Insiders' Guide® to the Monterey Peninsula, 3rd

by Tom Owens and Melanie Bellon

• ISBN13: 9780762722556
• ISBN10: 076272255X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: Insiders' Guide

Summary

Written by local authors with years of experience writing about their community, the Insiders' Guides "RM" provide newcomers, visitors, and business travelers with a native's perspective of the area. Each guide details hotels, restaurants, annual events, attractions, nightlife, parks and recreation, real estate and much more. Covering more than 60 cities and areas nationwide, the Insiders' Guides "RM" offer the best local insights on travel and relocation.

Features include:
-- Light, easy-to-use 6" x 9" size
-- Easy-to-read typeface
-- Large photographs and maps
-- Updated interior graphics
-- Thumb tabs for quick reference to specific chapters
-- More at-a-glance information in every title
-- Expanded, comprehensive indexes
-- Easy-to-use geographic organization in regional books

This stretch of Northern California along Highway 1 tempts readers with its natural splendor, breathtaking scenery, unique appeal of towns like Carmel and Monterey, and proximity to Big Sur, Hearst Castle, and even San Francisco. Charming inns, renowned go

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
How to Use This Book	1	(2)
Area Overview	3	(12)
Getting Here, Getting Around	15	(9)
History	24	(11)
Hotels and Motels	35	(21)
Bed and Breakfast Inns	56	(11)
Vacation Rentals	67	(3)
Restaurants	70	(17)
Nightlife	87	(13)
Shopping	100	(12)
Attractions	112	(28)
Kidstuff	140	(17)
Annual Events	157	(21)
The Arts and Galleries	178	(14)
Parks and Recreation	192	(12)
In and around the Water	204	(13)
Golf	217	(8)
Daytrips	225	(36)
Neighborhoods and Real Estate	261	(15)
Retirement	276	(9)
Healthcare and Wellness	285	(5)
Education	290	(12)
Childcare	302	(4)
Media	306	(7)
Worship	313	(6)
Index	319