1. (Of Course) Hearst Castle.
2. Elephant Seal Beach.
And now that the main attractions of the area are out of the way, let's get down to the nitty gritty:
1. Main Street. There are actually two sections to Main Street. Find them both. The first is located on the highway. Follow Main street away from San San Simeon to find my favorite stretch. The French Corner Bakery, Cambria Museum and an amazing little candy store. Art Galleries and yummy restaurants and other businesses with names reminiscent of Harry Potter locations make this stretch of the street absolutely perfectly ambient.
2. Moonstone Beach. Take a walk down the boardwalk, it stretches for miles up the coast and is a fantastic way to wind your way around the beautiful beach without getting sandy.
3. Indigio Moon. There are a TON of fantastic little restaurants on Main street. My favorite this trip is called Indigo Moon. They've got delicious fresh bread to complement an amazing menu with specialties like Pecan Crusted Halibut with a Lemon Orange Sauce and wild rice, Beef Bourguingnon with puff Pastry and Mashed Potatoes, Chocolate Torte with Raspberry sauce. Oh, culinary bliss!
4. Linn's Fruit Basket.
Another restaurant you CANNOT miss. I've heard tale of their amazing breakfasts, and though I missed having breakfast there, I had a great dinner. (The lovely Cambria Pines Lodge provided a buffet breakfast each morning that was much more economical than eating out each morning... being free) Linn's has this amazing house Foccaccia bread and to accompany it, something even more remarkable: Olallieberry preserves.
WHAT, you ask, IS AN OLALLIEBERRY???
Well, it's 2/3 Blackberry and 1/3 Raspberry. And its g-to-the-U-d. GOOD.
5. Go for a walk on the beach. Just do it. Enjoy the fog rolling in and the crunch of the sand between your toes and watch for Humpback whales. The Ocean. It's the place to be.
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