Old Town is the birthplace of California — six blocks of restored adobes, working blacksmiths and stagecoaches, surrounded by family-run Mexican restaurants where the margaritas are huge and the mariachis play through dinner.
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Old Town is the birthplace of California — six blocks of restored adobes, working blacksmiths and stagecoaches, surrounded by family-run Mexican restaurants where the margaritas are huge and the mariachis play through dinner.