March 27, 2018

Morro Bay: seashells, skate boards, and avocados; things to do

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The Shell Shop  

590 Embarcadero Rd., (805) 772-8014.  Daily 9:30-7, in winter 9:30-5:30. 

The perfect souvenir stop, The Shell Shop has the largest selection of seashells on the Central Coast and offers them at bargain prices.  Children can walk in with just 15 cents and purchase and a lovely, tiny shell, or splurge their entire allowance and walk out with something memorable.

Blue Limpet shells at The Shell Shop in Morro Bay, California
Blue Limpet shells at The Shell Shop in Morro Bay, California


shell roses at The Shell Shop in Morro Bay, California
shell roses at The Shell Shop in Morro Bay, California


Morro Bay Skateboard Museum  

601 Embarcadero, (805) 610-3565.  M-F 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm. 

More than 200 skateboards on display at the Morro Bay Skateboard Museum tell the complete history of skateboarding--from the 1930s through today.  Currently it holds John Lennon's skateboard, but exhibits are rotate out from private collections.  Unfortunately, it was closed when I stopped by.

exterior of Morro Bay Skateboard Museum in Morro Bay, California
exterior of Morro Bay Skateboard Museum in Morro Bay, California


Morro Creek Ranch  

1800 Atascadero Rd., (805) 772-8200.  Daily 10am-5pm. 

This working avocado farm features more than 11,000 Haas avocado trees.  Though the mainstay at Morro Creek Ranch is the Hass, sometimes more unusual avocado varieties such as the Zutano are also available for sale.  A small open-air shop also dispenses avocado cosmetics, avocado oil, and more.

sign at Morro Creek Ranch in Morro Bay, California
sign at Morro Creek Ranch in Morro Bay, California


Zutano avocados at Morro Creek Ranch in Morro Bay, California
Zutano avocados at Morro Creek Ranch in Morro Bay, California


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images ©2018 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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