They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California Historical Landmark number 983. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places.

The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster that is one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. A Laffing Sal automated character, from San Francisco's Playland, is viewable near the miniature golf course.Įast of the casino, the boardwalk portion of the park stretches along a wide, sandy Main Beach visitors can access easily from the park. Next to this is the Casino Fun Center which includes a laser tag arena and next to that is the Cocoanut Grove banquet room and conference center. At the western edge of the park lies a large building originally known as The Plunge, now Neptune's Kingdom, a pirate-themed recreation center which contains a video arcade and an indoor miniature golf course. The boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California.

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