"Oh, my God, look at that!" My wife, Sara, and I have just driven around one of those hip-hugging turns on Highway 1 in California's Big Sur region. They used to make me nervous - the fact that ...

Big Sur isn’t a clearly demarcated space on the map so much as a general location in our collective state of California-dreaming. “Big Sur is very like Valhalla,” Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “a ...

Kristy Alpert is a freelance travel writer who specializes in California (and its many adventures). In this Big Sur attractions list, Alpert guides travelers through the many highlights of the area, ...

About 10 miles into the Big Sur International Marathon, runners begin a 2-mile climb up Hurricane Point. It's the longest, steepest ascent on the route, with a rise of almost 600 feet. The road, ...

There are few spots that are as immediately awe-inspiring as Big Sur. The coastal California town is a world of its own; it’s a relatively untouched place, with unspoiled landscapes and jaw-dropping ...

Looking for the best hotels in Big Sur? The Central California coastline is a bucket-list vacation for many—especially those who yearn to drive down the dramatic, cliffside roads of Highway 1 with the ...