A new museum exhibit in Santa Cruz looks back at an event 140 years ago when three Hawaiian princes introduced surfing to ...

But how exactly did Santa Cruz become the surfing mecca that it is today? How has it evolved over time? That story is told in ...

Members of the local surf community and lovers of Santa Cruz history gathered at the mouth of San Lorenzo River on Main Beach ...

The City of Santa Cruz announced that the city’s iconic surfing museum located in the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse on West Cliff Drive is once again open to the public.

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum doesn't look like your typical museum, because it's a working lighthouse. But this tiny space, situated on a cliff overlooking the famous Steamer Lane beach, holds the ...

Santa Cruz Surfing Club founding member Harry Mayo cuts the surf museum's 25th birthday cake with a surfboard fin Friday at the lighthouse.

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is celebrating 35 years of history by inducting four historic boards to their collection on Saturday. The boards all having ties to the Santa Cruz area.

The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum overlooks one of the most renowned surfing spots in Santa Cruz – Steamer Lane. Along with historic surfing photographs and boards, the museum features a bevy of ...

A new exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History brings back a popular show from 2015 about the three Hawaiian ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA – AUGUST 2: The Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse is photographed on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Santa Cruz, Calif. The lighthouse is home to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Since Hawaiian princes riding planks of redwood introduced surfing to Santa Cruz in 1885, the sport has been an important part of the city’s identity.

Today, the lighthouse houses the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, where you can view and learn about the vibrant Santa Cruz surfing life.