Kristina's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Beer Can Beach is a locals beach in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos, CA. This is a wide sandy beach below a bluff with homes built atop. Some homes are built at beach level north of the access. Seascape Beach Resort and Seascape Park are above the beach to the south. The best access to Beer Can Beach is down a long set of stairs at 1094 Via Palo Alto where you’ll find some street parking.
9 locals recommend
Sumner Beach
Beer Can Beach is a locals beach in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos, CA. This is a wide sandy beach below a bluff with homes built atop. Some homes are built at beach level north of the access. Seascape Beach Resort and Seascape Park are above the beach to the south. The best access to Beer Can Beach is down a long set of stairs at 1094 Via Palo Alto where you’ll find some street parking.
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Aptos Creek Roadabsolutely beautiful! nature at its best.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach Stgreat for families!
Seacliff State Beach
State Park Drivegreat beach
Manresa State Beach
1445 San Andreas Rdanother beautiful beach
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Rowa great day trip getaway
Ride through the Santa Cruz redwood forests aboard a steam locomotive on this alternative sightseeing tour, a great choice for travelers with limited time. Guarantee access to the popular and often sold-out Roaring Camp Steam Train by booking in advance, and personalize your itinerary by choosing from a range of departure times.
150 locals recommend
Roaring Camp
5401 Graham Hill RdRide through the Santa Cruz redwood forests aboard a steam locomotive on this alternative sightseeing tour, a great choice for travelers with limited time. Guarantee access to the popular and often sold-out Roaring Camp Steam Train by booking in advance, and personalize your itinerary by choosing from a range of departure times.
The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! The Mystery Spot was discovered in 1939 by a group of surveyors and opened to the public in 1940. The Mystery Spot has amazed and perplexed hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world, and many return time and time again to experience these puzzling variations of gravity, perspective, and height. Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft. Some think that it is in fact the spacecraft itself buried deep within the ground. Other theories include carbon dioxide permeating from the earth, a hole in the ozone layer, a magma vortex, the highest dielectric biocosmic radiation known anywhere in the world, and radiesthesia. Whatever the cause is, it remains a mystery.
208 locals recommend
The Mystery Spot
465 Mystery Spot RdThe Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California. It is a circular area of effect around 150 feet or 46 meters in diameter. Within the Mystery Spot you will be stunned as your perceptions of the laws of physics and gravity are questioned. But don't take our word for it, come and decide for yourself! The Mystery Spot was discovered in 1939 by a group of surveyors and opened to the public in 1940. The Mystery Spot has amazed and perplexed hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world, and many return time and time again to experience these puzzling variations of gravity, perspective, and height. Some speculate that cones of metal were secretly brought here and buried in our earth as guidance systems for their spacecraft. Some think that it is in fact the spacecraft itself buried deep within the ground. Other theories include carbon dioxide permeating from the earth, a hole in the ozone layer, a magma vortex, the highest dielectric biocosmic radiation known anywhere in the world, and radiesthesia. Whatever the cause is, it remains a mystery.
Pleasure Point
A popular Santa Cruz surf spot.
Food scene
Manuel's Mexican Restaurant
261 Center AveStarbucks
105 B Post Office Drbecause everyone wants to know where the nearest Starbucks is
Shadowbrook Restaurant
1750 Wharf Rdstunning views, and delicious food.
Nicholson Vineyards Winery
2800 Pleasant Valley Rdwine!
Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
6500 Soquel DrSaturday mornings 8-12pm
Capitola
Restaurants, Shopping and Great Views!
The Palm Deli
3000 Valencia Aveyummy breakfast burritos, sandwiches, and ice cream
Aptos St. BBQ
8059 Aptos Styummy ribs
Sid's Smokehouse
10110 Soquel DrLillian's Italian Kitchen
1148 Soquel AveGreat Italian!
Companion Bakeshop Westside Santa Cruz
2341 Mission Stdelicious pastries!
Farm Bakery & Cafe
6790 Soquel Dranother great place for pastries and goodies
Cafe Brasil
1410 Mission StJohnny's Harborside
493 Lake Aveyummy seafood
Crow's Nest Restaurant
2218 E Cliff Drgreat breakfast
New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Avegreat grocery store
Target
1825 41st Aveclosest target