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Bay Area
Central Coast
Central CA
Southern CA
Northern CA
CA Vacation Links of Interest

Here’s an interesting link for roadside stops along Hwy 99 you should check out if you’re heading on a trip via 99!

Bay Area

San Jose

Oakland

San Francisco

San Francisco Zoo
Exploratorium, The Museum of Science, Art & Human Perception
Habitot Children’s Museum (Berkeley)
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco, Pier 39, 1-888-SEA-DIVE
California Academy of Sciences, 415-750-7145, San Francisco, 875 Howard St.
Home of the Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, & Natural History Exhibits

Santa Clara

California’s Great America Theme Park, Santa Clara (near San Francisco),
(408) 986-5988

Burlingame

Burlingame Museum of Pez, 214 California Drive, Burlingame, (650) 347-2301

Vallejo

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Formerly Marine World/Africa USA)

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Central Coast

From Fresno Local, Randal Moens:

“Hi!! I have a few suggestions when going to the Central Coast. There is a gift shop with a aquarium and place to feed the seals in Morro Bay by the Harbor. If one takes highway 41 from Morro Bay to Atascadero there are to places to stop. The first stop is a Avacado Farm with a little gift shop that sells fresh avacados. Very yummy!

Further down the road, closer to Atascadero, is a Pick Your Own Raspberry Farm. The man running the farm is very personal and will help each family member pick the finest raspberries around. His raspberry plants do not have thorns. Both of these events we go to everytime we visit the central coast. Before I forget, the Raspberry Farm is best visited in June. One other thing to see on the Central Coast is a Abalone Farm that is between Cayucos and Cambria. I called them up recently but tours are not given until June. I did not realize that such a farm existed there until recently. The Abalone Farm has their own web site. I do not know it but search Abalone Farm and you will find it. See Ya!!!

Here’s the abalone site!

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Central CA

Hollister

Casa De Fruta–Two miles east of the junction of Highway 152 and Highway 156, you’ll discover Casa de Fruta, a family tradition and home of the sweetest, freshest variety of fruit anywhere on earth.
Playground, mini-train, petting zoo, etc…

Monterey

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey County Youth Museum–“MY Museum”Located in the Monterey Bay Aquarium/Cannery Row Parking Garage.
Hands-on exhibits for children including The Creation Station, Magnet Table, Build-a-House, My Pizzaria, My Theater, Giant Loom and more!
Dennis the Menace Playground–Pearl St. and Camino El Estero
Phone: 831/646-3866

Pacific Grove (near Monterey)