The
West Coast version of the
King's Highway, El Camino Real is an
historic road that connected a series of
Spanish missions hundreds of years ago. It starts in
San Francisco, follows the
coast down through
Los Angeles and
San Diego, then runs into
Mexico, terminating in
Mexico City. Much of El Camino Real is still in use today.
US 101 between Los Angeles and
Ventura runs on sections of it, and it can be exited from
Interstate 5 on numerous points. Some sections have been renamed, but if you're driving up or down the west coast, and you see a
bell hanging from a curved pole on the side of the road, you're most likely travelling on El Camino.
Most communities tend to have trendy stores on El Camino.