All of those things come to life on the Monterey Peninsula, home to Pebble Beach andCarmel-by-the-Sea.

The main restaurant, Roy’s, is an area favorite for its take on Hawaiian-fusion cuisine.

On warmer evenings, reserve a table on the patio for some excellent streetside people-watching.

A bagpiper playing on a golf course

Sherman Chu/Courtesy of Inn at Spanish Bay

It has hosted six U.S.

The crowning event (and the most formal) duringCar Weekis the Pebble BeachConcours d’Elegance.

Monterey Car Week remains one of the busiest weeks on the peninsula.

Hole 1 at Links at Spanish Bay Inn with the ocean in the background

Courtesy of Inn at Spanish Bay

In other words: start planning now.

Firepits in the evening at Inn at Spanish Bay

Joann Dost/Courtesy of Inn at Spanish Bay

17 Mile drive along the coastline in Pebble Beach

Courtesy of Pebble Beach Company

Best of show winner for the 2021 PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE® with yellow confetti

Courtesy of Rolex

People walk around at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering

Courtesy of Rolex