Explore Carmel's Nooks & Crannies
Spend your second day exploring the arts, culture, cuisine, pubs, and spas that make Carmel one of the Pacific Coast's brightest vacation spots.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rejuvenate yourself with a massage and get a beauty treatment at one of Carmel's numerous spas and salons.
- Sample cheeses and other gourmet treats from around the world at The Cheese Shop, a Carmel landmark for three decades, located at Carmel Plaza.
- Sip local Monterey County wines throughout our walkable village at Galante Vineyards, Caraccioli Cellars, Wrath Wines, and De Tierra Vineyards among many others.
- 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.
- Top off the evening by watching the sunset on captivating Carmel Beach, rated one of America's cleanest and prettiest.
- Toast to the day's adventures in the authentic pub atmosphere of popular spots like Forge in the Forest or Brophy's Tavern.