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Reagan Ranch Center

Reagan Ranch Center is a museum in Santa Barbara, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: free. Open Thursdays and Fridays, 11am to 4pm.

217 State Street · Santa Barbara, CA

Why you should go…

The Reagan Ranch Center is a museum in downtown Santa Barbara operated by Young America's Foundation, serving as the visitor gateway to Ronald Reagan's nearby mountaintop ranch, Rancho del Cielo. Its galleries display original artifacts including a section of the Berlin Wall, Reagan's Jeep Scrambler, and the patio table where he signed the 1981 tax cut, alongside interactive exhibits and a research library. The center offers free, family-friendly docent-led tours during its open hours.

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