Travel Reference
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North of retro-1950s
Pismo Beach
and the vivacious college town of
San Luis Obispo
,
Hwy 1 curves past picturesque diverting little beach towns like
Morro Bay
,
Cayucos
and
Cambria
before skidding to a stop beneath hilltop
Hearst Castle
.
Wind north along dizzying cliff edges through soul-stirring
Big Sur
, where redwood
forests and waterfalls call. Dive into California's best aquarium in maritime
Monterey
.
Next it's time for a bone-rattling roller coaster on the beach boardwalk at
Santa Cruz
.
Snake in the slow lane up Hwy 1, passing lighthouses, wind-tossed beaches and bays, to
the counter-cultural capital of
San Francisco
for farm-to-table dining and artisanal cock-
tails.
