Santa Cruz has an amusement park or a museum for every person's taste.
Museums
- Agricultural History Project Museum (Watsonville)
- Aptos History Museum (Aptos)
- Bigfoot Discovery Museum (Highway 9/Felton)
- Capitola Historical Museum (Capitola)
- Children’s Learning Museum
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center (Under construction)
- Museum of Art and History (MAH) (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- Museum of Natural History
- Pajaro Valley Historical Association Museum (Watsonville)
- Porter Memorial Library (Soquel)
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum (Boulder Creek)
- Santa Cruz Mission
- Seymour Marine Discovery Center
- Surfing Museum
- Wetlands of Watsonville Nature Center (Watsonville)
Attractions
- Branciforte Villa
- Capitola Village (Capitola)
- Casino Arcade at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Downtown Santa Cruz
- Gizdich Ranch
- Mystery Spot An attraction featuring physics-defying phenomena
- Neptune's Kingdom at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Pump'd (Watsonville)
- Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton)
- Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Santa's Village (Scotts Valley) No longer in operation
- Swanton Berry Farm
- Tannery Arts Center
- Tree Circus The historic Scotts Valley trees are now located in Gilroy
- UCSC Arboretum
Festivals
See: Recurring Events
