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S E th L 12. San Carlos & 5 E 42. The Parent Trap – Location of the Paul von Wagoner’s law R (1961) Brian Keith, Maureen O’Hara, Hayley U A offices overlooking the Hog’s Breath Inn in Invasion of Privacy (2003) L Mills –18th hole of Pebble Beach & restaurant in front of The Lodge; CA RM by Perri O’Shaughnessy. 5 EL also Monterey Peninsula Airport. VAL LEY RD 13. Tor House/Hawk Tower – Robinson Jeffers’ home (1919- 1962), built with his own hands. 831-624-1813, 26304 Ocean View 18 CARMEL Avenue. www.torhouse.org 2 43. Captains Courageous (1937) Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer 23 44 42 Tracy, Lionel Barrymore – Point Lobos. 14. Sunset Center – Setting for Roy Gilligan’s murder mystery novel A Stab in the Bach (1996). San Carlos between 8th & 10th Ave. 1 51 44. The Eiger Sanction (1975), Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, www.sunsetcenter.org Jack Cassidy – Tor House and the Hogs Breath Inn; also Monterey VIA CONTENTAFORD RD Peninsula Airport and Monterey Peninsula College.
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16. Corral de Tierra Road, off Hwy 68 – Primary setting for 46. Seems Like Old Times (1980) Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn – several stories in Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven (1932). Downtown Carmel.
17. Fremont Peak State Park – Favorite boyhood haunt of John Steinbeck, he and Charley bade farewell to the Salinas Valley here in MOSS LANDING MONTEREY COUNTY Travels with Charley (1962). Reached from San Juan Canyon Rd., San 52 47. East of Eden (1955) James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Juan Bautista. Jo Van Fleet – Lettuce fields around Spreckels, several shots in MARINA downtown Salinas. 17 18. Garland Ranch Park, Carmel Valley – Mack and the boys 30 went frog hunting along the Carmel River in Cannery Row (1945). SAN BENITO COUNTY 48. The Muppet Movie (1979) Big Bird, Kermit, Fozzie Bear – The
S A N D C I T Y CARMEL VALLEY RD Muppets drive past lettuce fields on River Road in the Salinas Valley. 19. King City – The town and the ranches around it, including that of SEASIDE SALINAS VALLEY Steinbeck’s grandfather, served as a setting in The Red Pony (1937) MONTEREY 68 49. We Were Soldiers (2002) Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear – 54 PEBBLE BEACH and The Long Valley (1938); the C. Z. Herbert Ranch is usually Countryside in Ft. Hunter Liggett and near Mission San Antonio stood in CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA considered “Red Pony Ranch.” for Vietnam. CARMEL VALLEY 20. Laureles Grade, connects Hwy 68 and Carmel Valley 50. Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Road – Appears in Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven (1932); HOT STOPS Julie Sommars – Laguna Seca Raceway. two-lane road offers grand views of rolling hills and the bay. 1 51. Junior (1994) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DiVito, Emma 101 21. The Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach – Setting for the Mix up a visit to Monterey County with a variety of stops to Thompson – Stonepine Estate became the hidden maternity home. Mary Higgins Clark novel Weep No More My Lady (2000). (Much of recharge mind and body while touring. the novel is set on the Monterey coast.) 56 52. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, MONTEREY 19 K I N G C I T Y Donald Pleasance – Scenes all around Monterey County, including a 22. Spreckels – The bunk houses and company store at Spreckels’ COUNTY 1. Henry Miller Walk – Hire Big Sur Guides for an insider’s mansion in Pebble Beach, Big Sur, Bixby Bridge, Pt. Lobos and Carmel sugar mill were used as a setting in Of Mice and Men (1937). The Valley. B I G S U R 26 trek at Partington Ridge. book’s final scenes took place on the Salinas River nearer Soledad. 2. Garland Ranch – Wet your toes where Cannery Row’s Mac 53. Vertigo (1958) James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes 48 and the Boys hunted frogs. – Highway 101 north and Carmel Beach. BIG SUR 6 3. The Farm – Begin a visit to Steinbeck Country at this 23. Point Lobos – Considered by some scholars to be Robert Louis 24 demonstration farm. Stevenson’s inspiration for locations in Treasure Island (1883). SALINAS 4. Pfeiffer State Beach – Smooch á là Burton and Taylor 54. Bandits (2001) Bruce Willis, Billie Bob Thornton, Kate Blanchett – 24. Bixby Canyon – Jack Kerouac (On the Road) stayed here in Beat 15 while humming “The Shadow of Your Smile” at The Sandpiper Bank building (now vacant) at Main Street and Gabilan in Oldtown poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s cabin while writing his novel, Big Sur beach. Salinas. (1961). Highway One. 5. Carmel River State Beach – Explore one of Robinson 25. Point Sur – Robinson Jeffers set his narrative poem “The Women Jeffers’ sources of inspiration, where Jack London set the abalone BIG SUR at Point Sur” (1927) here. He used nearby Pfeiffer Point in his poem B I G S U R picnic of Valley of the Moon. 55. Basic Instinct (1992) Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone – “Give Your Heart to the Hawks” (1933). 6. Mission San Antonio – Have a coffee at William Randolph Garrapata Beach, plus locations on private property on Spindrift Road. Hearst’s neighboring La Hacienda, where Spencer Tracy and 26. Post Ranch Inn – The Post Ranch and Big Sur characters inspired Clark Gable once were guests. 56. The Sandpiper (1965) Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eva several short stories in Thom Steinbeck’s Down to a Soundless Sea 25 Marie Saint – Taylor’s ‘home’ constructed near Pfeiffer Beach (torn down (2003). Highway One. 7. River Road Winetasting – Traverse the “Long Valley” and after filming); also Hole 8 on Pebble Beach Golf Links. visit friendly local wineries. 27. Esalen Institute – Known for its world-class workshops (including 57. Suspicion (1941) Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant – Big Sur between 57 8. Cypress Inn - Bring Fido for high tea at this animal-friendly both writing and film), Esalen’s property includes natural springs where Carmel and the village of Big Sur. hotel owned by Doris Day. Henry Miller soaked up inspiration in the early 1940s (Murphy Hot Springs). Highway One. 9. Monterey Bay Books – Peruse one of the town’s top 58. Zandy’s Bride (1974), Gene Hackman, Liv Ulmann – Big Sur bookstores, latte in hand. including Andrew Molera State Park where a film set of an 1870s town was built. SALINAS & VICINITY 10. Steinbeck House – Lunch where John Steinbeck ate his 28. Oldtown – Steinbeck used Salinas in many scenes in East of Eden boyhood breakfasts. 59. Nepenthe. Site of a log cabin once lived in by Henry Miller and 1 (1952), including Banker’s Corner at Gabilan and Main streets, and 11. Nepenthe – Enjoy a tasty lunch and glass of local Pinot purchased by Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. They never moved in, 147 Central Ave. Noir on top of the world. but sold it to the Fassett family, creators of today’s restaurant. 55 29. Garden of Memories Cemetery – John Steinbeck’s ashes 12. Mission Ranch – Make your day with dinner at Clint’s inn. were interred here, 1968. 768 Abbot St. 4 13. The Sardine Factory – Sample real Monterey Bay sardines… the area’s signature fish during Cannery Row era. 30. Steinbeck House – Steinbeck’s birthplace and boyhood home, 26 now converted to a lunchtime-only restaurant and bookshop. Summer- 14. Forge in the Forest – Meet rockers and dog-walkers at time Sunday tours. 831-757-5806, 132 Central Ave. this popular Carmel watering hole. www.steinbeck.org/SHouse2.html 11 15. The Tap Room – Spot celebrities practicing their putts at this Pebble Beach favorite.