Visiting The National Steinbeck Center

The National Steinbeck Center is located at One Main Street in Salinas, California. The Center incorporates Steinbeck's work into tactile, interactive exhibits. You can watch film excerpts, listen to recollections from Steinbeck's family and friends, view Doc's bed, braid The Red Pony's mane, and feel the characters' hats from "Of Mice and Men." There are numerous film excerpts that run throughout the exhibit, as well as interviews with Steinbeck's family and friends, and a recording from his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Don't forget to watch the short film introducing you to the details of ...