Condé Nast TravelerJul 9
The Best Airbnbs Near California's Majestic Big Sur
With towering redwoods and stirring ocean vistas, these properties embody the magic of Big Sur.
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- Garrapata State ParkSightThe 2,939-acre (1,189 ha) park was established in 1979.
- Bixby BridgeSightIt is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge.
- Point Lobos State Natural ReserveSightjust five minutes away
- Point Sur State Historic ParkSightThe 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Esalen InstitutePlaceEsalen is a not-for-profit holistic educational center offering wild comfort and space for emergent transformation and…
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State ParkNature reservehiking trails
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State ParkSightA main feature of the park is McWay Falls, which drops over a cliff of 80 feet (24 m) into the Pacific Ocean.
- Nepenthe RestaurantRestaurantedge-of-the-world sunset views
- Andrew Molera State ParkNature reserveSituated at the mouth of the Big Sur River, the property was part of the Rancho El…
- Sand Dollar BeachSightIt is within the Los Padres National Forest.
- Santa Lucia MountainsPlace800-foot-high coastal bluffs
- Monterey Bay National Marine SanctuarySightone of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet
- Big Sur RiverSightto explore
- California coastal redwoodsSightmassive, often thousand-year-old trees
- Henry Miller Memorial LibrarySightEmil White built the house for himself in the mid-1960s.
- McWay FallsSightDuring high tide, it is a tidefall, a waterfall that empties…
- Hearst CastleSight15-minute drive south
- Ragged PointNeighborhoodtiny town less than a mile away
- Salmon Creek FallsSightThe falls are located along California State Route 1 about 2.9 mi (4.7 km) northwest of Ragged Point and lies within…
- Carmel BeachSight10-minute stroll down main drag
- Carmel-by-the-Sea VillageNeighborhood
- Partington CoveSight
- Sierra Mar restaurantRestaurant
- San Carpoforo Creek BeachSight
- Elephant Seal Vista PointSight
- 17-Mile DriveSight