Colton Hall Museum and Jail

Built between 1847 and 1849, this historic government building houses exhibits on early Monterey alongside original documents and artifacts. Visitors can explore a recreated 1849 constitutional-convention room where California's first constitution was drafted and signed, then view the adjacent Old Monterey Jail complete with old graffiti scratched into the stones. The grounds feature garden areas, stone work, bear sculptures, and the seal of California.