The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

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Day531

Day 531 — The Central Coast — Santa Barbara & the Central Coast

Full day5h planned

516Balboa Park 517Harbor & Coronado 518La Jolla 519Free Day 520Up to the desert 521Joshua Tree 522Palm Springs 523Free Day 524West to Los Angeles 525Hollywood 526Art & the Beach 527Downtown & the Studios 528Free Day 529Up the coast 530Santa Barbara 531The Central Coast 532Free Day 533Inland to the Sierra 534The Giant Forest 535Kings Canyon 536North to Yosemite 537Yosemite Valley 538Glacier Point & the Mist Trail 539Sequoias & the High Country 540Free Day 541West to the coast 542Monterey Bay 54317-Mile Drive & Big Sur 544Free Day 545Inland to Pinnacles 546Caves & Condors 547North to San Francisco 548The Golden Gate 549Alcatraz & the Wharf 550Cable Cars & Hills 551Free Day 552Up to the capital 553Capitol & Gold Rush 554Free Day 555West to wine country 556Napa Valley 557Sonoma & Calistoga 558Free Day 559East to Lake Tahoe 560The Lake 561Carson City, the Comstock & Reno 562Free Day 563Northwest to Lassen 564Fire & Steam 565West to the coast 566Bluffs & Glass Beach 567Free Day 568North to the redwoods 569The Tall Trees 570Fern Canyon & the Coast 571North into Oregon

Danish villages and Hearst Castle.

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM· 2h
SolvangCities & MetrosWorth it
A kitschy-charming Danish village of windmills, bakeries, and wine tasting.
Mission Dr, Solvang, CA
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM· 3h
Hearst Castle & the elephant sealsLandmarks & MonumentsAnchor
William Randolph Hearst's opulent hilltop estate, plus the elephant-seal rookery just up Highway 1.
Bring: layers
750 Hearst Castle Rd, San Simeon, CA

What the colours mean

On this day

Cities & Metros1
Landmarks & Monuments1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here