Hearst Castle
National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States.
Attractions near Avila Beach
Worth the trip from Avila Beach: Landing of the first Filipinos, 14 mi off
Avila Beach has 15 notable places within 60 miles. Allow a day for Hearst Castle, 42 mi off.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
Hearst Castle
Big draws
1
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State park · 42 mi northwest
Hearst Castle
National Historic Landmark and California Historical Landmark located on the Central Coast of California, United States.
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The map
Map of the places
The map stretches to Mission San Miguel Arcángel, 38 mi away.
Orange: Avila Beach. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 13 on the list
You will find all 15 within 60 miles.
2Landing of the first Filipinos
Arrival of Filipinos to the current United States in 1587.
4Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Spanish mission in San Luis Obispo, California.
5Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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10San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum
Railroad museum in San Luis Obispo, California.
11Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10
Decommissioned rocket launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States.
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13Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Morro Bay, California.
14San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in San Luis Obispo County, California.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Avila Beach → · Avila Beach’s history →
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Photo credits
Hearst Castle: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Hunter Liggett: Binksternet, Public domain · Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa: Stephen Lea, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission San Miguel Arcángel: Jsweida, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montaña de Oro State Park: BorisFromStockdale, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dana Adobe: Ken Figlioli, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum: SLOGlen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10: U.S. Air Force, Public domain · Morro Bay Maritime Museum: Hu Nhu, CC0 · Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History: Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0 · San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: Kevin Cole from Pacific Coast, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Leaning Pine Arboretum: Daderot, CC0
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