Erin | May 24, 2012
http://www.montereywharf.com/ #1 Old Fishermans Wharf, Monterey, CA 93940 Originally built in 1870, the Monterey Wharf was used mostly for business purposes, featuring prominently in Monterey’s booming sardine industry. When the sardine industry dried up in the 1940s the wharf was switched to a tourist destination, which is today the main attraction. Featuring dinning, shopping, whale [...]
Erin | May 9, 2012
720 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940 http://www.bubbagump.com/locations/monterey/ Inspired by the film “Forest Gump”, and socially the character Bubba’s obsession with shrimp, the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co opened it’s first location in 1996 and now has over 30 locations around the world (including one in Kuala Lumpur, interestingly enough). The very first location is on Cannery [...]
Erin | May 8, 2012
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/ 886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940 Opened in 1984 and situated on the site of a former sardine factory on the world-famous Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the most famous aquariums in the world. Situated directly on the bay (and in some cases, somewhat over the bay) the aquarium houses [...]
