Travel Reference
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A 77-acre old-growth redwood grove is a surprising green gem in the middle of a residen-
tial neighborhood. It has biking and hiking trails, a children's playground and picnic areas,
and a small
zoo
.
Morris Graves Museum of Art
MUSEUM
(
www.humboldtarts.org
; 636 F St; admission $5; noon-5pm Thu-Sun)
Across Hwy 101, the excellent museum shows rotating California artists and hosts per-
formances inside the 1904
Carnegie library
, the state's first public library.
Discovery Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.discovery-museum.org
; 517 3rd St; admission $4;
10am-4pm Tue-Sat, from noon Sun;
)
A hands-on kids' museum.
Activities
Harbor Cruise
CRUISE
(
www.humboldtbaymaritimemuseum.com
;
narrated cruise adult/child $18/10)
Board the 1910
Madaket
, America's oldest continuously operating passenger vessel, and
learn the history of Humboldt Bay. Located at the foot of C St, it originally ferried mill
workers and passengers until the Samoa Bridge was built in 1972. The $10 sunset cocktail
cruise serves from the smallest licensed bar in the state, there's also a 75-minute narrated
cruise.
Hum-Boats Sail, Canoe & Kayak Center
BOAT RENTAL
(
www.humboats.com
;
Startare Dr;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, to 6pm Sat & Sun Apr-Oct, to 2:30pm Nov-
Mar)
At Woodley Island Marina, this outfit rents kayaks and sailboats, offering lessons, tours,
charters, sunset sails and full-moon paddles.
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