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400 Beach St
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 423-5590

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 and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.OverviewThe Boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. At the western edge of the park lies a large building originally known as The Plunge, Now Neptune's Kingdom, which contains a video arcade, and indoor miniature golf course. Next to this is The Casino Fun Center which includes a laser tag arena and next to that (To the Right) is The Cocoanut Grove banquet room and conference center. A Laffing Sal automated character, from San Francisco's Playland, is viewable near the miniature golf course.East of the Casino, the boardwalk portion of the park stretches along a wide, sandy beach visitors can access easily from the park. The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper roller coaster, one of the best-known wooden coasters in the world and one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places. They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California Historical Landmark number 983.

The Santa Cruz Wharf is a wharf in Santa Cruz, California, United States, known for fishing, boat tours, viewing sea lions, dining, nightlife and gift shops. The current wharf was built in 1914, the last of six built on the site, and is operated by the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Office. The wharf is situated between Main Beach (which is adjacent to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) and Cowell's Beach, on the westside of Santa Cruz City. With a length of 2745ft, it is the longest pier on the West Coast of the United States.A fish market on the wharf is featured in scenes from the film Sudden Impact.HistoryThe Santa Cruz Wharf opened on December 5, 1914. The original purpose of building the wharf was for shipping potatoes to San Francisco for mining camps in the Sierra Nevada during the Gold Rush. After the innovation of motor vehicles and improved land routes, the Wharf’s primary focus changed to be the base of the north Monterey Bay fishing industry. By the 1950s as Monterey Bay’s sardine and other fish populations dwindled, nearly every family owned a vehicle and had money to spend on recreation. As a result, the Santa Cruz Wharf became predominately a recreational destination. Today, the wharf is still a popular tourist attraction, nestled adjacent to the city's leading attraction, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Visitors flock to the wharf for a variety of restaurants, gift shops, wine tasting, candy stores, and just to stroll and peer down at the sea lions below. Annually, an estimated 1.5 million visitors come to the Santa Cruz Wharf to fish, shop, dine and sightsee.

We are a daytime bar, and a nighttime Dance Club and Live Venue. Open 4-2am Happy Hour 4-9pm $4 Well Drinks and Pints of Anchor Steam NIGHTLY SCHEDULE: Tuesday Live Music Wednesday Live Music Thursday Comedy / 80's Night Friday 90's Night DJ's / Live Music Saturday Video DJ Dancing / Live Music Sunday Goth and Industrial Music Monday Live Music Booking Email: [email protected]

Voted SC's best nightclub every year since 2009. MOTIV regularly hosts top Djs from all over the world to ensure the vibe and energy is always top notch. Also with the two top bartenders in SC (also voted for), you are guaranteed an amazing experience. Official website: www.motivsc.com Add as a friend: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001729097847 Follow us: http://twitter.com/MOTIVSC HAPPY HOURS DAILY 4-7pm!! 2 for 1 Appetizers $1 off wells/drafts/house wine also pitcher specials!

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We offer an assortment of public charters, with days of the week dependent on the season, year round. Most public charters include food and beverage! Chardonnay II is also available for Private Charters, Team Building Events, and Burials at Sea. Please call our office at 831-423-1213, or visit our website at www.chardonnay.com for more information!

Bachata By The Sea takes place on the Santa Cruz Beach boardwalk. The GPS address is "106 Beach St, Santa Cruz". It's next to "Ideal Bar & Grill". The event is hosted by Bachata Sentimiento, and we post most updated on that Facebook page. Make sure to "Like" it to get the updates regarding the upcoming events: https://www.facebook.com/BachataSentimiento

Santa Cruz's Smallest and Greatest! Eights & Aces was opened early 2008 by FLiP because of strong desire to create a place where he could take his art and Tattooing to new heights. He wanted to keep the shop small and intimate to avoid that big shop feel and found the perfect location at 343 1/2 Soquel Ave. Here He was able to concentrate on his art and one-on-one interactions with his clients. Also joining FLiP on this artistic journey are Ethan Jones and Adrian Aguayo. With these three distinctly different artist customers can rest assured that to have an amazing tattoo, they are in great hands. After years of constantly reassuring FLiP that an apprenticeship was a good idea Ethan finally succeed in realizing his dream of becoming a tattoo artist. All of his hard work has paid off and it shows in his tattoos! it couldn't have been a better decision!! Adrian has joined us after the unfortunate closing of the shop where he spent the past few years. We are happy to have him be part of Eights and Aces! Those of you who have been to the shop tell your friends to come by and see what all the talk is about!!! Eights & Aces - Stealing Sexy Back! FLiP, Ethan and Adrian

The 8-year anniversary of this unique art festival. Saturday and Sunday Nov 7th & 8th, 10-5pm each day. Admission is $5 of which 10% is donated to the Monterey Bay Sanctuary! FREE entry into spectacular raffle with admission. Started in 2009 the Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival features genuine sea glass and artist-made creations, while benefiting our local marine environment. Since 2009, Santa Cruz Sea Glass is honored to have raised over $10,000 in donations to local ocean conservation, supporting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary whom is dedicated to educating people about the preservation and conservation of our amazing Oceans. Last year we had a record breaking attendance and over 40 amazing artists coming from all over the world. We are working hard to advertise the event throughout the Bay Area and California. Admission includes an entry for the amazing FREE hourly raffle for a chance to win dozens of amazing wares from our artists. Kids under 6 free. The event is INDOORS at the historic Coconut Grove ball room, plenty of great parking, food & full bar! We hope you can join us! The Cocoanut Grove and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk do not allow dogs except for service animals with papers. If you have a service animal, please go to Guest Services to get a tag. HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS: Dream Inn: http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/california/central-coast-hotels/santa-cruz-dream-inn/ Carousel: http://carousel-beach-inn.com/ Beach Street: https://www.beachstreetinn.com/ Ocean Pacific Lodge: http://www.theoceanpacificlodge.com/#index Pacific Blue Inn: http://pacificblueinn.com/ Seaway Inn: http://www.seawayinn.com/ Westcliff Inn: http://www.westcliffinn.com/ Paradox: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcak-hotel-paradox-autograph-collection/ For Artists: apply online: http://tinyurl.com/SCSGFEST2016 Application Deadline Aug 1, 2016. All artists will be notified by August 15th , 2016. 2 DAY event: Friday Nov 4th Artist set-up, 4-7pm. - Saturday Nov 5th Artist set-up 7-10am. - Festival Hours Sat 10-5pm, Sunday 10-5pm. - Sunday Nov 6th , Artist breakdown and load-out by 8pm.

Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championships is one of the greatest soccer weekends in Northern California on the beautiful Main Beach in Santa Cruz, California. Soccer enthusiasts come from all over the world to join our family run weekend for youth and adults behind the world famous, number one and top rated amusement park, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We invite you to join us from wherever you are in the world to be a part of this exciting event. Many photographers, videographers, soccer players, painters, club presidents and many more have graced our annual tournament. Phil Scicluna co-founded the first beach soccer tournament in Northern California in 2004 to offer a weekend long event that is fun, competitive and accepting of everyone who has the aptitude for a good time.

Our company's beginnings date back to 1953 as a small scale family business. The company has been passed down through many generations and has grown to the size of 20+ locations and hundreds of Seasonal Crew Members! Beginning in 2012, we were proud to be selected to serve the Santa Cruz Warriors, Santa Cruz's first professional sports team! Addionally we have a division known as W.O.W. (Whiting's On Wheels) that takes some of our tasty treats to festivals all over the state!

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 and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.OverviewThe Boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. At the western edge of the park lies a large building originally known as The Plunge, Now Neptune's Kingdom, which contains a video arcade, and indoor miniature golf course. Next to this is The Casino Fun Center which includes a laser tag arena and next to that (To the Right) is The Cocoanut Grove banquet room and conference center. A Laffing Sal automated character, from San Francisco's Playland, is viewable near the miniature golf course.East of the Casino, the boardwalk portion of the park stretches along a wide, sandy beach visitors can access easily from the park. The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper roller coaster, one of the best-known wooden coasters in the world and one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places. They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California Historical Landmark number 983.

The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. It took 47 days to build at a cost of $50,000. It opened on May 17, 1924, and replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway. With a height of 70ft and a speed of, it is one of the most popular wooden roller coasters in the world. As of 2012, over 60 million people have ridden the Giant Dipper since its opening. The ride has received several awards such as being named a National Historic Landmark, a Golden Age Coaster award, and a Coaster Landmark award; it has been ranked annually in Mitch Hawker's Best Wooden roller coaster poll.HistoryThe Thompson's Scenic Railway was built on the site of the Giant Dipper in 1908 as the longest roller coaster in the United States. In October 1923, manager R.L. Cardiff and Walter Looff began negotiations to build a new ride to replace the Scenic Railway. The price was set at $50,000, $15,000 more than the Scenic Railway. In January 1924, the permit to build the Giant Dipper was granted to Arthur Looff. He wanted to create a ride that had "the thrill of a plunge down a mine shaft, a balloon ascent, a parachute jump, airplane acrobatics, a cyclone, a toboggan ride, and a ship in a storm." The Scenic Railway began to be demolished in January 1924 to make room for the Giant Dipper. It took 5 months to demolish the Scenic Railway and construct the Giant Dipper. The actual construction of the Giant Dipper took 47 days. The ride opened to the public for the first time on May 17, 1924. The ride had a few incidents over the years in which three people have died.

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