I am so excited about the Thanksgiving Trip! I love travelling! Vacation is always good 
I just finished the itinerary. It is kinda packed, maybe have to forgo some some places, since it gets dark at about 5-6 pm, but I hope we can cover everything.
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Head to ::SANTA CRUZ::
Mystery Spot Tour
“The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.“
It is actually an optical illusion, but it would be interesting
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
“Santa Cruz Surfing Museum traces over 100 years of surfing history as it relates to Santa Cruz“
Natural Bridges State Beach
“Visitors can see thousands during the butterflies’ peak season. The best time to see monarchs in the park is usually from mid-October to late January“
not doing any hiking or whatsoever, the main reason of going there is B U T T E R F L I E S
Walk around Santa Cruz Wharf
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
“Two national historic landmarks: the 1924 Giant Dipper roller coaster and the 1911 Looff Carousel“
Wanna play mini-golf!
Head to ::CARMEL::
Gravity Garden
Wikipedia: “Artist Jim Needham has created a sculpture garden of rocks that have been stacked without the use of any adhesives, bolts or supporting structures“
So cool, right? I like this
Clinton Walker House
“Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Clinton Walker House in Carmel was completed in 1948.
This hexagon shaped home is built of stone and was used in the 1959 film A Summer Place.”
Tor House , Hawk Tower
Once adobe of Robinson Jeffers, a giant among American Poets
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
Wikipedia: “Site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California… one of the most popular tourist sites on the Monterey Peninsula and is a National Historic Landmark“
Walk along Ocean Avenue which is downtown main street
The Barnyard
“is a shopping village on the outskirts of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
The collection of art galleries and clothing and antique shops is nestled
among fabulously well-kept gardens that are worth the visit even if you don’t plan
to browse the stores“
I like gardens.
Head to ::MONTEREY BAY::
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Dennis the Menace Park
I love this place!
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Cannery Row
Fishermen’s Wharf
Monterey State Historic Park
“The grounds include both California’s first theatre, and
the Monterey Customs House, where the American flag was first
raised over California.”
Monterey Custom House and Garden
“California State Historic Building #1. The building
was used as a Custom House under the Spanish, Mexican and United States governments.”
First Theatre and Garden
Head ::HOME::
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