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NATURAL BRIDGES in Santa Cruz, opposite page; Hahn Winery harvest in Soledad, left; the sea at Big Sur, below. 5 » MUST SEE , DO » Wild Coast Cruise Highway 1 along the majestic Big Sur coast, where the sky touches the sea. › bigsurcalifornia.org Historic Fun Ride two National Historic Landmarks, the Giant Dipper and the Looff Carousel, at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. › beachboardwalk.com » » Monterey's Historic District Find Old Monterey's adobes and gardens from the Spanish and Mexican eras, scattered between Fisherman's Wharf and modern buildings. › seemonterey.com/monterey-adobes_list » Mission Style Perched among flowering gardens, Mission San Carlos de Borromeo de Carmelo is one of the most beautiful of California's missions. › carmelmission.org » California Condors Get a close-up view of soaring California Condors from the High Peaks trail of Pinnacles National Monument. › nps.gov/pinn City & Town The Great Outdoors Downtown Santa Cruz is smack between the city's vibrant beach attractions and the hills, where redwood groves embrace the University of California at Santa Cruz. Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf is just steps from the city's historic buildings that date from the 18th and 19th centuries—before California was part of the United States. Made famous by John Steinbeck's eponymous novel, Cannery Row has morphed from a fishing center to a bustling street with shops and ocean-view restaurants. Steinbeck's hometown, Salinas, is a working-class agricultural city, known as the "Salad Bowl of the World." Carmel, a hedonist retreat born as an artist village, is home to stylish shops, exquisite dining and top-notch art. While well-known urban areas dot this region, there's more than enough wide-open space for fans of the outdoors. Take a whale-watching boat tour in Monterey Bay, where you can spot migrating gray, humpback and blue whales. Seventeen-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach winds through forest and along the Pacific coastline as it skirts exclusive golf courses and resorts. The eerie-looking spires and monoliths of Pinnacles National Monument lure climbers as well as hikers interested in the explosion of colorful spring wildflowers and soaring California Condors. In Big Sur, where rocky cliffs drop into the Pacific Ocean and cypress trees twist in the wind, nature lovers The best free dinner for your dog is at THE FORGE IN THE FOREST RESTAURANT in Carmel. While you can order kibble, burgers, steak or chicken strips off the Dog Pound menu, biscuits are always free and each waiter carries a pocketful of them for every customer with puppy-dog eyes. forgeintheforest.com 2 0 1 3 t r av e l gu i d e to c a l i fo rnia 1 35