MiM ‘Pacific Coast Highway’
September 10 – 16, 2018
The NCM’s Museum in Motion heads to Northern California in September of 2018 for a scenic coastal tour of the Pacific Coast Highway. Following the IMSA race and Corvette Racing Banquet on the weekend of Sept 8 & 9, we will meet and start our MiM from Seaside, CA. Together we will drive the scenic coastal Hwy 1 towards Mendacino before making our way back though beautiful wine country making stops at castles and wineries and other interesting sights along the way. This MiM will be on the go – a total of 5 hotels all together! All included in your registration.
Please mark your calendar and hope you can join us on this unique West Coast Museum in Motion.
Special thanks go to NCM Board Member / Lifetime Member Buzz Marston for helping us plan and showing us around his beautiful state of California.
Make sure you sign on to NCM eNews to get the latest information on all MiM (Museum in Motion) events and on-site events including opening of registration and fees. Questions, contact Karen @ 270-467-8804 or Bryce @ 270-777-4506.
Advance registration is now Closed
Please call Karen (270)467-8804 or Bryce (270)777-4506 with any registration questions
Registration fee:
Members primary registrant (driver and car) $1850
Passenger / alternate driver $450
Non-Members primary registrant (driver and car) $1890
Non-Member Passenger / alternate driver $490
- Note: Non-member pricing does NOT include a 1 yr membership to NCM. To become a member – please call Becky at 270-467-8836
2018 MiM ‘Pacific Coast Hwy’
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | |
4:00pm | Check-in Embassy Suites Seaside
This newly renovated Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay Hotel, located just two blocks from the beachfront in stunning Seaside, California, offers spectacular bay views as well as fine accommodation options.
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5:30pm – 7:00pm | Complimentary Reception
Wind down for the day or gear up for the night with a complimentary Evening Reception at our Embassy Suites Monterey Bay – Seaside hotel. Choose from a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages while enjoying light appetizers and great conversation.
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7:00pm | Meet n Greet Dinner at Embassy Suites
Meet your MiM Guides, pick up your registration packets, short introductions of participants on the weeks journey, discussion of weeks events & Q & A session
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 | |
7:00am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast at Embassy Suites |
8:45am | Group Meeting in Front Lobby |
9:00am | Depart Embassy Suites for 17-mile drive in Picturesque Pebble Beach
Follow 17-Mile Drive’s red-dotted line to arrive at an enchanting world full of dramatic coastal cliffs, snow-white beaches, mystical forests and iconic golf courses. Discover one of the most scenic drives in the world as you meet the inspiring Lone Cypress, ponder the giant trees at Crocker Grove, digest the untouched beauty at Fanshell Beach, behold the power of the Restless Sea at Point Joe, and much, much more.
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10:00am – 12:00pm | Arrive Canepa Car Collection
Where else can you find a showroom brimming with the world’s finest cars alongside a complete on-premise restoration facility, a vibrant motorsport museum featuring the finest motorized heroes of yesteryear, a workshop dedicated to the support of historic racecars, and an innovative custom vehicle design house? Nowhere but Canepa.
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12:15pm – 3:00pm | Arrive Santa Cruz Wharf
Half-mile-long pier draws 1.5 million to 2 million visitors each year. Keep an eye out for resident sea lions frolicking beneath as you stroll the gift shops and dine above the waves in one of the wharf’s 10 restaurants.
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3:15pm | Arrive Natural Bridge State Beach
This park and beach is an excellent vantage point for viewing shore birds, migrating whales, as well as otters playing offshore. Further along the beach, public access tidepools offer a glimpse of life beneath the sea. Low tides reveal sea stars, shore crabs, sea anemones, and other colorful ocean life.
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4:15pm | Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay is a small city on the California coast, south of San Francisco. A string of beaches along the bay includes Half Moon Bay State Beach. The Coastside Trail leads north to Pillar Point, near the huge waves of the Mavericks surf spot. Nearby, Montara Mountain rises in the protected Rancho Corral de Tierra area. The Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve is on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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5:00pm | Arrive Pacifica Beach Hotel
Pacifica Beach Hotel is in a prime location with a scenic view of the California coastline. It is beachfront property and is perfect for long walks on the shore or just relaxing the day away. Guests enjoy a majestic view of the sea and as a beachfront hotel – guests are no more than a few steps away from the shore.
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6:30pm – 7:30pm | Nicks Seashore Dining Restaurant
Listen to the sound of the waves rolling on the beaches edge. Hear the seagulls as they seem to float in the wind and play amid the glittering white waves. Watch and wonder at the pelicans as they dive. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle is Nicks restaurant where they welcome and invite you to unwind.
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7:45pm | Arrive back at Pacifica Beach Hotel
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 | |
Continental Breakfast at Pacifica Beach Hotel | |
9:00am | Depart for Seal Rocks
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9:30am – 10:15am | Arrive and Enjoy Seal Rocks
This unique formation of small rock islands is located just off Ocean Beach, near the “Cliff house”. The islands are names for the sea lions that often hang out on the formations.
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10:15am | Depart for Golden Gate Viewpoints
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10:30am – 11:15am | Arrive and Enjoy Fort Baker Viewpoints
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11:15am | Depart for The Tides Wharf
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1:00pm – 2:00pm | Arrive and Lunch at The Tides Wharf
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2:00pm | Depart for Holiday Inn Fort Bragg
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5:00pm | Arrive and Check-in Holiday Inn Fort Bragg |
* Evening and Dinner on Your Own | |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 | |
Continental Breakfast at Holiday Inn Fort Bragg | |
9:00am | Depart for Main Street Bar & Grill
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11:45am – 12:45pm | Arrive and Lunch at Main Street Bar & Grill
Main Street Bar & Grill has been serving Clearlake for 16 years. They are a family-owned restaurant offering great food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
1:00pm – 2:00pm | Tour in Clear Lake, CA Area |
2:00pm | Depart for V Marketplace
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3:30pm | Arrive for Shopping and Dinner on your own in Yountville, CA
Specialty shopping, Napa Valley Art Galleries, & Fine Dining in Wine Country
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7:00pm | Check-in Hampton Inn & Suites Windsor Ca
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 | |
Continental Breakfast Hampton Inn Windsor | |
8:45am | Depart for Castello di Amorosa
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9:30am – 11:30am | Arrive and Tour Castello di Amorosa
Authentically-built, medieval inspired Tuscan castle and winery in world famous Napa Valley. Explore multiple levels of our castle winery and enjoy a tasting of our Italian-style wine
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11:30am | Depart for Lunch Stop
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Enjoy afternoon/ Evening on your own to explore Napa Valley | |
Return to Hampton Inn Windsor on own | |
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | |
Continental Breakfast Hampton Inn Windsor | |
8:30am | Depart for Jelly Belly Candy Company
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10:00am – 12:00pm | Arrive, Tour, & Lunch Jelly Belly Factory
Updated HD/4K quality videos to give you an up-close-and-personal look at our candy manufacturing -Interactive exhibits. Due to our arrival on a Saturday – we will not be able to see the workers make the Jelly Bellies.
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12:00pm | Depart for Blackhawk Museum
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1:00pm – 2:45pm | Arrive and Tour Black Hawk Museum
The Blackhawk Museum’s automotive exhibition presents and displays historically significant and artistically inspired automobiles from the very earliest to the contemporary. With a rotating selection of more than 50 historically significant classic, sports, and styling cars, as well as traveling exhibitions, each visit is unique.
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2:45pm | Depart for Winchester Mystery House
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4:00pm -5:30pm | Arrive and Tour Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester Mystery House was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester. The Queen Anne Style Victorian mansion is renowned for its size, its architectural curiosities, and its lack of any master building plan.
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6:00pm | Goodbye Dinner at TBA |
Check-in at Marriott Courtyard Los Altos
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 | |
Continental Breakfast – Check out Marriott Courtyard Los Altos | |
**OPTIONAL ACTIVITY**Join the Santa Clara Corvettes Car Club for the “Corvette Spectacular” Information and registration available HERE
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Travel Home Safely & Thank You for Joining the MiM 2018 ‘Pacific Coast Hwy’ |