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Carmel-by-the-Sea Highlights: Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Steinbeck's Cannery Row Monterey: Self-Guided Audio Tour

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The writers, painters, poets, actors, producers, and photographers who founded Carmel by the Sea left a legacy of beauty and freedom to reach for the stars. This self-guided driving tour puts the stories about it all in your ears, while you take the wheel.  

As you experience all the best things to do in Carmel, you're in control of your own vehicle. The audio tour’s autoplay feature takes you behind scenes where you can get a feel for this special place. See the galleries, shops, and restaurants, and check out Carmel's must-see landscapes including the lone pine and one of the longest white-sand beaches in California.

The homes here are unlike anything you’ve ever seen, even the gardens and fences are artistic expressions!

On this fascinating two-hour walk in the footsteps of John Steinbeck, you'll see a whole new side to the historic Cannery Row in beautiful Monterey, California. Discover the real-life people that inspired Steinbeck to create his vivid characters, and visit various locations he used as backdrops for his stories.

While walking, your tour guide Lynn Momboisse will fill your ears with fun facts. Learn the fascinating events that caused Cannery Row to go from a quaint fishing village to a booming commercial sardine industry, then into economic collapse, only to be reborn as the popular tourism destination that it is today.

See popular landmarks like Steinbeck Plaza, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Plaza Hotel, Monterey InterContinental Hotel, and San Carlos Beach. The best part about an audio tour? You can pause him whenever you like!

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Carmel-by-the-Sea Highlights: Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour

Steinbeck's Cannery Row Monterey: Self-Guided Audio Tour

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