Santa Cruz Travel Guide

California surf culture, redwood forests, and a city with a soul

Santa Cruz has always done things its own way. The city that gave California surf culture its identity, that built a university in the redwoods, that maintains the last great seaside amusement park on the West Coast. Wander the Pacific Garden Mall, wax your board at a classic surf shop, drink excellent coffee, eat Korean fusion, catch a show at the Rio Theatre. Santa Cruz rewards the curious and welcomes everyone.

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