Pacific Grove is a coastal city in Monterey County, California, USA, with a population of 15,295 (2011). Pacific Grove is located between Point Pinos and Monterey. Pacific Grove is known for its Victorian homes (the city is endowed with more Victorian houses per capita than anywhere else in America), Asilomar State Beach, its artistic legacy and also known as the "Butterfly Capital of California" for the annual migration of the Monarch butterflies.