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National Steinbeck Center

Ages 10–16
1 Main St, Salinas, CA 93901, USA
Photo: Steinbeck Center, via steinbeck.org

About this place

The National Steinbeck Center, a museum and cultural center in downtown Salinas, pays tribute to John Steinbeck’s life and lasting impact on American letters and on American identity. The Steinbeck museum explores his ecological vision, his commitment to social engagement, and his many stories about the working class—all of which insure his work is deeply relevant today. Steinbeck’s books have been published in more than 45 languages, and he is, truly, a citizen of Salinas as well as a citizen of the world.

If you are a member here

A membership to National Steinbeck Center carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.

  • the full NARM list Art, history and cultural institutions. Not valid within 15 miles of here.

Reciprocal programs are built for travel and most exclude places close to the one where you hold your membership, so this is worth the most when you are away from home. How reciprocal memberships work

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