Who doesn’t want to take their next family vacation to the West coast of California. More specifically, to Santa Cruz. There is a little something for everybody to enjoy when partaking in a vacation to Santa Cruz, including memorable attractions, fancy restaurant, stellar shopping centers, five-star hotels near Santa Cruz beach, and so much more. There truly are spectacular sights to see and places to explore when visiting Santa Cruz, California.
Restaurants
What appears to be just the small diner known as Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe is actually a gourmet phenomenon. Offering a spectacular view of the city, the cafe sits alongside railroad tracks and can always be seen with a long line of people desperately waiting to get inside the one-room establishment. The cafe is famous for its popular brunch items such as the chicken apple sausage scramble and the turkey club sandwich. You also can’t forget to try the mouthwatering cinnamon rolls as they will just simply melt in your mouth.
Santa Cruz has repeatedly been referred to as the “Hawaii of California” and with good reason. Aloha Island Grill is perfect representation of why this is so. This restaurant gives off an aloha spirit and comes across with an ohana mentality. If you have ever seen Lilo and Stitch, you would know that this means that family means everything to the people who own and operate the restaurant. The menu is full of Hawaiian specialties, and the seating arrangements are both indoor and outdoor experiences that allow the diners to truly soak up this “Hawaiian Californian” experience.
Attractions
It’s no secret that Santa Cruz has some of the best beaches in the entire United States. While they are both relaxing and beautiful, we are going to steer clear of the beaches and focus on other main attractions that you might not already know exist in the city of Santa Cruz.
The Santa Cruz Wharf not only offers several different activities for tourists to participate in, but also offers an incredible view while doing so. The wharf area is a dining and shopping district that sits on the nearly 100-year old waters of the wharf. While there are plenty of unique shops that you can browse through to find the perfect present to bring home to your families and there are various delicious seafood restaurants you can choose to eat from, many vacationing families visit the wharf to take in the precious views around them. The Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk, along with the amusement park, are able to be seen from the wharf and recent tourists are even claiming that they have seen sea lions recently lounging around in the nearby areas surrounding the wharf.
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is another area that makes it onto the must see list of tourist attractions in the Santa Cruz area. While the boardwalk is notable enough on its own, the amusement park is just as impressive. There are a wide variety of rides for tourists to choose from, including two rides that are known for being National Historic Landmarks. The boardwalk and amusement park are both favorites among the tourists and the locals, who enjoy the charm of the old-time America. A lot of people recommend visiting on summertime Friday nights to enjoy the free concert that is presented under the starry skies.
Hotels in Santa Cruz
The Hyatt Place Santa Cruz is a great hotel that offers top notch comfort for all of their guests. Each room comes with either two queen beds or one giant king. The rooms are equipped with “Cozy Corners” with a sofa-sleeper so you can seriously relax in style. Start off every morning of your stay with a fresh breakfast and a refreshing cup of coffee. Then conveniently make your way to the beach that is located right down the road. Click here to find out more about this hotel.
Santa Cruz is a paradise of a vacation for anybody. Everybody can find a little something to enjoy, whether that is just relaxing on the beach and working on your tan or kicking it up a notch and take a twirl on the amusement park rides found on the boardwalk. This “Hawaii of California” is a dream vacation for any lucky family looking to plan their next vacation and spend some peaceful quality time with each other on the fabulous west coast.
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