Museums
Family FavoriteSanta Barbara Museum of Natural History
Under $25Natural history museum on a wooded Santa Barbara campus with fossils, wildlife, Chumash culture and a planetarium.
SightseeingLocal Gem
Downtown Santa Barbara
Downtown Santa Barbara is a sightseeing stop in Santa Barbara, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: free.
State Street · Santa Barbara, CA
Why you should go…
Downtown Santa Barbara is managed by a business improvement district dedicated to promoting and revitalizing the city's historic downtown core. The district runs roughly from Micheltorena to Gutierrez Streets and Anacapa to Chapala Streets, with the State Street corridor as its central focus. It funds cleanliness, safety, beautification and destination marketing for the area's shops, restaurants and historic paseos.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Downtown Santa Barbara, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- AttractionsQuirky Fun
Cat Therapy
Under $25Santa Barbara's only cat cafe, where visitors socialize with adoptable rescue cats in a cage-free lounge.
1.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
- SightseeingDate Night
Santa Barbara Urban Wine Trail
FreeSelf-guided trail linking over 20 walkable wine tasting rooms across downtown Santa Barbara neighborhoods.
1.7 mi awayMore like this
- Eat & DrinkLocal Gem
Rusty's Pizza
Under $25Family owned Santa Barbara pizza parlor making handmade pizza since 1969.
1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
- SightseeingLocal Gem
Ventura
FreeOfficial visitors bureau for Ventura, California, with guides to beaches, Channel Islands access, dining and downtown culture.
27 mi awayMore like this
- SightseeingOutdoor Adventure
Oxnard
FreeVentura County beach town with seven miles of coastline and the gateway harbor to Channel Islands National Park.
35 mi awayMore like this
