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Monterey Home to Incredible Monterey Bay

The city of Monterey is situated in Monterey County and is along the Pacific coast in Central part of California. This city is well-known for its rich history of local artists beginning from late 1800s and also for its historically famed fishery. Other than that, the city is home to many such attractions that are of an interest for the tourists and the locals like the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Monterey American Viticulture Area, the annual Monterey Jazz Festival and the Fisherman's Wharf. Monterey has a strong arts community with endless museums and such entertainment venues which attract tourists from across the world. This way, on a stay at one of the luxury hotel Monterey, many can go out and see the local as well as the internationally acclaimed artists and their amazing work. Nonetheless, there are also museum showcasing visual arts and Literary Arts displaying some excellent works of artists. To name a few would be the Thomas Kindade National Archive, situated in a Moorish Victorian style mansion. Apart from this, one can visit the Monterey County Youth Museum which is also known as the MY Museum, and is famous amongst the children. Its walking distance from the Fisherman's Wharf and is a major tourist destination too.

Monterey is a historic place and prominent for its abundance of marine life, which includes dolphins, sea otters, sea lions and such species. In order to view this amazing species, one can even visit the nearby aquarium which is known as the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This aquarium is believed to be one of the largest aquariums in North America. Apart from its exhibits of marine life, there are many major marine science laboratories, and such attractions. This is also a top family destination in the United States. Other than that, a few miles offshore, one can visit the Monterey Canyon, which is the largest and also the deepest underwater canyon situated off the Pacific Coast. What's more, many can visit Lake El Estero which is a famous Monterey Park. On staying at one of the Monterey four star hotels or probably in any of the Monterey luxury hotels, one can get to enjoy many of the recreational activities like paddle boats, skate park which is designed by the local skaters and the Dennis the Menace Park too, which is especially designed for small children. All of these parks attract birds which sometimes visit the park on their migration period. Those who love to watch birds and are totally bird lovers can opt to visit these parks are they are easily accessible attracting the tourist for its various kinds of birds.

The climate in Monterey is a Mediterranean climate with almost 60 degree Fahrenheit in the winter season and 72 degree Fahrenheit during the summer season. With mild climate year round, visitors can enjoy a range of outdoor activities and attend such special events throughout the year. Nonetheless, this place attracts everybody for it's totally surrounded by history, with beautiful scenery attracting tourists to this heaven throughout the year. The summer season welcomes all with the 2010 US Open which will be held at the Pebble Beach.

Monterey is well known around the world for its Jazz Festival which began in 1958. This fest is also known as the longest running jazz festival in the world. At first it was popularly known as the Monterey International Pop Music Festival and was a three day concert event. This is also a good time for the visitors to listen to some of the unheard musical tunes. Theater lovers can visit the First Theater in California, which was built between 1847 and 1848. Later on, it was called as the Bruce Ariss Wharf Theater and was run by Angelo Di Girolamo. After many renovations, it was reopened as the Wharf Theater and was exclusively designed by Ariss. So, prior to visiting Monterey and also to see some of these theaters, it is advisable that one book a Monterey 5 star hotel prior to his visit.