Monterey Public Library

625 Pacific St., Monterey (831) 646-3933, monterey.org/library

Our readers’ favorite library has a small galaxy of amazing things orbiting within it at any given time: Read Across America parties, free e-book offerings, yoga classes, the Teen Zone, technology tutorials, time travel (in the California History Room) and shelves upon shelves of more stuff. If that’s not enough gravitational pull, MPL even offers $2.50 burritos onsite at Etta’s Eats.