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
- Stay
Best Western Plus Santa Barbara
$50+A mid-town Santa Barbara hotel on Bath Street with suites and apartments, a heated pool and an on-site cafe.
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay
- StayHistory Buff
The Upham Hotel
$50+A downtown Santa Barbara hotel established in 1871, with rooms, garden cottages and suites and an adjacent bistro.
1.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay
- 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
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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
