Pacific Coast Highway

Welcome to the legendary Pacific Coast Highway. We are embarking on an auditory journey along one of the most spectacularly scenic and culturally iconic roadways on the planet. …

Our first major waypoint along the southern stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway is the dramatic promontory of Point Dume, located in the exclusive coastal enclave of Malibu. As the highway hugs the shoreline, the topography…

Continuing north along the highway, the rugged cliffs momentarily give way to the refined, Mediterranean-inspired elegance of the Central Coast. We arrive in the city of Santa Barbara, often referred to as the 'American Riviera'. …

As the Pacific Coast Highway pushes further north, leaving the populated centers behind, we enter the wild, windswept stretch of coastline near San Simeon. Here, just a short distance from the opulent hilltop estate of Hearst…

We now enter what is universally considered the visual climax of the Pacific Coast Highway: the legendary stretch known as Big Sur. Here, the Santa Lucia Mountains plunge precipitously straight into the churning Pacific. …

Transitioning from the isolated wilderness of Big Sur, the highway rounds the Monterey Bay and brings us to the vibrant, historically rich coastal city of Santa Cruz. Our focus here shifts from natural topography to cultural…

As the Pacific Coast Highway approaches the dense urbanity of San Francisco, the geographic constraints of the peninsula force the road to interact with one of the most famous pieces of infrastructure in human history: The Golden…

As our auditory exploration of the Pacific Coast Highway draws to a close, we mentally project ourselves to the absolute northern terminus of Route 1 in the town of Leggett. Here, deep in the misty, towering cathedral of the…