There's no such thing as a bad seat, either; in fact, the best views are in the back ... this nearly 1 ½-mile-long path weaves through the rust-colored buttes, making for some spectacular ...

The "Open Sea" exhibit best exemplifies how special the massive Monterey Bay Aquarium is. Sea turtles, stingrays, sharks, jellyfish and schools of fish have thousands of gallons of water to ...