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2020 OFFICIAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TRAVELER’S GUIDE
destinations
SANTA CRUZ
Must
See
SANTA CRUZ
BEACH
BOARDWALK
The legend-
ary Boardwalk
features the Giant
Dipper, a vintage
wooden roller
coaster that has
thrilled visitors for
95 years. Seven
-
ty-three hand-
carved horses
prance proudly
around the famous
Looff Carousel,
built in 1911.
SANTA CRUZ
SURFING
MUSEUM
Housed inside the
Mark Abbott Me-
morial Lighthouse,
this diminutive
museum chronicles
over 100 years of
surfing history in
Santa Cruz. Just
outside sits a
plaque donated
bythe descendants
of Hawaiian royalty
who brought surf-
ing to Santa Cruz
– the first time
the sport touched
the mainland - in
1885.
SANTA CRUZ
WHARF
The Santa Cruz
Wharf - the lon-
gest coastal timber
pile wharf in the
US – is over one
hundred years old
and is a celebrated
landmark. Stretch-
ing out a half-mile
into the waters of
the Monterey Bay,
PHOTO BY PAUL SCHRAUB