Travel + Leisure has released its take on the 10 most romantic American road trips for couples.
And the Central Coast made the cut.
Here's the list:
- New England Route: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
- Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
- America’s Northwestern National Parks
- The Kancamagus Highway: New Hampshire
- Historic Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica
- Oregon’s Scenic Coast
- The Overseas Highway: Miami to the Florida Keys
- Montana’s Glacier Country
- Utah’s Scenic Byway 12
- Pacific Coast Highway: San Luis Obispo to San Francisco
It mentions some popular spots in Santa Barbara County to stop along the way:
- the Funk Zone
- urban wine trail
- the historic Hotel Californian
- Highway 154
- the vineyards of the Santa Ynez Valley
- Solvang
- OstrichLand
- Los Alamos
- Santa Maria Valley vineyards
These SLO County places were recommended too:
- Pismo Beach
- Highway 1 through Morro Bay
- Morro Rock
- Shine Cafe
- Top Dog Coffee Bar
- Cambria's Nitt Witt Ridge
- Ragged Point Inn and Resort
- Ragged Point Trail
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