California Welcome Center Salinas

The California Welcome Center Salinas provides guests to the greater Monterey Bay region with comprehensive information, maps, tours, souvenirs, rest, pet area, free internet access and fun in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz County area. Our professional staff and volunteers act as your personal concierge to ensure the best possible experience - we sell tickets, tour packages, and want you to have a great time!

Salinas is famous as the home of Nobel-prize winning author John Steinbeck. The National Steinbeck Center Museum is located just over a mile away, and the home where he was born is now a well-known restaurant on the National Register of Historic Places.