Los Angeles–Santa Maria Self-Guided Pacific Coast Audio Drive

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY. Pass the hilltop campus of this longstanding Jesuit and Marymount university overlooking Los Angeles.(pass by)

MARINA DEL REY. See one of North America’s largest purpose-built small-craft harbours, filled with sailboats and waterfront activity.(pass by)

VENICE. Pass the colourful beachfront neighbourhood known for its canals, boardwalk and creative spirit.(pass by)

SANTA MONICA AND WILL ROGERS STATE BEACHES. Follow the coast past two broad sandy beaches and classic Pacific views.(pass by)

GETTY VILLA AND PACIFIC PALISADES. Pass the Roman-inspired museum of Greek and Roman antiquities, currently open with free timed reservations, and the surrounding coastal neighbourhood.(pass by)

TUNA CANYON AND TOPANGA STATE PARKS. See rugged native landscapes, hiking country and sweeping coastal viewpoints in the Santa Monica Mountains.(pass by)

MALIBU. Travel through 21 miles of celebrated coastline shaped by surf culture, beaches and dramatic ocean scenery.(pass by)

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. Pass a vast Mediterranean-climate landscape of canyons, ridges and coastal habitat.(pass by)

MALIBU AND ADAMSON HOUSE. Discover the city’s layered past and its landmark Spanish Colonial Revival home beside the lagoon.(pass by)

ZUMA BEACH AND POINT DUME. See a wide sandy beach and the prominent headland featured in countless coastal views.(pass by)

EL MATADOR STATE BEACH. Look for sea stacks, arches and sculpted rock formations along this striking Malibu shoreline.(pass by)

NICHOLAS CANYON BEACH. Pass a scenic beach rooted in the much older history and trading networks of the Chumash people.(pass by)

HARRISON’S REEF. Look offshore toward a rocky reef known as a local scuba-diving habitat.(pass by)

SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. Follow the foothills and inland bluffs that rise sharply above the Pacific coast.(pass by)

POINT MUGU STATE PARK AND BONEY PEAK. Pass open coastal parkland with canyons, trails and views toward one of the range’s highest summits.(pass by)

POINT MUGU MISSILE PARK. View the outdoor collection of historic missiles and aircraft associated with the neighbouring naval base.(pass by)

PORT HUENEME. Pass the coastal city and its deep-water commercial port, the only one between Los Angeles and San Francisco.(pass by)

OXNARD. Travel through a fertile coastal plain famous for producing a major share of California’s strawberries.(pass by)

SANTA CLARA RIVER. Cross Southern California’s largest relatively natural river system and its important watershed habitat.(pass by)

VENTURA COUNTY COAST. Follow the coastal plain beneath the Topatopa Mountains through one of Southern California’s most scenic regions.(pass by)