California's Salinas Valley offers a window into the world of legendary American author John Steinbeck. This Travelodge in Salinas, CA, is centrally located close to several restaurants, shopping and the National Steinbeck Center. The Salinas Valley is the setting for many of Steinbeck's most famous works: "East of Eden," "Cannery Row," "Of Mice and Men," and "The Grapes of Wrath ." It is only a short drive to the Monterrey Peninsula, famed Pebble Beach Golf Course, Laguna Seca, Bonfante Gardens, Carmel and Old Fisherman's Wharf in Monterrey. Would-be cowboys and cowgirls alike will enjoy California Rodeo Salinas held each July.