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Monterey State Historic Park

Monterey State Historic Park served as California's capital under Spanish, Mexican and U.S. rule. The U.S. flag was first officially raised in California here on July 7, 1846, bringing 600,000 square miles into the Union. Ten buildings including the Custom House, built in 1827 and California's first theater, and several residences built in the 1830's which are now museums, preserve the area's rich history of early California. Many early adobes and other buildings have been restored, including the Cooper-Molera Adobe Casa Soberanes, Larkin House and Robert Louis Stevenson House. The visitor center is in the Stanton Center adjacent to Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf.

The Park is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

Location: 20 Custom House Plaza, Monterey California 93940 Telephone 831-649-7118

Other California State Parks nearby:
(Hollister) Hollister Hills State Recreation Area
(La Selva Beach) Manresa Uplands State Beach
(Monterey) Monterey State Historic Park
(Gustine) San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area
(Santa Cruz) Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
(Aptos) Seacliff State Beach

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04/11 Coming to The Monterey area
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
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Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
Festival Mosaic San Lui Obispo CA July16-28 Five centuries of music on the central California coast.
Gilroy Garlic Festival Gilroy CA July26-28 The internationally acclaimed Great Garlic Cook-off, the signature event of the Gilroy Garlic Festival has increased the top prize in the July 27th competition to $5,000.
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