Things to see in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 148 thousand. Below are 9 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Natural Bridges State Beach Nature
Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California, in the United States. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach and a eucalyptus grove provides habitat for monarch butterflies.
2Mission Santa Cruz Place of worship
Mission Santa Cruz is a replica Spanish Californian mission in Santa Cruz, California. Located on the San Lorenzo River floodplain below what would later be named Mission Hill, the mission was founded on August 28, 1791, by Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, the successor to Father Junipero Serra.
3Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Park
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.
4Giant Dipper Landmark
The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Designed by renowned coaster architects Frank Prior and Frederick Church, it was built during the Golden Age of roller coasters and officially opened on May 17, 1924.
5Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Nature
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving mainly forest and riparian areas in the watershed of the San Lorenzo River, including a grove of old-growth coast redwood.
6Lighthouse Field State Beach Nature
Lighthouse Field State Beach (also called Its Beach) is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States. It is located in the city of Santa Cruz at the north end of Monterey Bay.
7Neary Lagoon Nature
Neary Lagoon is a small lagoon located in the Lower Westside neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California. The lagoon is protected within Neary Lagoon Park, which serves as both a municipal park and wildlife refuge for migratory birds.
8Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz Park
The Arboretum & Botanic Garden at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the United States.
9Wilder Ranch State Park Nature
Wilder Ranch State Park is a California State Park on the Pacific Ocean coast north of Santa Cruz, California. The park was formerly a dairy ranch, and many of the ranch buildings have been restored for use as a museum.
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