Just an hour’s drive north around the Monterey Bay sits the funky surfside town of Santa Cruz. It ischock full of local coffee shops, eclectic artisans, natural wonders (including Big Basin ...

Serious seafood lovers will want to seek out Monterey Bay cioppino, a tomato-based seafood ... or wine from the Santa Lucia Highlands while in town, and plan to rise early to stand in line with ...

People come from around the world to try to see a northern right whale dolphin in the bay’s deep underwater canyons, said Colleen Talty, a marine biologist with Monterey Bay Whale Watch.

The "Open Sea" exhibit best exemplifies how special the massive Monterey Bay Aquarium is. Sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and schools of fish have thousands of gallons of water to ...