Hear how the simple concept of a wooden “fish hopper” revolutionized the sardine business and helped bring in 70 tons of fish each hour.
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Fish Hopper
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Ed Ricketts Home
If this building could talk! Learn about Doc Ricketts lab, where he lived, did scientific work, and entertained the most colorful and famous characters of the Row.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Wing Chong Building
Hear about the Wing Chong store, a popular hangout for characters in the two Steinbeck novels set in this area. In its time, the store offered everything from beer to boots.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. LaI da Café
Learn about the La Ida café—now a restaurant—made famous in Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row.” In the 1940s this was a frequent destination for male cannery workers!
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 2. Aquarium Entry
This walking tour begins at the main entrance to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, site of a former sardine cannery, and heads down the famed Cannery Row.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 6. Pocket Beach
Learn about the wildlife that frequents this location: harbor seals and their pups; elephant seals; whales; and even local deer and Canada geese. Keep your eyes open!
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 5. Hopkins Marine Sanctuary
Learn the history of the oldest marine science lab on the Pacific coast, where valuable information about Monterey Bay’s marine life has been collected for over 100 years. Local author John Steinbeck even studied here, developing an intense interest in marine sciences.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 1 Monterey Boat Works
Hear about this historic site where commercial fishing boats were built and repaired, and bootleggers landed during prohibition. You’ll also learn about the Monterey Clipper hull and the history of the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s smokestacks.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 1. Oceanview and Eardley
Journey back in time and hear stories about the Chinese fishing village that was once located here. You’ll also learn about the Tuna Research and Conservation Center and the American Tin Cannery.
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Monterey Bay Audio Tour 1. Rec Trail
Learn the colorful history of the "Rec Trail" (the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail), which runs from Marina to Pacific Grove.