1. Touch starfish, sea cucumbers and crabs in hands-on touch pools at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
2. Explore the places where John Steinbeck lived and wrote through interactive exhibits and multi-sensory stage-set activity centers at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas.
3. Tour the celebrated 17-Mile Drive and picnic in the company of seals, otters and other marine life at Seal Rock Picnic Area.
4. Let curiosity and creativity flourish at MY Museum - an entertaining, interactive children's museum that includes MY Day At The Beach, MY Healthy Farm, MY ImagiTree and MY Theatre, among other fun exhibits.
5. At Point Lobos State Reserve, hike to the cove that, according to local legend, inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and discover whaling industry relics at the Whaling Cabin.
6. Rollerblade, bike or ride a four-wheeled surrey along the waterfront Recreation Trail, which runs 18 miles through Pacific Grove, Monterey, Seaside and North to Castroville.
7. Watch our national symbol - the bald eagle - at Lake San Antonio in Southern Monterey County, where you also can enjoy playgrounds, beaches and water sports.
8. Climb a full-size 1956 steam engine or rent a paddleboat at Lake El Estero's Dennis the Menace Playground, designed by Dennis the Menace creator Hank Ketcham. Or, catch air at the nearby skateboard park.
9. Take a whale-watching or sightseeing cruise after visiting the candy shops on Fisherman's Wharf. Don't forget to savor a steaming bread bowl of rich clam chowder while you're there.
10. Have your picture taken at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. movie set on Cannery Row and shop and stroll the oceanfront streets then relax in the outdoor Plaza or buzz into a showing at the IMAX theater.
11. Build sandcastles at Carmel's famed white sand beach.
12. Fly a kite and watch the waves from the sand dunes of Marina, Seaside, & Sand City.
13. Stop by the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and discover Exhibits featuring the native plants, animals, geology, and aboriginal populations of Monterey County. Don't forget to pay a visit to "Sandy", the life-size sculpture of an adult female gray whale resting in front of the building.
14. Pack a picnic and head to Marina State Beach to watch handgliders soar on brisk coastal breezes. Stroll along the boardwalk that stretches through the Marina Dunes Natural Preserve.
15. Explore more than 50 miles of trails on 7,200 acres of the former Fort Ord Army Base in Seaside.
16. Explore one of California's largest coastal wetlands by pontoon boat and discover sea otters, sea lions and a variety of birds on an Elkhorn Slough Safari nature tour.
17. Take a tour of Pacific Grove's Point Pinos Lighthouse, the oldest active lighthouse on the West coast. Turn it into a day trip with a drive to Big Sur to the Point Sur Lightstation.
18. Get a taste of what life was like in the early days of old Monterey on Monterey's "Path of History", a walking tour of more than 40 abobes, historic buildings and sites, including the Pacific House Museum.
19. Take to the trail on horseback in scenic Carmel Valley, Big Sur or Pebble Beach.
20. Explore the nature trails and wildlife at Del Rey Oaks' Frog Pond Reserve.
21. Satisfy your sweet tooth on a tour of Monterey Bay Chocolates on Fremont Street in Seaside.
22. Play an intergenerational game of golf at the Peter Hay 9-hole pitch-and-putt course at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
23. Take a walk on the wild side with lions, tigers, birds and reptiles at Wild Things exotic ranch in Salinas.
24. Pack a picnic and head for the playground at San Lorenzo Park in King City, and tour the turn-of-the-century schoolhouse and train depot.
25. Check out some of the high-speed auto racing action at historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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