Santa Cruz Activities

Surfing Museum - Housed in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum traces over 100 years of surfing history as it relates to Santa Cruz. Visitors to the museum will enjoy a spectacular view of Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay while overlooking Steamer Lane, an internationally known surfing site. Museum displays include surf boards ranging from redwood "planks" to modern high-tech designs, early wetsuits, photographs showing Santa Cruz surfers and wave riding from the 1930s through today, continous videos illustrating surfing's ever-changing styles, and a giftshop with books, T-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, and more.

Chardonnay Sailing Charters - Welcome aboard the Chardonnay II, a 70 foot sailing yacht operated out of beautiful Santa Cruz, California. Showing thousands of visitors per year the beauty of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is our specialty. Take a look and see for yourself. Amenities include: Television, AM-FM radio, casette tape player, VCR, and video camera. The 135 square foot galley contains a built in bar, generous storage area, food prep areas containing 20 feet of counter space, hot and cold pressurized running water, two large refrigerators, a microwave oven and spacious dining area which seats 16 adults comfortably.

Santa Cruz Harley-Davidson opened its museum store on December 12, 1998. Since then, thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts have traveled to the picturesque town of Santa Cruz to see this award-winning destination dealership. Freestanding exhibits throughout the store house vintage motorcycles, memorabilia, and photos from the Harley-Davidson Archives. Informative narratives accompany each exhibit. Visiting Santa Cruz Harley-Davidson is a unique experience - sure to captivate audiences of all ages..