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Exciting California Central Coast Destinations Featured on USATravelPal.com
USATravelPal.com, a comprehensive travel website in progress, provides comprehensive travel information on over 1500 exciting destinations throughout the United States, including 47 along the California central coast. Spanning over 200 miles from Monterey to Santa Barbara, California's central coast is among the most breathtaking coastlines in the world. Exciting places to visit along the central coast include Big Sur, Carmel, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, San Simeon, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.
Big Sur is the winding 100-mile stretch of coastline running along Highway 1 from Monterey to San Luis Obispo. Sights along the way include Point Lobos, the Ventana Wilderness, Jade Cove, and San Simeon. When visiting California, Big Sur is not to be missed!
Monterey is a charming old seaport along the northern end of the central coast. Monterey is most well-known for its Cannery Row, the main street, lined with dozens of shops and restaurants converted from old seafood canneries. Not to be missed in Monterey is the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, which features two giant two-story tanks of schooling fish as well as a sea otter exhibit, which can be viewed either from above or below.
About halfway down the central coast lies the town of San Simeon, most well-known for the Hearst Castle. This beautiful estate was the property of the journalist tycoon William Randolph Hearst from 1919 to 1947. The property includes four huge buildings. Casa Grande, the largest one, has an area of over 60,000 square feet. The property also includes a huge swimming pool and a 50-seat theater.
On the southern end of the central coast, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles, lies Santa Barbara, a beautiful city of about 100,000 people. Santa Barbara was built in the Spanish Mediterranean style, following a 1925 earthquake which nearly destroyed the city. Santa Barbara boast the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) as well as the Santa Barbara Mission, the Presidio, the Museum of Art, the Lobero Theatre, and the Pasa Nuevo shopping center.
