So enamored we are with this place, we have been members for years now. The Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, is the terminus for the drive from San Louis Obispo to Monterey. Highway 1 is one of America’s greatest drives, and this section of road that snakes along the coast over mountains and through redwoods is one of our all-time favorite drives. This jellyfish posed for us back on January 18, 2004.