California Route One Visitors Guide - Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant, Travel & Shopping Highlights

California’s long stretch of sun-kissed, coastal highway is one of the most famous in American history. Featured in movies, television and millions of pictures, California’s Route 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is a sight many people have seen on TV but never experienced in person.  If your vacation plans include California, take time to take the 8-hour (or preferably much longer!) drive along the PCH north of Los Angeles to the area approaching Silicon Valley (in the San Jose area) and San Francisco.   TABLE OF CONTENTS:  Welcome to California’s Scenic Route One - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When To Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Santa Barbara - Old Mission Santa Barbara - Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum - Rattlesnake Canyon - Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park - Stearns Wharf - Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Santa Barbara Zoo - Solvang & Santa Ynez Valley - Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association - Elverhoj Museum of History and Art - Hans Christian Andersen Museum - Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum - Old Mission Santa Ines - San Luis Obispo - San Luis Obispo Convention Bureau - Hearst Castle - Big Sur - Bixby Bridge - Carmel - Point Lobos State Reserve Park - San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission - Monterey - Cannery Row - Monterey Bay Aquarium - Pebble Beach Golf Links - 17-Mile Drive - Places to Stay - Santa Barbara - Solvang - San Luis Obispo - Big Sur - Carmel - Monterey - Places to Eat & Drink - Santa Barbara - Solvang - San Luis Obispo - Big Sur - Carmel - Monterey - Places to Shop