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Pacific Coast Highway

California Highway 1 hugging the Pacific from redwood country to the surf beaches of Southern California. Big Sur, sea stacks, sea lions, and the best coastal …

655
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124
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North toward San Francisco ↔ South toward Los Angeles
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California Highway 1 hugging the Pacific from redwood country to the surf beaches of Southern California. Big Sur, sea stacks, sea lions, and the best coastal drive in America.

The route

Waypoints (124)

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🏙️ Dana Point Harbor
Traditional southern start of California State Route 1. Working harbor with restaurants and whale-watching charters.
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🏙️ Dana Point Harbor
Traditional southern start of California State Route 1. Working harbor with restaurants and whale-watching charters.
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🏙️ Dana Point Harbor
Traditional southern start of California State Route 1. Working harbor with restaurants and whale-watching charters.
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🏙️ Dana Point Harbor
Traditional southern start of California State Route 1. Working harbor with restaurants and whale-watching charters.
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🏙️ Laguna Beach
Artist colony with cliffs coves and dozens of small beaches. Downtown crawling with galleries.
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🏙️ Laguna Beach
Artist colony with cliffs coves and dozens of small beaches. Downtown crawling with galleries.
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🏙️ Laguna Beach
Artist colony with cliffs coves and dozens of small beaches. Downtown crawling with galleries.
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🏙️ Laguna Beach
Artist colony with cliffs coves and dozens of small beaches. Downtown crawling with galleries.
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📸 Newport Beach Pier
Historic 1888 pier with the Dory Fleet fisherman market at the base every morning.
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📸 Newport Beach Pier
Historic 1888 pier with the Dory Fleet fisherman market at the base every morning.
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📸 Newport Beach Pier
Historic 1888 pier with the Dory Fleet fisherman market at the base every morning.
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📸 Newport Beach Pier
Historic 1888 pier with the Dory Fleet fisherman market at the base every morning.
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🏙️ Long Beach
Historic port city home to the Queen Mary ocean liner and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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🏙️ Long Beach
Historic port city home to the Queen Mary ocean liner and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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🏙️ Long Beach
Historic port city home to the Queen Mary ocean liner and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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🏙️ Long Beach
Historic port city home to the Queen Mary ocean liner and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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🎡 Santa Monica Pier
Historic 1909 pier with Pacific Park amusements. Route 66 end-of-the-trail sign also here.
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🎡 Santa Monica Pier
Historic 1909 pier with Pacific Park amusements. Route 66 end-of-the-trail sign also here.
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🎡 Santa Monica Pier
Historic 1909 pier with Pacific Park amusements. Route 66 end-of-the-trail sign also here.
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🎡 Santa Monica Pier
Historic 1909 pier with Pacific Park amusements. Route 66 end-of-the-trail sign also here.
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📸 Malibu - El Matador State Beach
Dramatic sea stacks and cliffside cave arches. Small parking lot fills fast.
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📸 Malibu - El Matador State Beach
Dramatic sea stacks and cliffside cave arches. Small parking lot fills fast.
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📸 Malibu - El Matador State Beach
Dramatic sea stacks and cliffside cave arches. Small parking lot fills fast.
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📸 Malibu - El Matador State Beach
Dramatic sea stacks and cliffside cave arches. Small parking lot fills fast.
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🥾 Point Mugu State Park
Sycamore Canyon and Chumash Trail offer coastal-to-mountain hikes with ocean views.
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🥾 Point Mugu State Park
Sycamore Canyon and Chumash Trail offer coastal-to-mountain hikes with ocean views.
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🥾 Point Mugu State Park
Sycamore Canyon and Chumash Trail offer coastal-to-mountain hikes with ocean views.
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🥾 Point Mugu State Park
Sycamore Canyon and Chumash Trail offer coastal-to-mountain hikes with ocean views.
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🏙️ Ventura
Mission-era downtown with vintage main street. Gateway to Channel Islands National Park.
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🏙️ Ventura
Mission-era downtown with vintage main street. Gateway to Channel Islands National Park.
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🏙️ Ventura
Mission-era downtown with vintage main street. Gateway to Channel Islands National Park.
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🏙️ Ventura
Mission-era downtown with vintage main street. Gateway to Channel Islands National Park.
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🏙️ Santa Barbara
American Riviera with Spanish colonial architecture red-tile roofs and endless coastal charm.
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🏙️ Santa Barbara
American Riviera with Spanish colonial architecture red-tile roofs and endless coastal charm.
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🏙️ Santa Barbara
American Riviera with Spanish colonial architecture red-tile roofs and endless coastal charm.
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🏙️ Santa Barbara
American Riviera with Spanish colonial architecture red-tile roofs and endless coastal charm.
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🏙️ Pismo Beach
Wide sandy beach with an old fishing pier. Famous for clam chowder and dune buggies.
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🏙️ Pismo Beach
Wide sandy beach with an old fishing pier. Famous for clam chowder and dune buggies.
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🏙️ Pismo Beach
Wide sandy beach with an old fishing pier. Famous for clam chowder and dune buggies.
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🏙️ Pismo Beach
Wide sandy beach with an old fishing pier. Famous for clam chowder and dune buggies.
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🏙️ San Luis Obispo
College town midway between LA and SF. Historic mission and the infamous Bubblegum Alley.
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🏙️ San Luis Obispo
College town midway between LA and SF. Historic mission and the infamous Bubblegum Alley.
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🏙️ San Luis Obispo
College town midway between LA and SF. Historic mission and the infamous Bubblegum Alley.
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🏙️ San Luis Obispo
College town midway between LA and SF. Historic mission and the infamous Bubblegum Alley.
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📸 Morro Bay - Morro Rock
576-foot volcanic plug rising from the ocean. Fishing village at the base.
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📸 Morro Bay - Morro Rock
576-foot volcanic plug rising from the ocean. Fishing village at the base.
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📸 Morro Bay - Morro Rock
576-foot volcanic plug rising from the ocean. Fishing village at the base.
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📸 Morro Bay - Morro Rock
576-foot volcanic plug rising from the ocean. Fishing village at the base.
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🏙️ Cambria
Artsy village of pines eucalyptus and English-cottage inns. Moonstone Beach at sunset.
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🏙️ Cambria
Artsy village of pines eucalyptus and English-cottage inns. Moonstone Beach at sunset.
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🏙️ Cambria
Artsy village of pines eucalyptus and English-cottage inns. Moonstone Beach at sunset.
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🏙️ Cambria
Artsy village of pines eucalyptus and English-cottage inns. Moonstone Beach at sunset.
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🎡 Hearst Castle
William Randolph Hearst's clifftop estate designed by Julia Morgan. Tours essential.
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🎡 Hearst Castle
William Randolph Hearst's clifftop estate designed by Julia Morgan. Tours essential.
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🎡 Hearst Castle
William Randolph Hearst's clifftop estate designed by Julia Morgan. Tours essential.
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🎡 Hearst Castle
William Randolph Hearst's clifftop estate designed by Julia Morgan. Tours essential.
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📸 Ragged Point
Gateway to Big Sur. Clifftop overlook with restaurant inn and gas station.
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📸 Ragged Point
Gateway to Big Sur. Clifftop overlook with restaurant inn and gas station.
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📸 Ragged Point
Gateway to Big Sur. Clifftop overlook with restaurant inn and gas station.
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📸 Ragged Point
Gateway to Big Sur. Clifftop overlook with restaurant inn and gas station.
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📸 McWay Falls - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
80-foot waterfall dropping directly onto a beach cove. Short easy overlook trail.
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📸 McWay Falls - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
80-foot waterfall dropping directly onto a beach cove. Short easy overlook trail.
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📸 McWay Falls - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
80-foot waterfall dropping directly onto a beach cove. Short easy overlook trail.
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📸 McWay Falls - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
80-foot waterfall dropping directly onto a beach cove. Short easy overlook trail.
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🍔 Nepenthe
Clifftop restaurant open since 1949. Ambrosia burger and a Big Sur legend.
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🍔 Nepenthe
Clifftop restaurant open since 1949. Ambrosia burger and a Big Sur legend.
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🍔 Nepenthe
Clifftop restaurant open since 1949. Ambrosia burger and a Big Sur legend.
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🍔 Nepenthe
Clifftop restaurant open since 1949. Ambrosia burger and a Big Sur legend.
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📸 Pfeiffer Beach - Purple Sand
Hidden beach reached by a narrow 2-mile side road. Manganese garnet gives the sand a purple cast.
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📸 Pfeiffer Beach - Purple Sand
Hidden beach reached by a narrow 2-mile side road. Manganese garnet gives the sand a purple cast.
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📸 Pfeiffer Beach - Purple Sand
Hidden beach reached by a narrow 2-mile side road. Manganese garnet gives the sand a purple cast.
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📸 Pfeiffer Beach - Purple Sand
Hidden beach reached by a narrow 2-mile side road. Manganese garnet gives the sand a purple cast.
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📸 Bixby Bridge
The most photographed bridge on the Big Sur coast. 1932 concrete arch spanning a deep canyon.
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📸 Bixby Bridge
The most photographed bridge on the Big Sur coast. 1932 concrete arch spanning a deep canyon.
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📸 Bixby Bridge
The most photographed bridge on the Big Sur coast. 1932 concrete arch spanning a deep canyon.
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📸 Bixby Bridge
The most photographed bridge on the Big Sur coast. 1932 concrete arch spanning a deep canyon.
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🎡 Point Sur Lighthouse
1889 lighthouse on a massive volcanic rock. Only accessible by guided tour.
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🎡 Point Sur Lighthouse
1889 lighthouse on a massive volcanic rock. Only accessible by guided tour.
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🎡 Point Sur Lighthouse
1889 lighthouse on a massive volcanic rock. Only accessible by guided tour.
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🎡 Point Sur Lighthouse
1889 lighthouse on a massive volcanic rock. Only accessible by guided tour.
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🏙️ Carmel-by-the-Sea
Storybook village with no street addresses. Wine tasting galleries and Carmel Beach.
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🏙️ Carmel-by-the-Sea
Storybook village with no street addresses. Wine tasting galleries and Carmel Beach.
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🏙️ Carmel-by-the-Sea
Storybook village with no street addresses. Wine tasting galleries and Carmel Beach.
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🏙️ Carmel-by-the-Sea
Storybook village with no street addresses. Wine tasting galleries and Carmel Beach.
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🏙️ Monterey - Cannery Row
Historic sardine cannery district immortalized by Steinbeck. Now home to shops and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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🏙️ Monterey - Cannery Row
Historic sardine cannery district immortalized by Steinbeck. Now home to shops and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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🏙️ Monterey - Cannery Row
Historic sardine cannery district immortalized by Steinbeck. Now home to shops and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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🏙️ Monterey - Cannery Row
Historic sardine cannery district immortalized by Steinbeck. Now home to shops and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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🎡 Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Only remaining seaside amusement park on the West Coast. Wooden Giant Dipper coaster is a National Historic Landmark.
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🎡 Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Only remaining seaside amusement park on the West Coast. Wooden Giant Dipper coaster is a National Historic Landmark.
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🎡 Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Only remaining seaside amusement park on the West Coast. Wooden Giant Dipper coaster is a National Historic Landmark.
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🎡 Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Only remaining seaside amusement park on the West Coast. Wooden Giant Dipper coaster is a National Historic Landmark.
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🏙️ Half Moon Bay
Coastal small town with two harbors. Nearby Mavericks is a world-famous big-wave surf break.
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🏙️ Half Moon Bay
Coastal small town with two harbors. Nearby Mavericks is a world-famous big-wave surf break.
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🏙️ Half Moon Bay
Coastal small town with two harbors. Nearby Mavericks is a world-famous big-wave surf break.
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🏙️ Half Moon Bay
Coastal small town with two harbors. Nearby Mavericks is a world-famous big-wave surf break.
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📸 Golden Gate Bridge - Marin Viewpoint
Best photo view of the bridge from the north side. Battery Spencer overlook.
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📸 Golden Gate Bridge - Marin Viewpoint
Best photo view of the bridge from the north side. Battery Spencer overlook.
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📸 Golden Gate Bridge - Marin Viewpoint
Best photo view of the bridge from the north side. Battery Spencer overlook.
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📸 Golden Gate Bridge - Marin Viewpoint
Best photo view of the bridge from the north side. Battery Spencer overlook.
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🥾 Muir Woods National Monument
Old-growth coastal redwoods just north of the Golden Gate. Some trees are over 800 years old.
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🥾 Muir Woods National Monument
Old-growth coastal redwoods just north of the Golden Gate. Some trees are over 800 years old.
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🥾 Muir Woods National Monument
Old-growth coastal redwoods just north of the Golden Gate. Some trees are over 800 years old.
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🥾 Muir Woods National Monument
Old-growth coastal redwoods just north of the Golden Gate. Some trees are over 800 years old.
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🥾 Point Reyes National Seashore
Windswept peninsula with the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse. Elephant seals in winter and dramatic cliffs year-round.
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🥾 Point Reyes National Seashore
Windswept peninsula with the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse. Elephant seals in winter and dramatic cliffs year-round.
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🥾 Point Reyes National Seashore
Windswept peninsula with the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse. Elephant seals in winter and dramatic cliffs year-round.
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🥾 Point Reyes National Seashore
Windswept peninsula with the historic Point Reyes Lighthouse. Elephant seals in winter and dramatic cliffs year-round.
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510
🏙️ Bodega Bay
Fishing town where Hitchcock filmed The Birds. Wide harbor and dune-backed beaches.
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🏙️ Bodega Bay
Fishing town where Hitchcock filmed The Birds. Wide harbor and dune-backed beaches.
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🏙️ Bodega Bay
Fishing town where Hitchcock filmed The Birds. Wide harbor and dune-backed beaches.
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🏙️ Bodega Bay
Fishing town where Hitchcock filmed The Birds. Wide harbor and dune-backed beaches.
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🎡 Fort Ross State Historic Park
Restored Russian colonial settlement from 1812. The northernmost outpost of the Russian-American Company.
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🎡 Fort Ross State Historic Park
Restored Russian colonial settlement from 1812. The northernmost outpost of the Russian-American Company.
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🎡 Fort Ross State Historic Park
Restored Russian colonial settlement from 1812. The northernmost outpost of the Russian-American Company.
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🎡 Fort Ross State Historic Park
Restored Russian colonial settlement from 1812. The northernmost outpost of the Russian-American Company.
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🏙️ Mendocino
Cliffside Victorian village that stood in for coastal Maine in dozens of films (Murder She Wrote).
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🏙️ Mendocino
Cliffside Victorian village that stood in for coastal Maine in dozens of films (Murder She Wrote).
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🏙️ Mendocino
Cliffside Victorian village that stood in for coastal Maine in dozens of films (Murder She Wrote).
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🏙️ Mendocino
Cliffside Victorian village that stood in for coastal Maine in dozens of films (Murder She Wrote).
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📸 Fort Bragg - Glass Beach
Beach covered in wave-tumbled sea glass. Former town dump turned tourist attraction.
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📸 Fort Bragg - Glass Beach
Beach covered in wave-tumbled sea glass. Former town dump turned tourist attraction.
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📸 Fort Bragg - Glass Beach
Beach covered in wave-tumbled sea glass. Former town dump turned tourist attraction.
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📸 Fort Bragg - Glass Beach
Beach covered in wave-tumbled sea glass. Former town dump turned tourist attraction.
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