History Center of San Luis Obispo County, 696 Monterey St (across Broad St from the Mission), [13]. Every day except Tu 10AM-4PM. Free.

San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St (on the west end of the Mission Plaza), [14]. Every day (except Tu from Labor Day through July 3) 11AM-5PM. Free.

A farmers' market (also farmers market) is a physical retail market featuring foods sold directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets typically consist of... more

Jaffa Cafe, 1212 Higuera Street (a few blocks north of the main dowtown, but worth the trek), ☎ 805.543.2449. 10:30am–8:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 11:00am–8:00pm. ... more

Big Sky Cafe, (1121 Broad St), ☎ +1-805-545-5401, [25]. M-W 7AM-9PM Th-F 7AM-10PM S 8AM-10PM Su 8AM-9PM. Voted best in SLO many times over, this warm and casual... more

Splash Cafe, 1491 Monterey St., ☎ (805) 773-4653, [24]. Su-Th 7AM-8:30PM, F-Sa 7AM-9:30PM. A hip bakery that serves breakfast/lunch. Excellent baked goods and ... more

Cheap Thrills & Recycled Records [19] is best described as nerd heaven. They have a large selection of new & used music, videogames (ranging from current ... more

Boo Boo Records [20] is a long-time local music store that features a large selection of both CDs and vinyl records. They also frequently sell tickets to a few ... more

Tom's Toys is a locally owned toy store that resembles something out of a movie. Filled to the brim with toys that you'll likely recognize from your childhood, ... more

Bars The downtown area has numerous bars along Higuera street south of Santa Rosa ave, owing to the large student population. They are all an easy walk (or ... more

Wine Tasting There are several award-winning wineries in SLO county, many of which offer free wine tasting. Brochures to guide you through the area are ... more

Visit Montana de Oro State Park. Take Los Osos Valley Road 10 miles west of town to a park named one of the state's best-kept secrets by the L.A. Times a few ... more

Walk or bike to Poly Canyon. Located on the north east side of the Cal Poly campus. Poly Canyon is a hilly, open, grassy area where many Cal Poly engineering ... more

San Luis Obispo has kept its hometown feel, and every Thursday evening the best of hometown flair is on display. In a six-block display, the downtown farmers' ... more