Name: National Steinbeck Center
Address: 1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901, USA, US
Telephone: +1 831-796-3833

National Steinbeck Center is a museum, located at 1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 831-796-3833, visit their website www.steinbeck.org for more detailed information.

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1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 10 January 2017

Monday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Luis Velazquez

21 December 2017

Two great videos about Steinbeck and agriculture around the Salinas area. A large room displaying all of his work and other nice historic information about Salinas, politics, and culture. Great content available for purchase at the gift store.
Amigo Kandu

11 November 2017

Very nice museum dedicated to Steinbeck, with extra exhibit halls for local area events. You walk through a series of sets from Steinbeck's era, with plenty of storyboards, photos, and rolling movie footage from his works. It is a very visual display, lots of space for groups of people to move through at their own pace. Docents are available. A gift shop with coffee mugs, magnets, stickers, etc, and of course hard cover and paperback copies of Steinbeck's classics. Give yourself 2 hours to walk through the exhibits, 3 hours if you read each storyboard, photo, watch films, etc. (The Steinbeck House Restaurant is separate from the Center, about 2 blocks away, and only opened for Brunch hours Tues to Sat. you should eat there First, then go to Center) James Dean from East Of Eden movie, actually crashed his Porsche (and died) on his way up to Salinas. This museum has a large display about the book & movie. James Dean crash site & memorial is east of Paso Robles at HWY 41 & 46.
Rosa Antoine

04 November 2017

Charming restaurantall of a sudden modern day faded and early 20th century welcomed us. Afterward we went to the museum which also brought the past to life thru exhibits. Delightful day sharing with good friends.
Doug Dickson

02 October 2017

I found this place by accident while visiting the Salinas Farmers Market. But what a treat! Very pleasant self guided tour. Not too crowded and very pleasant staff. I learned a lot about Steinbeck's life and career. Highly recomended!
Susie Q

16 August 2017

If you're a Steinbeck fan, you just have to like it! Who doesn't want to know more? Good educational stop, great area, made a whole day of it!
Sallee Jordan

05 July 2017

Very clean and relaxed. I enjoyed myself. I'm surprised because it was a small Museum and I went to sleep many times reading The Grapes of Wrath. It really helped me to understand the period of the Dust Bowl and the area.
Arthur Perley

28 May 2017

A gem in the Central Valley. It will make you proud to be an American. Salinas is becoming a nice destination for Monterey-based visitors.
William Wolf

26 April 2017

This museum does a great job of introducing the life and work of John Steinbeck, who was born and raised in Salinas. It also tells a lot about the lives of the people who have made Salinas what it is. It works for many different ages, and is really well designed for teachers who are organizing outings with their students about specific books that Steinbeck wrote and which are popular with high school and college students.
Dale Reinert

14 April 2017

Small museum with few interactive activities for youngsters. No audio devices for guided tour narration (in English or any other language). Two brief films in the small theatre were informative but only for a adults. A film specifically designed for youngster us advised. No highlights or recordings from the annual Steinbeck weekend is available as part of the tour. Bookstore is unattended and signage fails to tell shoppers that the admissions clerk is also the bookstore cash register attendant. Bookstore has a lot of books all offered at retail prices. I bought 2 to support the Center; however, I felt that the pricing discouraged sales. No Steinbeck merchandise specifically designed for youngsters (boat replica, action figure, stress ball vegetables, squeaky mouses) and no collectible replicas (bronze bust, high quality resin boat replica, glowing pearl which float above a magnetic base) were available for adult Steinbeck fans. I saw no catalogs or flyers of merchandise to take with me nor did I get a complimentary bookmark offering a discount on membership, next visit or next purchase. I wanted this shrine to be more than it was yet I was an am grateful for it's very existence. It's mission cannot be achieved in any other place and no other place ought to even try.
Nick Weil

05 March 2017

This was a great museum. There were so many interactive displays and different thinks to look at. It is geared toward Steinbeck fans, but those new to his work can appreciate it and gain a better understanding of his life, influences and contributions. Relatively quiet on the Saturday morning we visited.
Errhka

17 January 2017

This place is awesome! Anyone who has ever read Steinbeck should definitely make a trip to this museum if they have the time. There is A LOT of stuff to do here, and a lot of artifacts/history to learn about - not only for Steinbeck, but for his best friend Ed Ricketts and the general history of CA as well. I really cannot say how great this museum is compared to what most people expect - they put money into this place and it definitely shows. If you read Steinbeck or your kids read it in high school, I could not recommend it enough that you take them to this museum - they might end up liking it more than you!