Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula offers beautiful coastal scenery, easy walking and biking trails along the coast, fabulous golf courses, bed and breakfast inns, restaurants and shopping. The main street of this relaxed and laid back village has an assortment of speciality shops, cafes, and galleries where you can find a perfect gift or treasure.

Also known as "butterfly town", Pacific Grove is the winter of millions of Monarch butterflies. Witness the over wintering phenomenon of thousands of Monarch butterflies clustering together pines and eucalyptus on a few select acres in Pacific Grove. Each year, beginning in late-October, when the Monarch return to spend the winter in "Butterfly Town, U.S.A.", tourists and residents visit Pacific Grove's Butterfly Trees to see the spectacle of clustering Monarchs. On the second Saturday of every October, the Pacific Grove School District holds the annual "Butterfly Parade." For this popular event, the children and their teachers dress in costumes and parade through town to celebrate the return of the Monarch.

Attractions in the area include the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf, Seventeen Mile Drive, National Steinbeck Center, Elkhorn Slough and Monterey Wine Country.

For a more romantic getaway, indulge in one of the many bed and breakfast inns, spas and resorts. And if you play golf, you will love the Monterey Bay area golf courses and country clubs -- Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Poppy Hill and much more.

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The Martine Inn, Pacific Grove
situated high on the cliffs of Pacific Grove overlooking the rocky coastline of Monterey Bay

Lone Oak Inn, Monterey
For surprisingly low rates, travelers are treated to a clean, cozy lodge with an indoor whirlpool, sauna and fitness center.

Old Monterey Inn, Monterey
captivating Bed and Breakfast located in magnificent Monterey surrounded by luxurious gardens and equally luxurious accommodations

Happy Landing Inn, Carmel
This Bed and Breakfast is a mere stroll to the white sands of Carmel's renowned beaches and quaint downtown shops

Carmel Country Inn, Carmel
inn is near the center of the village of Carmel, close to art galleries, boutiques and wide variety of restaurants, yet in a quiet residential setting.

Captain's Inn Bed and Breakfast, Moss Landing
in a quaint, historic fishing village in Central Monterey Bay, the inn is offers a marvelous opportunity to see a multitude of wildlife.