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The directory starts from public sources: OpenStreetMap, local listings and each business’s own website. Descriptions are short and factual and come from what a business says about itself; review lines are quoted word for word with a link to where they were posted.

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Surf breaking on the rocks at Point Lobos — Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The stage and wooden benches of the open-air Forest Theater among the pines — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ocean Avenue in an early postcard view, with young pines along an unpaved street — Louis S. Slevin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Early shopfronts on Ocean Avenue, with a man and his dog out front — Lewis Josselyn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Carmel Bakery building on Ocean Avenue, beside a storybook-style shopfront — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The lawn and oaks of Devendorf Park — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Tuck Box, a storybook cottage tea room on Dolores Street — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Court of the Golden Bough in its early days, with the shops in front of the theatre — Lewis Josselyn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A tile-roofed courtyard with flower pots and chairs, off a Carmel street — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Dolores Street in an early postcard view, with cars parked under pines — Louis S. Slevin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Wind-sculpted cypress trees above the white sand of Carmel Beach — Laurens R. Krol, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

White sand and dune plants at Carmel Beach under a blue sky — Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Scenic Road pathway above the rocky shore of Carmel Point — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Carmel Bay and its white beach seen from Scenic Road — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Carmel River State Beach curving toward the hills of Carmel Valley — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The sun setting over the Pacific at Carmel River State Beach — Shawn Hinsey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tor House and Hawk Tower, built of beach stone on Carmel Point — McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tor House and Hawk Tower among the cypress, seen from the coast — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The front of the Carmel Mission Basilica and its courtyard — Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bells in a tower of the Carmel Mission Basilica — Nheyob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The fountain in the Carmel Mission courtyard — Didier B (Sam67fr), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The bell tower of Carmel Mission seen from the courtyard — Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Father Serra cenotaph in the chapel at Carmel Mission — Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Whalers Cove at Point Lobos, with the hills of the reserve behind — Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Honeycombed sandstone on the shore at Point Lobos — Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rocky headlands and blue water at Point Lobos — King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cypress trees framing a view of the cliffs and water at Point Lobos — Janine Sprout, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The hanging sign of the Carmel Art Association gallery on Dolores Street — Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The front patio of the Carmel Art Association under an old oak — Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The main entrance of Sunset Center — Gregory Ford Henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Green hills and vineyard rows in Carmel Valley — Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Rows of vines at a Carmel Valley winery — Jim G from Silicon Valley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations made with AI for this site (no real people or businesses shown): Wind-shaped cypress trees above a white-sand cove at sunset; Hands shaping a bowl on a potter’s wheel in a coastal studio; A word search, a pencil, coffee and a pine cone on a bench by the sea; Brown pelicans skimming low over the surf; An easel and paints in a small gallery studio.