4 /5 lovely dove: The clock tower is a beautiful place been there since the late 1800s, weekends are not the greatest time to visit the clock tower since its pretty over run by homeless but Mon the city cleans the mess from the weekend ,and its nice and peaceful to take pics and check it out beautiful seagulls ravens crows in the early hours I like to sit in front of my store which is right across from clock tower by pinos Mex restaurant,and watch the city of Santa Cruz come alive with a coffee and breath the ocean air ,enjoy your stay and visit the boardwalk the clock tower the lighthouse and see some beautiful old Victorian homes and watch the surfers on westcliff, walk the trails ,take your family your dog or go it alone ,just enjoy the beauty of it all ,peace and love ,to allāļø