Guidebook for Santa Cruz

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Guidebook for Santa Cruz

Entertainment & Activities

Everyone's favorite tourist attraction. Easy to walk to from the house.
745 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
400 Beach St
745 locals recommend
Everyone's favorite tourist attraction. Easy to walk to from the house.
A nice beach with not quite as many tourists as the Boardwalk. Great views of the boats in the harbor and a lighthouse!
59 locals recommend
Seabright State Beach
59 locals recommend
A nice beach with not quite as many tourists as the Boardwalk. Great views of the boats in the harbor and a lighthouse!

Food Scene

Just a short walk away with plenty of local beers on tap and American-style food.
74 locals recommend
Seabright Social
519 Seabright Ave
74 locals recommend
Just a short walk away with plenty of local beers on tap and American-style food.
Best pizza in the area and its only a short walk away! Ping pong in the side room!
29 locals recommend
Engfer Pizza Works
537 Seabright Ave
29 locals recommend
Best pizza in the area and its only a short walk away! Ping pong in the side room!
Good cheap burger joint a short walk away.
65 locals recommend
Betty Burgers
505 Seabright Ave
65 locals recommend
Good cheap burger joint a short walk away.
A nice, off-the-beaten-path taqueria
De la Hacienda
354 Washington St
A nice, off-the-beaten-path taqueria
Great Mexican fine dining! There's multiple sections of the restaurant to suit your wallet.
37 locals recommend
El Palomar Restaurant
1336 Pacific Ave
37 locals recommend
Great Mexican fine dining! There's multiple sections of the restaurant to suit your wallet.
A quirky late-night diner
21 locals recommend
Saturn Cafe
145 Laurel St
21 locals recommend
A quirky late-night diner
Great coffee and great brunch food!
6 locals recommend
Cafe Delmarette
1126 Pacific Ave
6 locals recommend
Great coffee and great brunch food!
Closest coffee shop - just a short walk away.
26 locals recommend
Java Junction
519 Seabright Ave
26 locals recommend
Closest coffee shop - just a short walk away.
Go to this place for their wonderful pastries!
133 locals recommend
The Buttery
702 Soquel Ave
133 locals recommend
Go to this place for their wonderful pastries!
Yummy Hawaiian food and tropical drinks.
102 locals recommend
Hula's Island Grill
221 Cathcart St
102 locals recommend
Yummy Hawaiian food and tropical drinks.

Drinks & Nightlife

Both a unique dinner venue (crepes) and also hip music venue!
109 locals recommend
The Crêpe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
109 locals recommend
Both a unique dinner venue (crepes) and also hip music venue!
Fancy cocktails!
11 locals recommend
515 Cedar St
515 Cedar Street
11 locals recommend
Fancy cocktails!

Sightseeing

The multiple mile stretch of West Cliff Drive from the Boardwalk to Natural Bridges Park is the best walk in Santa Cruz... and one of the best in California. Surfers, sea lions, beaches and more!
193 locals recommend
West Cliff Drive
West Cliff Drive
193 locals recommend
The multiple mile stretch of West Cliff Drive from the Boardwalk to Natural Bridges Park is the best walk in Santa Cruz... and one of the best in California. Surfers, sea lions, beaches and more!
Check out the sea lions toward the end of the wharf!
143 locals recommend
Santa Cruz Wharf
21 Municipal Wharf
143 locals recommend
Check out the sea lions toward the end of the wharf!

Essentials

Great local grocery store
248 locals recommend
New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Ave
248 locals recommend
Great local grocery store
Another nearby grocery store.
76 locals recommend
Shopper's Corner
622 Soquel Ave
76 locals recommend
Another nearby grocery store.

Everything Else

Get your bowling on or enjoy the karaoke in the back bar!
46 locals recommend
Boardwalk Bowl
115 Cliff St
46 locals recommend
Get your bowling on or enjoy the karaoke in the back bar!