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Monterey Bay Sights

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North of Big Sur, the coastline softens into lower bluffs, windswept dunes, pristine estuaries, and long, sandy beaches, bordering one of the world's most amazing marine environments—the Monterey Bay. On the Monterey Peninsula, at the southern end of the bay, are Carmel-by-the-Sea, Pacific Grove, and Monterey; Santa Cruz sits at the northern tip of the crescent. In between, Highway 1 cruises along the coastline, passing windswept beaches piled high with sand dunes. Along the route are wetlands, artichoke and strawberry fields, and workaday towns such as Castroville and Watsonville.

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• Marinas/Piers
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• Aptos
• Capitola
• Carmel
• Carmel Valley

• Monterey
• Moss Landing
• Pacific Grove

• Pebble Beach
• Santa Cruz
• Watsonville

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