A visitor's guide written by locals. Insider tips on the best restaurants, hotels, and things to do in Carmel, California.
Pacific Grove, despite its diminutive square milage, contains a surprising number of parks, beaches, and trails. The city’s official site lists twenty-eight, but, rather than inundate you with an exhaustive assembly of similar spaces, we photo-toured five favorites, and highlighted each park’s unique features, activities, and regulations — because nothing ruins a picnic faster than a city... 
Mercury-laced swordfish, dwindling blue-fin tuna populations, a collapsing oceanic eco-system; what’s a sea-foodie to do? For starters, you can visit The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions extravaganza this weekend. The most affordable eco-events are listed below, along with 5 more ways to save our seas without giving up your favorite fishy feasts.
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“Ohhhh… race cars! So shiny. And fast. And….. shiny?”
Carmel-by-the-Sea Delivers the Shiny
Okay, so you’re not an auto enthusiast, but anyone planning a visit to Carmel can surely be considered a fun enthusiast, and when it comes to Laguna Seca, they’re really one and the same. Our beginner’s guide to The Monterey Sports Car Championships will arm you with the basics, and a... 
As part of an ongoing effort to make visitcarmel.com the Central Coast’s most useful, up-to-date and personal travel blog, we’ve compiled thirteen of our favorite local online resources, your fast-track to the area’s best info.
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CarmelCalifornia.com — Carmel-by-the-Sea’s Official Travel Site
Featuring an extensive gallery list, and... 
Pacific Grove’s Asilomar State Beach is clean, peaceful, brimming with wildlife, and lined with fantastic running trails. It seemed like a great spot to start our series of video tours, and we lucked out with a warm, breezy day. Avoiding a chilly plunge into a tide pool was pretty lucky too — watch out for slippery rocks! And after you check out our little video, scroll down for more Asilomar... 
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