Museum of Monterey
Museum of Monterey is a museum in Monterey County, Central Coast, California which is located on Custom House Plaza. Museum of Monterey is situated nearby to Custom House Plaza, as well as near the museum Pacific House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Custom House and Josiah Merritt Adobe.
Old Custom House
Museum
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The Old Custom House is the oldest surviving government building in California, built in 1827 by Mexican authorities in Monterey, then the capital of Alta California.
Josiah Merritt Adobe
Historic building
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The Josiah Merritt Adobe, located at 386 Pacific St. in Monterey, California and also known as Merritt House, is a historic house that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Josiah Merritt Adobe is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Museum of Monterey.
Monterey Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Sgerbic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monterey Museum of Art an art museum located in Monterey, California. It was founded in 1959 as a chapter of the American Federation of Arts. The Monterey Museum of Art's mission is to engage the community and celebrate the diversity of California art--past, present, and future, with painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media from the nineteenth century to the present day. Monterey Museum of Art is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Museum of Monterey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monterey and Del Monte.
Monterey
Monterey is a city in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California. Monterey is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California, and then a historic city can make for a great two-day trip for those visiting San Francisco or a weekend getaway for California natives.
Del Monte
Suburb
Del Monte is a district of Monterey, California. It was formerly an independent unincorporated community in Monterey County. It is located in the east part of Monterey, at an elevation of 16 feet.
Pacific Grove
Pacific Grove is in Monterey County in the Central Coast region of California. It is next to the Pacific Ocean on Monterey Bay just west of the city of Monterey.
Museum of Monterey
- Type: Museum
- Address: 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, 93940
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.60239° or 36° 36′ 9″ northLongitude
-121.89328° or 121° 53′ 36″ westOpen location code
848WJ424+XMOpenStreetMap ID
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