The best time to visit Santa Cruz is from September through November when the summer tourists have returned home, leaving a ...

Santa Cruz doesn't try to impress you — it doesn't have to, because this sun-drenched coastal town has been quietly doing things first for over a century. From a pier that smells of sea lions to a ...

Some carnival queen outfits have unsurprisingly been valued at tens of thousands of euros. The sky is powder-blue. Screams and laughs emanate from a seaside funfair, carried on the balmy breeze, and ...

Santa Cruz, at the northern end of Monterey Bay on California's Central Coast, has been a destination for tourists since the late 1800s. And even today, there's still a plethora of places that draw ...