CARMEL HIGHLANDS INN
Where: About 4 miles south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
Info: 831-620-1234, highlandsinn.hyatt.com.
Carmel Visitor Center: 800-550-4333, carmelcalifornia.org., facebook.com/carmelcalifornia.
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