Colton Hall Museum and Jail
Museum · Monterey ·

Colton Hall Museum and Jail

Museum · Monterey ·

Historic museum and jail with California constitution exhibits

Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null
Colton Hall Museum and Jail by null

Information

570 Pacific St, Monterey, CA 93940 Get directions

Information

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570 Pacific St, Monterey, CA 93940 Get directions

+1 831 646 5648
monterey.org
@cityofmonterey
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@cityofmonterey

Features

restroom
crowd family friendly
wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom

Last updated

Nov 21, 2025

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Rob H.

Google
Historic building for California being formalized legally as a state. Docent was friendly and informative, and jail was small 👌 as there weren't as many criminals in those days 😊

Denica De F.

Google
Monterey has a rich history and Colton Hall and the Old Monterey Jail are a "must see." You can see old graffiti scratched into the stones in the back of the jail. If you want, you can go to the museum, or just stroll around the whole area. I love the bear sculptures and the seal of California in front of the buildings. There are different garden areas and a lot of beautiful old stone work.

Gary S.

Google
Free parking in front and in the lot in back. The museum is upstairs. Large hall with artifacts and reproductions of the California constitution. Great docent who gave us a tour of the museum. The jail is next door and down stairs, Self guided and fun.

Sharyn L.

Google
This is a very interesting stop to make while in Monterey. You can view the first Constitution since this is where it all started. We were lucky enough to meet Liz there who explained it all so well. The old Jail is cool too.

Travis H

Google
Amazing history. A must see when in Monterey...

Michael M.

Google
Small but historically important free museum. Plan on about 15 minutes. It's mostly about creating the State constitution. Also a nice view out the balcony. Worth a visit. Did I mention it was FREE?

Mariah K.

Google
Not kid friendly at all, my 6 year old walked up the stairs slowly and stood on the balcony to take a picture then was getting ready to walk back down, and the lady came out and said please don’t let them play on the stairs? I was thinking about taking them inside but she was very rude, we were not even on the stairs or near them.

Anton S.

Google
The grounds are beautiful and the history on the placards are a definite must read. The bear statues are cool. The park is very clean and manicured.