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San Luis Obispo, California is located nearly midway between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area. With almost ideal weather this town is a great place to visit! San Luis Obispo offers a perfect weekend getaway by car from either the Los Angeles area or San Francisco Bay Area.
San Luis Obispo is known for its college town atmosphere, but there is much, much more to San Luis then Cal Poly, the State University. San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, the name in its entirety, was founded as a mission town in 1772 by the catholic priest Father Junipero Serra. This is the fifth of the California missions, and the first to use tile.
San Luis Obispo is a town small enough that it is fairly easy to find your way around. The downtown is small and very pedestrian friendly. Higuera Street with it's many shops, restaurants and small town atmosphere is the perfect place to spend an afternoon.
HEARST CASTLE, only 30 miles north, on highway 1 offers 4 tours of the world famous Hearst family home. Filled with world class art, historical artifacts and the grand splendor of Europe not seen in any other location in the United States, it is a MUST see while in the area.
Full service hotels, bed and breakfast inns, and economy motels are available in town, in the valley, or on the coast with-in walking distance of the surf and beaches made famous by the many Hollywood stars who frequent the area every chance they can. .