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Lonely Planet's Journey Pacific Coast Highway is the definitive guide to one of the world's great adventures - bringing you closer to the culture, history and landscapes you'll encounter along the way. Get inspiration, ideas and planning tips from our experts who have driven every mile to uncover unique experiences you can make all your own. Catch iconic coastal views, explore famous historical sites, and discover charming small towns. Inside Lonely Planet's Journey Pacific Coast Highway travel guide: our Journey guidebook format helps you build the trip of a lifetime with mile-by-mile coverage of this iconic drive, six of our favorite ways to explore Pacific Coast Highway with itineraries, easy-to-use maps with must-do stops for every stage of the journey and a birds' eye route tracker, discover the best places to eat, drink and sleep as well as recommended detours, interviews with locals share fascinating stories, tips and insights, essentials' toolkit on arriving, money and budgeting, accommodation, accessibility, responsible travel, driving laws and more, and stunning photography throughout.