Big Sur's South Coast highway closure creates a rare window of solitude: empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and nearly empty trails for six months.

Big Sur, California, is known for its stunning coastline and scenic beauty, making it a perfect place for hiking enthusiasts.

Whether you arrive for a photo op or a weekend escape, this cliffside retreat offers a front-row seat to one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline.

Fog in a valley forest along the California coast in Big Sur. (Larry Dale Gordon / Universal Images via Getty Images) As a student, like many of us, I liked to read Henry David Thoreau. Many of his ...

There’s a certain kind of quiet thrill that comes from rounding a curve on California’s Highway 1 and seeing the Pacific stretch endlessly beside you. That moment, when the wind-whipped cliffs, the ...

With Big Sur’s coastal highway closed for repairs after a landslide, lower prices and a lack of crowds make the area perfect ...

BIG SUR – Post Ranch Inn, the Big Sur resort situated high atop the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, has been nominated for Michelin Guide’s inaugural Inspectors’ Local Gateway Award – one of ...

Located on cliffs overlooking the Pacific in the heart of California’s wild central coast, Alila Ventana Big Sur is a luxury wedding escape into some of the most rugged and untouched nature in the ...

Fog in a valley forest along the California coast in Big Sur. (Larry Dale Gordon / Universal Images via Getty Images) As a student, like many of us, I liked to read Henry David Thoreau. Many of his ...