. Best Western Pepper Tree Inn A full service mini-resort, enjoy amenities like two sparkling pools, two whirlpools, sauna, massage and fitness facilities.
. Inn By the Harbor Santa Barbara's best value by the beach, features lovely guest rooms decorated in charming "French Country" decor,
only two blocks from the beach and Harbor activities.
Incredible vacation discounted packages that will delight the entire
family. Relax and enjoy the temperate beach climate and all the excitement
that is California. This 3-star resort is located directly across the
street from Legoland. And have dinner on us.
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Santa Barbara (pop. 90,200) is located midway along a very scenic stretch of
the Pacific Coast Hwy, between the Santa Ynez Mountains the ocean. It is
one of the premier tourist destinations in Southern California and
hometown of former president Ronald Reagan.
Discovered in 1602 by Spanish Conquistador Sebastian Vizcaino.
In 1782 a Spanish fortress was built there followed in 1786 by the
famous Mission. This Spanish heritage can be seen
in the many white-washed adobe style buildings that grace this city.
Santa Barbara Resort Hotel Directory Recommended vacation resort hotels for this area.
Many room types and vacation packages available.
Room availability search engine for the
immediate vicinity.
Paseo Nuevo - Santa Barbara
Major shopping mall with Macy's and Nordstrom.
La Cumbre Plaza - Santa Barbara
Major shopping mall with Robinsons-May and Sears.
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens 500 Ninos Dr., Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 962-5339.
Open: Daily 10AM-5PM; Admission: $7 Adult / Child (2-12) $5;
40 acre park with over 600 animals in naturalistic habitat
and includes big cats, elelphants, gorillas, giraffes and more.
Childrens playgrounds and miniature train. The landscaped grounds feature
a terrific botanical exhibit.
Romantic Weekends in Southern California Profiling over 28 locales in this popular state, Romantic Weekends Southern California provides the
inspiration you need to celebrate that special person in your life. Designed for couples of all ages and lifestyles, this book
offers romantic ideas to suit all budgets, too.
Walks along the beach, old-fashioned sundaes to share, bookstore browsing with café latte on the side,
secluded nature preserves with backwoods paths.
Santa Barbara Restaurants
- Reviews, menus, specials and pricelist.
Santa Barbara Golf - Area Golf Courses
Central Coast Area Transit (CCAT) - (805) 541-2228
AMTRAK - (800) 872-7245
Sea Landing - jet skis, sportsfishing, cruises - (805) 963-3564
La Super-Rica Taqueria - (805) 962-2318
Palazzio Trattoria Italiano - (805) 969-8565
Joseppi's - (805) 962-5516
Zelo - (805) 966-5792
Santa Barbara Winery - (805) 225-3633
Santa Barbara Transit - (805) 683-3702
Santa Barbara Trolley - (805) 965-0353
Santa Ynez Valley Transit - (805) 688-5452
Inn BY the Harbor 433 W. Montecito St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
MainTour Online HotRates Available!
Sandman Inn 3714 State St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105
MainTour Online HotRates Available!
Santa Barbara Relocation Guide - Local Homebuyers Guide
Free monthly newsletter that is locally produced with the latest
news and tips for the Santa Barbara real estate market. A great guide for
if you are buying or selling a new home, vacation home or coastal properties.
San Diego California Vacation Adventure Includes special features on Sea World, Legoland, Balboa Park and other famous venues.
Big directory of local theme parks and other spectacular attractions,
entertainment, dining, world-class resorts, sports, recreation and much more.
Bacara Resort and Spa 301 HOLLISTER AVENUE - SANTA BARBARA, CA, US 93117
This 360-room luxury resort opened Sept 2000 and is already regarded as probably
the best facility on the California coastline between Los Angeles and Big Sur.
Modeled after a Spanish village in a background of exquisite landscaping.
Private balconies and patios reveal breathtaking ocean vistas and lush courtyards.
Shutters frame your view between bedroom and bath reflecting a distinguished baronial residence.
The most affluent amenities and services are handsomely provided that will
kindle romance and enchant evenings.
Four Seasons Biltmore - Santa Barbara 1260 Channel Drive - Santa Barbara, Ca, Us 93108
Designed in Spanish Colonial architecture and located in a romantic seaside
setting in the heart of the American Riviera, this legendary 70-year old resort
has been carefully resorted to its former splendor.
La Marina Restaurant hosts onsite elegant dining and casual lunches in outdoor terraces.
Over 20 acres of lush landscaping.
Twice daily maid and 24-hour room service.
Poolside terrace, two swimming pools, sauna and whirlpool.
Bicycles, putting green, horseback riding and sport fishing.
4,200 sq.ft. ballroom with ocean view and eleven other private meeting rooms
Acitivies staff can help you plan beachside banquets, harbor cocktail cruises and special receptions.
These historic adobes (mostly located in downtown) are colorful
reminders of the city's historic past.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park 100 E. Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 965-0093;
Open: Daily 10:30AM-4:30PM; Free Admission;
Site of 1782 Spanish fortress built four years before Mission
Santa Barbara. Historic structures in El Presidio include;
El Cuartel - Built 1788, is the second-oldest surviving structure in California
Canedo Adobe Padres Quarters The Chapel Commandant's office Northeast Corner
Mission Santa Barbara - Queen of the Missions Located at E. Los Olivos and Laguna Sts; (805) 682-4149;
Open: Daily 9AM-5PM; Admission: $4 Adult / Child under 12 free;
Founded Dec 4, 1786 on the Feast of St. Barbara and completed in 1820.
This is one of the best preserved of the old Spanish Mission of California.
Only mission to stay in continuous use since founding. Original missionary
residence and guest rooms are now a museum exhibit. Many examples of early
Mexican art including an 1808 Moorish fountain.
Santa Barbara Historical Society 414 W. Montecito St, Santa Barbara, CA; 93103; (805) 966-1601;
Beginning in downtown are many colorful spanish adobes:
Fernald Mansion - 1862 Victorian home with original furnishings
Trussell-Winchester Adobe - 1854 early New England-style home -The Yankee Adobe
1828 Casa de la Guerra - part of El Paseo includes museum and was the setting for the book Two Years Before the Mast 1817 Casa Covarrubias - Former headquarters of California's last Mexican governor, Pio Pico.
1836 Historic Adobe - Office of Rancheros Visitadores.
1826 Hill-Carrillo Adobe Hotel State Street
County Courthouse 1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 962-6464;
Guided Tours: Mon-Sat.Free Admission.
Spanish-Moorish style building dating to 1929. Murals and Tunisian tile
decorate the interior. For great views of the city, go upto the top of the 80-foot tower.
Tour San Luis Obispo California - Another MainTour Vacation Adventure
Many choices available for fun and excitement on the romantic
Pacific Coast Highway along the Central Coast. Tour Hearst Castle
or take a sunset stroll at either Pismo Beach or Morro Bay.
Many fine arts and cultural venues are also available.
MainTour has great ideas for your next family vacation,
weekend getaway or romantic datenite.
Alameda Plaza Park, playground and picnic areas with over 70 species of trees.
Open daily 24 hours at Micheltoreno and Sola streets.
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens 4.5 acre botanical garden with native trees, shrubs and flowers.
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara; (805) 682-4726;
65 acres of native California flora and fauna with 5.5 miles of
nature trails. Includes plants from both Redwood
and desert habitat. Guided tours daily.
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate 1250 Orchid Drive, Goleta, CA; (805) 967-1284;
Five acre estate of just orchids. Over 100 varieties in bloom
at any given time.
Carpinteria Valley Museum of History 956 Maple Ave, Carpinteria, CA; (805) 684-3112;
Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara 129 Castillo St (Pershing Park), Santa Barbara, CA; (805) 962-2353;
Open: Mon-Fri 8AM-3PM; Donations;
Exhibits of saddles, horsedrawn carts, wagons and carriages.
Many of the carriages are driven every August in the Old Spanish Days Fiesta parade.
Artifacts from local pioneer families.
South Coast Railroad Museum 300 N. Los Carneros Rd, Goleta, CA 93117; (805) 964-3540;
Open: Wed-Sun 1PM-4PM; Donations;
This museum is housed inside the wooden 1901 Goleta Train Depot
which saw continuous service until 1973. Museum includes an old
Southern Pacific caboose, a 300-square-foot HO model railroad layout,
and many other pieces of railroading memorabilia.
Carpinteria Valley Museum of History 956 Maple Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93014; (805) 684-3112;
Open: Tues-Sat 1PM-4PM; Donations.
Exhibits about early local history include special features about
the Chumash Indians, turn of the century asphalt mining, farming and
schooling.
Karpeles Manuscripe Library Museum 21 W. Anapamu St, Sta. Barbara, CA; (805) 962-5322;
Free Admissions. Open Daily 10-4.
Extensive set of original and facsimile manuscripts of books,
treaties, maps, letters and musical scores - some over 200 years old.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta Del Sol Rd. Sta. Barbara; (805) 682-4711;
Exhibits on early American Indian tribes, biology and marine science.
Includes Planetarium.
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 132 Harbor Way, Sta. Barbara, CA; (805) 962-8404;
Located at the entrance to Santa Barbara Harbor.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1130 State St, Sta. Barbara, CA; (805) 963-4364;
Major repository for the works of several prestigious artists including
O'Keeffe, Eakins, Sargent and Hopper. Ancient & contemporary art, European painting and sculpture.
American art, works on paper, photography and Asian Art. Children's gallery and gift store.
South Coast Railroad Museum 300 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA; (805) 964-3540;
Goleta's historic 1901 Southern Pacific Depot includes a 300-sq.ft.
model railroad and other antique railroading artifacts.
Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort 633 E Cabrillo Blvd - Santa Barbara, Ca, Us 93101
A 24-acre oceanfront resort with 360 oversized rooms. Every room has a patio and balcony offering views of the resort gardens, Santa Ynez Mountains or Pacific Ocean. The resort offers an array of amenities from tennis courts, putting green, shuffleboard to pool/jacuzzi hair salon and spa services.
This major Santa Barbara landmark is located at the foot of State St
on the harbor. Built in 1872 it is the oldest operating wharf on the West Coast.
Very famous in the 1930's as main dock for floating casino ships.
Today it is the site for the Sea Center Museum, fishing pier, gift shops,
seafood market, and several restaurants.
Stearns Wharf Sea Center Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara; (805) 962-0885;
Open: Daily 10AM-5PM; Admission: Adult $3 / Child (3-12) $1.50;
Models, aquariums and photographs featuring marine and birdlife of the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Includes live animal exhibits in saltwater tanks.
Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts For over 30 years on most weekends and holidays in Chase Palm Park near Stearns Wharf,
the Arts & Crafts show features the works of over 300 artists and craftsmen.
Dolphin Fountain - Bicentennial fountain created 1982.
Santa Barbara Flag Project - Historic flags of California (Wedz-Sun)
University of California Santa Barbara Ward Memorial Blvd (SR-217), Goleta, CA 93117; (805) 893-8175;
989-acre campus to some 19,000 students located near the ocean.
Tours are available Mon-Fri at 11AM and 2PM at the visitors center.
Admission at the front gate for non-student visitors is $5 which
includes parking and campus map.
University Art Museum - (805) 893-2951
Arts & Lectures Ticket Office - (805) 893-3535
Storke Tower - landmark carillon
Prominent Features:
Storke Tower - 175 foot tower with
a 61-bell carillon that sounds twice per hour.
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Romantic Weekends in Southern California
Santa Barbara Restaurants
- Reviews, menus, specials and pricelist.
Bacara Resort and Spa