Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
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Drinking & Nightlife
C5
Entertainment
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Activities
Like its larger namesake in San Francisco, Monterey's
Fisherman's Wharf
is a tacky
tourist trap, but also a jumping-off point for deep-sea fishing trips and whale-watching
cruises. A short walk east at workaday
Municipal Wharf 2
, fishing boats bob and sway in
the bay.
Dennis the Menace Park
PLAYGROUND
10am-dusk, closed Tue Sep-May;
)
The brainchild of Hank Ketcham, the creator of the classic
Dennis the Menace
comic strip,
this ain't your standard dumbed-down playground suffocated by Big Brother's safety regu-
lations. With lightning-fast slides, a hedge maze, a suspension bridge and towering climb-
ing walls, even some adults can't resist playing here.
Cycling & Mountain-Biking
Along an old railway line, the
Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail
travels for 18 car-
free miles along the waterfront, passing Cannery Row en route to Lovers Point in Pacific