National Steinbeck Center
The National Steinbeck Center is a museum and memorial dedicated to the author John Steinbeck, located at the California State University, Monterey Bay at Salinas City Center building at One Main Street in Salinas, California, the town where Steinbeck grew up.Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
Wednesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Address: 1 Main Street, Salinas, CA 93901
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center and John Steinbeck House.
Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center
Railway station
Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in downtown Salinas, California, United States. As a transit hub, the facility is a passenger rail station and bus station. Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center is situated 830 feet northwest of National Steinbeck Center.
John Steinbeck House
Museum
Photo: Googie man, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John Steinbeck House is a historic house restaurant and house museum in Salinas, California. The house was the birthplace and family home of author John Steinbeck. John Steinbeck House is situated 1,100 feet west of National Steinbeck Center.
Monterey County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Coasttocoast, Public domain.
The Monterey County Court House is the court house for Monterey County in Salinas, California, United States. Monterey County Courthouse is situated 1,600 feet southwest of National Steinbeck Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salinas and Boronda.
Salinas
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salinas is in California, 20 minutes inland from Monterey Bay in a region known as the Central Coast. Salinas was the home of writer and Nobel Prize laureate John Steinbeck. It claims to be the "Salad Bowl of the World."…
Boronda
Locality
Boronda is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. The population was 1,760 at the 2020 census. Boronda is situated 1½ miles northwest of National Steinbeck Center.
Spreckels
Locality
Photo: docentjoyce, CC BY 2.0.
Spreckels is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California, United States. Spreckels is located 3 miles south of Salinas, at an elevation of 62 ft. Spreckels is situated 3½ miles south of National Steinbeck Center.
National Steinbeck Center
- Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.67718° or 36° 40′ 38″ northLongitude
-121.65558° or 121° 39′ 20″ westOpen location code
848WM8GV+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 275847596OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q14683461
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Russian—“National Steinbeck Center” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “National Steinbeck Center”
- French: “National Steinbeck Center”
- Japanese: “スタインベック博物館”
- Russian: “Национальный центр Стейнбека”
- Russian: “Национальный Центр Стейнбека”
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