New York Times: 36 Hours in San Luis Obispo County

By Freda Moon

December 18, 2025

In recent decades, California's San Luis Obispo County - of SLO, as both the city and county are called - has quietly evolved from an agricultural backwater into something resembling its celebrity neighbors, Santa Barbara and Big Sur. As wineries and boutique hotels have spouted along its backroads and once-sleep main streets, this Central Coast county -- halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles -- has become a destination in its own right...Those who make the trip are rewarded with a glimpse of the California of another era.

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