy lunch at a beach cafe. Shop at lots of local boutiques. Very easy to get to from our house.
Lots of seafood restaurants, sightseeing, and ocean wildlife viewing and a great candy/ice cream shop at the end.
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Santa Cruz Wharf
21 Municipal Wharf
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Lots of seafood restaurants, sightseeing, and ocean wildlife viewing and a great candy/ice cream shop at the end.

Food Scene

Lots of choices from casual to elegant, you find a restaurant to your liking in this great little downtown area.
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Los Gatos
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Lots of choices from casual to elegant, you find a restaurant to your liking in this great little downtown area.
One of our favorite "watering holes" in the Big Sur area. Sit down in a chair in the Big Sur river, cool off and sip a Fine Stone IPA, then enjoy a great lunch before continuing your Big Sur adventure
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Big Sur River Inn
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One of our favorite "watering holes" in the Big Sur area. Sit down in a chair in the Big Sur river, cool off and sip a Fine Stone IPA, then enjoy a great lunch before continuing your Big Sur adventure
After a great day at the beach what better way to end it than marguerita's and great mexican food. Manuel's is our reference level mexican food restaurant. Must try the Chili Reanos. I like the #3!
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Manuel's Mexican Restaurant
261 Center Ave
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After a great day at the beach what better way to end it than marguerita's and great mexican food. Manuel's is our reference level mexican food restaurant. Must try the Chili Reanos. I like the #3!
Enjoying the beach in Capitola and the kids are hungry? Great NY style thin crust pizza by the slice. Mmmm! And while you are at it don't forget to take them up on the Slice and a Tee-shirt deal $5!
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Pizza My Heart
209 Esplanade
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Enjoying the beach in Capitola and the kids are hungry? Great NY style thin crust pizza by the slice. Mmmm! And while you are at it don't forget to take them up on the Slice and a Tee-shirt deal $5!
The best Stromboli and Pizza to be found in North Beach (and that's saying a lot!). Try the Cal Italia pizza, its to die for!
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Tony's Pizza Napoletana
1570 Stockton St
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The best Stromboli and Pizza to be found in North Beach (and that's saying a lot!). Try the Cal Italia pizza, its to die for!
Great fresh seafood from the Monterey Bay
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Phil's Fish Market & Eatery
10700 Merritt Street
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Great fresh seafood from the Monterey Bay
Great handmade Italian food
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La Posta
538 Seabright Ave
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Great handmade Italian food
Good local micro-brewery
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Discretion Brewing
2703 41st Ave
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Good local micro-brewery
The place for views of the sunset in Santa Cruz.
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Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Dr
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The place for views of the sunset in Santa Cruz.
Great Tacos, cheap!
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Taqueria La Cabaña
2332 Mission St
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Great Tacos, cheap!
Excellent burgers and great bar. Many beers on tap. Casual
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burger. Aptos
7941 Soquel Dr
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Excellent burgers and great bar. Many beers on tap. Casual

Drinks & Nightlife

30 beers on-tap, hundreds in bottles. Nice Beer garden with games to play.
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Beer 30
2504 S Main St
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30 beers on-tap, hundreds in bottles. Nice Beer garden with games to play.