4 to 5 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Use this guide while you drive down the Pacific Coast Highway from Los Angeles to Santa Maria which helps you navigate to several noteworthy places along the route, and also gives you a trivia question about each place. Go at your own pace, and know this does not use data. Several stops include The Getty Villa, Venice, Marina del Ray, Malibu, Oxnard, and many more.
The product of a merger between Loyola College and Marymount College, the school is institutionally committed to Roman Catholicism.
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If you love boats, this is the ideal spot for some boatwatching. Developed in the 1950’s, the marina has become North America’s largest man-made small-craft harbor.
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Welcome to the Los Angeles neighborhood of Venice, home of Venice Beach and the Venice Canals!
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You’ll be passing by a couple of pretty spectacular beaches. The Will-Rogers State Beach and the famous Santa Monica Beach.
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If you’re into Italian villas filled with ancient Greek and-Roman artifacts, the Getty Villa Museum is a must-see attraction! We’ll also tell you about the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.
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A couple of amazing parks and home to hiking-trails through native forests complete with stunning views of the coastline and beaches.
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There’s a lot-to-do in Malibu!! Long hailed as the city of sun, surf and sand, Malibu City spans 21 miles of beautiful California beach.
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A fantastic 30 mile-long stretch of land running from the coast inland in what’s known as a Mediterranean climate ecosystem.
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The City of Malibu, which we’ll be driving through, has a long and storied past. The historical Adamson-House is a great example, and a must-see for history-buffs.
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We’ll introduce you to the famous Zuma Beach with its broad and sandy beach and the popular filming location, Point Dume.
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Just one of Malibu’s beaches, the El Matador is studded with massive, unique rock-formations.
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Hear about the Chumash people who lived here almost 8,000 years ago and had an extensive trading system throughout California.
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Just off the coast, the reef is one of Malibu’s coastal scuba-diving sites offering a wonderland of things to see. We’ll tell you all about it.
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You’ll be driving by inland-bluffs, which are actually the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountain range.
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Here you’ll find miles of hiking-trails, canyons and great views of one of the highest peaks in the Santa Monica Mountains, Boney Mountain.
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If you visit the park, you’ll see all kinds of missiles like the Polaris, the first U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile.
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As the name suggests, there is a port on the shores of the city. In fact, it’s the only deep-water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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California supplies over 85 percent of US strawberries, with a third of that coming from right here in the Oxnard valley.
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At 84 miles long and draining several mountain watersheds, the Santa Clara is the largest natural river system in Southern California.
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The county you’ll be driving through, is home to roughly 825,000 Californians, most of whom live within the coastal plains at the foot of the Topatopa Mountains. We’ll tell you why it’s so popular.
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Located in the heart of downtown Ventura, we’ll give you some of history of this still active Catholic parish, museum and tourist-attraction.
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This section of the Pacific Coast Highway takes us right past a couple more scenic beaches in Solimar & Emma Wood-state-beaches.
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We’ll tell you a bit about earthquakes and how the point was created.
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You’ll hear the interesting story behind a very small island connected by a very long pier. That’s Rincon Island and the Richfield Pier!
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The locals are very protective of these bluffs. So far they have raised $6.9 million in trust to create the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature-Preserve.
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The coastal City of Carpinteria may be small, but there’s plenty to do here. We’ll tell just a few of them!
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Take a break at Vista Point which offers a fantastic view of the ocean and if clear, Santa Rosa Island.
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At almost 250,000 acres, the park was created to protect both marine and island wildlife, as well as a number of archeological sites found on the islands.
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You’ll see where Navy Seals are trained to withstand some of the worst conditions nature can throw at them.
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Hear about Santa Barbara’s origins which can be traced back to centuries before Europeans arrived, when the Chumash flourished here.
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A popular destination for both road-trippers and cruise-ships, Santa Barbara sees over 7 million tourists annually.
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The shoreline boasts nature preserves, a quiet beach and a Monarch Butterfly Grove.
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We’ll tell you about the mountain range you’ve been paralleling, part of the Transverse Ranges.
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Known as a top research university it has award-winning faculty that includes six Nobel-Prize winners. In fact it’s a global leader in the sciences.
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Hear how this protected forestland, covering over two million acres of coastal mountains, protects one of its endanged species.
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Barnacles, starfish, sea anemone, crabs, and sea-sponges become trapped in these rocky pools when the tide pulls out, exposing these tiny sea-creatures for all to see.
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Learn about the environmental tragedy along this beautiful beach in 2015.
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The rugged coastline that surrounds the beach is also rather infamous as a drop off point for some nefarious activities. We’ll tell you what.
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Unlike most waterfalls, which gradually erode upstream, the Nojoqui Falls have built outward from the cliff over time. We’ll tell you why.
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This small city’s claim to fame is being the home of split-pea soup!
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All 2000 acres of La Purisima have been restored to its peak period in the 1820s, when it was the seat of mission government.
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One of the city’s top attractions are their murals in alley ways and on the sides of buildings..
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Vandenberg is part of the new branch of the US Armed Forces, the Space Force, solely to space.
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These hills were a perfect hideout for the bandit Salomon Pico. We’ll tell you about him and why he was famous.
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Welcome to the Santa Maria Valley, home of the second oldest American Viticultural Area and famous for their California grown and bottled Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
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Hear about The Hurricane Deck Trail which runs along the ridge of a mountain offering spectacular views.
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Founded in 1875, settlers began arriving to taking advantage of the offer of free land, rich soil and the cooler Mediterranean climate.
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Winery in Santa Maria.
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Conservatory Theatre in Santa Maria.
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Interesting and beautiful winery.
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Rural park south of Santa Maria.
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Popular trail nearby.
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Incredible lookout.
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Incredible beach.
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Picturesque roadside canyon.
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Awesome beach.
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Sandy beach.
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Nice park by the shore.
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Incredible views.
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Beach with ocean.
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Unique park.
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Point over the ocean.
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Another beach.
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Nice spot for a sleepover.
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Wicked cool beach.
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Awesome local park.
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Another wicked cool beach.
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The best knoll of them all.
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Like the hotel, but a beach.
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The best beach in Oxnard.
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Park with a side of beach.
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A rock of ages.
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Combo number 5.
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Leo’s beach.
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Nick’s beach.
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Here beachy beachy beachy.
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Another beach.
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A nice point.
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Beach and park and preserve.
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Malibu’s beach.
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What a beach.
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Life’s a beach.
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Yet another California beach.
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When the sun goes down..
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The beach Monica built.
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Incredible oceanside pier.
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Park on the pier.
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Oceanside city.
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Incredible beach.
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Beach with a view.
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