Must-see attractions in San Luis Obispo

  • Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa

    San Luis Obispo

    Those reverberatory bells heard around downtown emanate from this fifth California mission, founded by Padre Junípero Serra in 1772 and named for a 13th…

  • San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

    San Luis Obispo

    By the creek, this small gallery showcases the work of local painters, sculptors, printmakers and fine-art photographers, as well as traveling California…

  • Talley Vineyards

    San Luis Obispo

    Unpretentious, value-priced wines set among rolling hillsides, with vineyard tours ($10, including wine-tasting flight $20 to $40) by appointment.

  • Tolosa Winery

    San Luis Obispo

    No-oak Chardonnay, barrel-selected Pinot Noir and bold estate Syrah, with artisanal cheese, charcuterie and chocolate pairings on weekends.

  • Niven Family Wine Estates

    San Luis Obispo

    Samples from six different labels inside an early-20th-century wooden schoolhouse, with two bocce ball courts outside.

  • Sextant Wines

    San Luis Obispo

    Boisterous tasting room pours different varietals from Edna Valley and Paso Robles, with a tiny gourmet deli.

  • Chamisal Vineyards

    San Luis Obispo

    In a rust-colored barn tasting room, tipple hand-crafted, small-lot wines grown mostly organically.

  • Edna Valley Vineyard

    San Luis Obispo

    Sip Paragon Vineyard estate Chardonnay by panoramic windows overlooking fields of grapes.

  • Kynsi Winery

    San Luis Obispo

    Small, family-run vineyard pours cult-worthy Pinot Noir inside a cozy brick tasting room.

  • Bubblegum Alley

    San Luis Obispo

    SLO’s weirdest sight is colorfully plastered with thousands of wads of ABC (‘already been chewed’) gum. Watch where you step!

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