ANTIQUES
1. PALAZZO

BANK
2. MONTEREY COUNTY BANK

BICYCLES
3. AQUARIAN BICYCLES

CANDLES, SOAPS
4. ISLAND SOAP & CANDLE WORKS

CANDY
5. ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY

CAKES, PASTRIES
6. CHRIS' CLASSIC CONFECTIONS

CLEANERS
7. OWL CLEANERS

DRUG STORE
8. ORDWAY DRUG STORE

FISHING TRIPS
9. RANDY'S

JEWELERS
10. CRYSTAL FOX
11. GASPER'S JEWELERS
12. THE BENCH JEWELER

MARKET
13. MONTE VISTA MARKET

MERCEDES INDEPENDENT SERVICES
14. MONTEREY MERCEDES

NEEDLEPOINT
15. STITCHES

REAL ESTATE
16. ALAIN PINEL
17. COLDWELL BANKER
18. THE JONES GROUP
19. RE/MAX
20. SAN CARLOS AGENCY

RESTAURANTS
21. BIRD ON A WIRE
22. CANNERY ROW PIZZERIA
23. EL INDIO MEXICAN RESAUTRANT
24. KRUA THAI RESTAURANT
25. OLD MONTEREY CAFE
26. PAPA CHEVOS
27. PERSIAN GRILL
28. WILD PLUM BAKERY AND CAFE

SCUBA DIVING
29. MONTEREY BAY DIVE COMPANY

TOYS
31. THINKER TOYS

Monterey Map Front

Monterey Shops and Street Index

Monterey is a treasure trove of historical buildings and visitors can take a walking tour from the Royal Presdio Chapel, built in 1794 by the Spanish Government to California's First Theater built in the 1840s. The Custom House, close to the wharf, was used by the Mexican Government for trade but was taken over by the U.S. Government when, in 1846, Commodore Sloat officially took claim. A stone pier on the beach was been built in 1848 and later changed to a commercial fishing wharf in 1900. This is still a working wharf with stalls that sell the day's catch or boats that will take people fishing or whale watching.

There are many old houses, including one where Robert Louis Stevenson lived, that are part of the historic tour but Cannery Row always draws the visitors. Flourishing canneries in the end of the 1800s and early 1900s were devastated when the over-fished sardines ran out. The flavor of the old cannery has been kept while the lovely hotels and charming galleries and shops now adorn the Cannery Row. The crowning jewel of Monterey is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a must for every visitor.