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About San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo (Spanish for 'St. Louis the Bishop'; san LOO-iss ə-BISS-poh; Spanish: [san ˈlwis oˈβispo]; Chumash: tiłhini) is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfway between the San Francisco Bay Area in the north and Greater Los Angeles in the south. The population was 47,063 at the 2020 census. San Luis Obispo was founded by the Spanish in 1772, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Neighborhoods in San Luis Obispo, California

Chinatown, Downtown, Downtown Historic District, Japantown, Little Italy, Mill Street Historic District, North Broad Street Neighborhood Park, Old Town Historic District, Railroad District, The Neighborhood Acai and Juice Bar

Things to do in San Luis Obispo, California

Avila Valley Barn

Biddle House

Bishop Peak

Bishop Peak

Central Coast Renaissance Festival

Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum

Chamisal Vineyards

Cheng Park

Cuesta Canyon Park

Dallidet Adobe & Gardens

Diagonal Croag

Dinosaur Caves Park

E A French Park

Edna Valley, California

Fountain

Geodesic Dome

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