# @visitcalifornia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYF6OLSlRgb
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T21:13:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Visit California | Travel + Fun Things to Do (@visitcalifornia) — https://gondola.cc/visitcalifornia

## Caption

Is this the best route to drive from the Bay Area to DiscoverLA? 

U.S. 101 takes you through wineries, rolling hillsides, and beautiful coastal views. Here’s one way to road trip down the coast during the world’s biggest soccer tournament:

HOME BASE: We stayed in VisitOakland before leaving the bay to explore a new neighborhood
🥒 Pickleball at PickleAthletics
🛍️ Shop in the Rockridge Neighborhood
📚 Visit Clio's Books (a bookstore bar!)
🌋 Hike in Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
🍽️ Get delicious Colombian food at ParcheOak
🛏️ Stay at KisselUptownOakland

FIST STOP: SantaMariaValley
🐎 Horseback winery tour and mezze picnic at PresquileWine
🍷 Tasting rooms in Old Town Orcutt
🥩 BBQ steak at HitchingPostCasmalia
🛏️ Overnight at the WineStoneInn

SECOND STOP: VisitSantaBarbara
🐈 Kitty time at CatTherapySB
☕️ Coffee at HandleBarCoffee or DuneCoffee
🧘🏻‍♀️ Meditate at SaltCaveSB
🍖 BBQ at QueSmokeShack
🌼 Walk through the SBbotanicGarden
🌊 Enjoy sunset at Stearns Wharf
🍕 Pizza or pasta at OlioSantaBarbara

FINAL STOP: VisitPasadena
🚶🏻‍♂️ See the architecture in OldPasadena
📚 Have wine and cheese at VRomansBookstore
🐼 Eat at the original Panda Express PandaInn
🎭 See a show at ANoiseWithin

What else would you add to the list?

🎥 jacobthefu and estherjulee

#VisitCalifornia #RoadTrip #Highway101 #SantaBarbara #Soccer

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highway101, santabarbara, soccer, visitcalifornia, roadtrip

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