enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Museum_of...

    The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, also known affectionately by locals as "the Whale Museum", is one of the earliest museums in the state of California.Founded from the Laura Hecox collection in 1905, the museum's collections grew extensively throughout the years, acquiring many Native American and archaeological artifacts, as well as natural history specimens.

  3. List of museums in the California Central Coast - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_the...

    Central Coast. Historic house. 1892 Victorian farm house, operated by San Buenaventura Heritage. Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery. Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz. Monterey Bay. Art. website, part of Cowell College of the University of California, Santa Cruz, focus is art of the Monterey Bay region.

  4. Santa Cruz, California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_California

    cityofsantacruz.com. Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. [ 10 ] Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and ...

  5. List of natural history museums in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_history...

    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum. There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia. The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1812. [1]

  6. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk

    Water rides. 1. Website. beachboardwalk.com. California Historical Landmark. Reference no. 983. 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 [ 1 ] and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.

  7. List of nature centers in California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nature_centers_in...

    Carlsbad. San Diego. Natural history, ecology and cultural history of the 400-acre lagoon and surrounding area. Alum Rock Science and Nature Center. San Jose. Santa Clara. Operated by the Youth Science Institute in 720-acre Alum Rock Park, natural history exhibits, live animals. American River Nature Center. Coloma.

  8. Natural Bridges State Beach - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Bridges_State_Beach

    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. During monarch butterfly migration, Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve has up to 150,000 monarch ...

  9. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Museum_of_Art...

    The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) is a nonprofit educational institution and museum founded in 1996 and located in Santa Cruz, California, at the downtown McPherson Center. Its mission is to ignite shared experiences and unexpected connections, using art and history to build a stronger, more connected community. [1]