I went on a field trip with my son's 4th grade class. It was beautiful. A great point of historical intrest. There is a great atmosphere there. The gardens were so pretty. The gift shop was very nice too, gifts from a few pennies to a few thousand dollars.

Took 100+/- pics in mid-afternoon. Fantastic!!! If you are a photographer, this is one place on the Monteray P. that is a must. The light is fabulous for photographing from 3-5 pm. Afterwards, go to Clint Eastwood's Hogs Breath saloon for a brew (on draft) to cap off and savor your day!

We went there on our honeymoon in 1973. Have since taken my children and grandchildren. The flowers in the courtyard were beautiful during our honeymoon but have never been the same since. It's still a beautiful place and fun to visit.

On our last day in Carmel we went to the Carmel mission. The amazing gardens where one thing but the basilica was a completely different thing. Not only did I lurn a lot of history I saw many things that went in a normal California mission. The organ player played the best music and everything was just relaxing and the apnosphere was very soothing.