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Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Tor House and Hawk Tower

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Whalers Cabin Museum

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

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Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

1 mile from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Old Monterey Jail

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

3 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Colton Hall Museum

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

3 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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Monterey's Moon Tree

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

3 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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San Carlos Cathedral

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

3 miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea

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