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Stevenson was still a penniless unknown. Today the house displays a superb collection of
the writer's memorabilia.
Cooper-Molera Adobe
HISTORIC BUILDING
tour reservations 831-649-7172; 525 Polk St;
shop 10am-4pm, gardens
from 9am, tours by appt only)
This stately early-19th-century adobe home was built by John Rogers Cooper, a New Eng-
land sea captain, and three generations of his family resided here. Over time, the original
adobe buildings were partitioned and expanded, gardens were added and later everything
was willed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Worth a browse, the bookshop
sells nostalgic toys and household goods.
Museum of Monterey
MUSEUM
adult/child under 13yr $8/free, free 1st Wed of each month; 10am-7pm Tue-Sat & noon-5pm Sun
late-May-early Sep, 10am-5pm Wed-Sat & noon-5pm Sun early Sep-late-May; )
Near the waterfront, this voluminous modern exhibition hall illuminates Monterey's salty
past, from early Spanish explorers to the roller-coaster-like rise and fall of the local
sardine industry that brought Cannery Row to life in the mid-20th century. Highlights in-
clude a ship-in-a-bottle collection and the historic Fresnel lens from Point Sur's lighthouse.
Monterey Museum of Art
MUSEUM
(MMA;
www.montereyart.org
; adult/child 18yr & under $10/free; 11am-5pm Thu-Mon)
particularly strong in California contemporary art and modern landscape painters and pho-
tographers, including Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Temporary exhibits fill
MMA La
whose humble adobe origins are exquisitely concealed. You can visit both locations on the
same admission ticket.
Royal Presidio Chapel & Heritage Center Museum
CHURCH
