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What are the best things to do in California?

I’m planning a little road trip with my friends along Pacific Coast Highway, but we haven’t settled on a specific location yet. What are the best things to do in California? Maybe that will help us narrow it down.

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Shannon Fitzgerald · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Road tripping on the Pacific Coast Highway—or any scenic
California
route, for that matter—is a great way to explore the Golden State!
To help you decide on a starting and ending point, here are a handful of the best things to do in California (north to south along the coast):
  • Avenue of the Giants in Redwood State Park along old Highway 101 in Humboldt County, CA
  • Point Arena Lighthouse Museum in Point Arena, CA
  • Sutro Baths in
    San Francisco, CA
  • Cannery Row in
    Monterey, CA
  • 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, CA (featuring the famous Lone Cypress Tree)
  • Big Sur coastline in Big Sur, CA
  • Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA
  • Point Dume State Beach in Malibu, CA
  • Santa Monica Pier in
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Balboa Island in
    Newport Beach, CA
  • Children’s Pool in
    San Diego, CA
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