This museum is just across from Fisherman's Wharf and only $5. I went to see the "Beautiful Whale" exhibit with some amazing lifesize photos of whales (there are plenty of benches so you can sit and contemplate what you're seeing), but as you walk in there's an exhibit called "Since Before the Moon Appeared: The Painted Legacy of Latin America"... More

When I went had exhibit on the 60s era & upstairs about Cannery Row from 1800s to Today, nautical fare, etc Museum could be bigger & house more exhibits & use Hi Tech to explain exhibits. Day I went they had a Dodge Chrysler car club in Town outside museum.

I have lived in monterey for many years and I never knew this was here. For $5 very interesting and worth a look. The staff was very nice and the man on the second floor explaining the exhibits was very passionate about his job.

Too expensive for what it has to offer. The computers were down when I got there so I had to pay on my way out. The computers were still down as I was leaving and the process of paying was way too long. The day I went they were setting up for the next exhibit so there was a lot... More

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our hour long visit to this small but worthwhile museum. The first floor had pictures and mementos of the Monterey pop festival of 1967 (we even drove past the venue at the corner of Mark Thomas Drive and Garden Road, outside of town) and the second floor had a variety of historical artifacts about... More

I was in Monterey for a conference and one of the conference events was held at the Museum of Monterey in conjunction with the “Music Love & Flowers” show about the Monterey International Pop Festival, which took place at the Monterey Fairgrounds in June, 1967. It was a wonderful trip down memory lane and the film of the same was... More

The maritime museum was a favorite spot of mine in old Monterey, but it has since changed to the Museaum of Monterey (MOM) and now hosts art exhibits ranging from ok to awful. Very disappointed.

It was great to see the Old Sail Boats of yesteryear. You could imagine how difficult it was travelling the vast distances in what must have been very cramped conditions. So much History :-)

This is the most engaging museum staff I have ever encountered. They are welcoming (how often does that happen in a museum?), full of enthusiasm, anxious to share their knowledge and love of the area and the "treasures" they have collected for this small space. Upon entering, a young man introduced himself and offered to show us the Lighthouse lens... More