Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz County · Population 62,956 · Card no. 6099
A Monterey Bay city with the oldest surviving beach boardwalk in California and a university in the redwoods.
- The Giant Dipper roller coaster, from 1924, is a National Historic Landmark.
- UC Santa Cruz opened in 1965 on a former ranch.
- Surfing was introduced to the mainland by Hawaiian princes here in 1885.
Every incorporated city and town in California has its own painted card here, free to send by email or by link. No account, nothing to install.