The rugged wilderness surrounding this Big Sur house is representative of its section of the Californian coast. Big Sur stretches 75 miles from Carmel to Gorda and offers truly dramatic landscapes, ...

A great option for those who don't want to work up a sweat on the trails but want to experience Big Sur's beauty from outside the car is Sand Dollar Beach. Located about 7 miles south of Limekiln ...

The rocky environment provides challenges by land and sea (as this Big Sur beach with a horrifying nickname attests), so Point Sur is a lifesaver for ships that sail too close to the shoreline.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Just south of Pfeiffer Beach sits the Henry Miller Memorial Library. This memorial to former Big Sur resident and writer Henry Miller – one of the most famous banned ...