Going to take a road trip up the California coast starting from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara ending at S. F.?

Then heading east to Fairfield, en route to Sacramento, then concluding at either Mammoth Lakes or Yosemite National Park. With stops at Solvang and Monterey and possibly Carmel. Has anyone experienced that ride, and if you have any positive suggestions to offer on restuarants and sightseeing, it would be greatly appreciated. This trip will consist of eight or nine nights of lodging at possibly three or four hotels.

I will be travelling with my brother, his 11 year old daughter, and our parents. Just looking for some suggestions, if any, for all of us to enjoy and to make a trip to remember. Thank you again.

maybe you can reserve at days inn all the way.