Carmel-by-the-Sea Attractions Near Carmel - Big Sur

Take a drive down the coast to Big Sur over the Bixby Bridge and spend the afternoon. It's as magnificent as you've heard, with majestic hiking trails at Andrew Molera State Park and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Afterwards, linger at breathtaking hillside restaurants with panoramic ocean views, such as Nepenthe, Big Sur River Inn, or the Post Ranch Inn.