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Neighborhoods

San Luis Obispo has tons of shops and centers throughout the city. Choose your favorite area below:

Foothill

North West of 101, includes Foothill Area, Cal Poly campus, Highway 1

POINTS OF INTEREST: Cal Poly State University, Bishop Peak

Uptown

East of California Blvd, South of 101

POINTS OF INTEREST: First Motel in California, Cuesta Park

Downtown

South of 101, West of California, South to South St., west of the RR tracks

POINTS OF INTEREST: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, Bubblegum Alley, Children’s Museum

Johnson

East of the RR tracks South of Marsh to Orcutt Road

POINTS OF INTEREST: Historic Railroad Square, Railroad Museum

South Broad

South St South along Broad St to city limits

POINTS OF INTEREST: Wineries, SLO County Airport

South Higuera

East of 101 south of South St

POINTS OF INTEREST: Octagon Barn, start of Bob Jones Trail to the ocean

Laguna

West of 101 along Madonna Road, includes Los Osos Valley Road East to 101

POINTS OF INTEREST: Laguna Lake and Dog Park, Cerro San Luis (Madonna Mountain)

China Town

Center of downtown

POINTS OF INTEREST: Love and Double Joy, Ah Luis Building, Palm Street Theater (first solar powered theater in the US)

Old Town

South of downtown, north of railroad

POINTS OF INTEREST: Dalidet Adobe

Railroad

Runs along the railroad tracks, South of Marsh to Broad Street

POINTS OF INTEREST: Historic Railroad Square, Railroad Museum, Iron Road Pioneers Sculpture

Map Foothill Uptown Downtown Johnson South Broad South Higuera Laguna China Town

 

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