Only 50 miles south of Monterey Bay is Esalen Institute on the Big Sur Coast - "120 acres of fertile land carved out between mountain and ocean, blessed by a cascading canyon stream and hot mineral springs gushing out of a seaside cliff. There is the delicate and subtle Big Sur air of a late afternoon in May, the midnight mist of July, the drenching February rain. There are October nights so clear the Milky Way can light your walk along the darkened garden path. And always there is the sound of the sea."  Another Esalen description here.  The photos show buildings, grounds, and surroundings but not the underlying and historical significance of Esalen - see this book.  You've heard of Esalen - here you can see what it looks like. Photos by James Duncan and Mark Robbins.