All great suggestions here. Here's a few more: - Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey - It's a good time of year to see elephant seals. There are two good place

All great suggestions here. Here's a few more: - Monterey Bay Aquarium, in Monterey - It's a good time of year to see elephant seals. There are two good places to go that I'm aware of. One is just a bit north of Hearst Castle. See http://www.elephantseal.org/ http://www.elephantseal.org/. The other is Ano Nuevo State Park, http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523 http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=523 - If you like wine, there are plenty of good wineries to visit in the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Paso Robles areas, among others.