This city is located on a very scenic stretch of US 101 running from Los Angles to San Jose and mostly following the beautiful California coast. Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Old Spanish Mission founded 1772. 600-900 Blocks of Higuera Street. Every thursday evening the area is closed to traffic and large street festival begins. Food, meals, produce, barbecues for sale.
Entertainment includes puppet shows, jugglers, and bands.
Mission Plaza - Developed wooded creek area that hosts local Special Events . Open Daily 9-6. Housed in the historic Carnegie Library, with exhibits on local history and the native Chumash and Salinan Indian tribes. Hearst Castle - Located at San Simeon, sixty miles further north. The Bishop of Toulouse.