Monterey's - California's Colonial Capital

Monterey, California, United States

Monterey's - California's Colonial Capital

  • 1 hr 30 min
  • 1.6 mi
  • 11 stops
  • Historical
  • Free
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Monterey stands as one of California's most historically significant cities, serving as the capital under Spanish, Mexican, and briefly American rule. This walking tour winds through the heart of Old Monterey, where adobe walls and wooden balconies tell stories spanning three centuries of cultural transformation. The city's unique position as California's governmental and commercial center from 1777 to 1849 left an extraordinary architectural legacy, with more historic adobe…

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Stops on this tour

  1. San Carlos Cathedral
  2. Robert Louis Stevenson House
  3. Cooper-Molera Adobe
  4. Larkin House
  5. Monterey Museum of Art
  6. Colton Hall Museum and Jail
  7. Casa Soberanes
  8. Old Whaling Station Adobe
  9. First Brick House
  10. Custom House
  11. Pacific House Museum

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