Explore Carmel's Nooks & Crannies

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Spend your second day exploring the arts, culture, cuisine, pubs, and spas that make Carmel one of the Pacific Coast's brightest vacation spots.

  1. Start the day with a brisk walk along spectacular Scenic Road where Carmel's trademark ocean views take your breath away — followed by coffee and a croissant at a local coffee house or bakery.
  1. Get a great overview of our village's history as an artist colony with a painting workshop or art tour. Then sample 80 A-List art galleries tucked into a square mile of quaint streets and alleyways.
  1. Enjoy a wide range of casually elegant cuisine, including a number of Wine Spectator-awarded restaurants. From sushi to Italian to hearty pub fare, Carmel has the best of everything.
  1. Experience the charming history of our famed art colony with a self-guided walking tour that starts at Carmel Heritage Society's First Murphy House, a 1902 legacy of Carmel's charming history, and Comstock House.
  1. Rejuvenate yourself with a massage and get a beauty treatment at one of Carmel's numerous spas and salons.
  1. Sample cheeses and other gourmet treats from around the world at The Cheese Shop, a Carmel landmark for three decades, located at Carmel Plaza.
  1. Sip local Monterey County wines throughout our walkable village at Galante Vineyards, Caraccioli Cellars, Wrath Wines, and De Tierra Vineyards among many others.
  1. Enjoy a casually exquisite dinner at one of Carmel's dozens of top-drawer restaurants, followed by a live performance at the Golden Bough Playhouse, home of Pacific Repertory Theatre; the landmark Sunset Center, the Monterey Peninsula's leading venue for top national and global performers of all kinds; or the Forest Theater, one of the nation's first outdoor live theaters west of the Rockies.
  1. Top off the evening by watching the sunset on captivating Carmel Beach, rated one of America's cleanest and prettiest.
     
  2. Toast to the day's adventures in the authentic pub atmosphere of popular spots like Forge in the Forest or Brophy's Tavern