Monterey County, CA

Drop your convertible’s top for this scenic drive past Pacific waves and world-class wineries in Big Sur, Paso Robles, and San Luis Obispo. Click "more details" for the full road trip itinerary:

Pismo Beach

Pismo Beach, California, United States

This sun-and-fun town with its bustling pier and soft sand beckons beach walkers, kite fliers, boogie boarders, and surfers. Click "more details" for the full road trip itinerary:

Morro Bay

Morro Bay, California, United States

Morro Bay is both a coastal town and a wildlife-rich estuary—its protected bay acts as a nursery for populations of fish and marine life. Separated by a long, sandy spit from the harsh ocean waves, the bay’s most photographed landmark is monolithic Morro Rock, an extinct volcanic peak that rises 576 feet above the waterline. Click "more details" for the full road trip itinerary:

750 Hearst Castle Rd
San Simeon, CA

You can’t drive this stretch of Central Coast shoreline without touring Hearst Castle, the ultra-extravagant 115-room mansion built by William Randolph Hearst. Take a tour of Hearst’s monumental home, then go see bulbous, blubbery elephant seals sprawled out on the beaches at Piedras Blancas. Click "more details" for the full road trip itinerary:

Big Sur

California, United States

Big Sur is a place where sandstone, surly waves, and the sundown sea come together in a never-ending dance of creation and destruction. The village of Big Sur houses some of the Central Coast’s most famous and fabulous inns. Click "more details" for the full road trip itinerary:

San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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