A famed stretch of the California coast, Big Sur, along Highway 1, wows with its rock-peppered sands and dizzying Bixby Bridge. Roughly 90 miles long, Big Sur Coast Highway is considered among America's most beautiful stretches of road.

Twisting along the coast, from Carmel-by-the-Sea to Hearst Castle in San Simeon, it's simply spectacular. Get it on your bucket list. We've ranked it number one here for a reason.

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