Big Sur - Morro Bay, Pacific Coast Highway, USA

The route starts in historic Monterey, visits the art colony of Carmel, and threads through Big Sur, where mountains plunge into the Pacific. Farther south, the landscape mellows to oak-studded hills as the road passes Hearst Castle on its way to Morro Bay. Twisting, cliff-hugging, 123-mile (198-kilometer) route goes along the central California coast.