Guidebook for Santa Cruz
Food Scene
Best sushi in Santa Cruz, better for adults than kids.
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Akira Sushi
1222 Soquel AveBest sushi in Santa Cruz, better for adults than kids.
Verve Coffee Roasters
816 41st AveCoffee snobs love this place.
Great eclectic Pan Asia Fusion food. Order take out on their website and it is $1 off per dish but it is hard to beat the flavors hot off the wok if you feast there.
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India Joze
418 Front StGreat eclectic Pan Asia Fusion food. Order take out on their website and it is $1 off per dish but it is hard to beat the flavors hot off the wok if you feast there.
Arts & Culture
Our local treasure for art lovers...check it out.
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
705 Front StOur local treasure for art lovers...check it out.
Music, film festivals, etc. check out what is happening at the center of our neighborhood.
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Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel AveMusic, film festivals, etc. check out what is happening at the center of our neighborhood.
Great small venue for high quality musical acts.
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar StGreat small venue for high quality musical acts.
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial WayMostly blues, but also other genres of music as well.
Sightseeing
Wilder ranch is my favorite place in Santa Cruz. Safe, mostly easy biking for kids, great picnic spots, amazing coastal walking, world class mountain biking....all just North of town.
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Wilder Ranch State Park
1401 Coast RdWilder ranch is my favorite place in Santa Cruz. Safe, mostly easy biking for kids, great picnic spots, amazing coastal walking, world class mountain biking....all just North of town.
Explore the local marine visitors center. Amazing Blue whale skelaton.
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I-Center ye-Seymour Marine Discovery
100 McAllister WayExplore the local marine visitors center. Amazing Blue whale skelaton.
The best organic strawberries on the planet. I can eat 3 baskets all by myself in the 10 mile drive back to Santa Cruz. We buy them by the flat and freeze them for the winter.
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Swanton Berry Farm
25 Swanton RdThe best organic strawberries on the planet. I can eat 3 baskets all by myself in the 10 mile drive back to Santa Cruz. We buy them by the flat and freeze them for the winter.
Shopping
The heart of downtown Santa Cruz. Great bookstore.
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Bookshop Santa Cruz
1520 Pacific AveThe heart of downtown Santa Cruz. Great bookstore.