Location: Santa Barbara
Top Things to do in Santa Barbara
Top 6 Traveler Resources in Santa Barbara, California (CA)
Nestled between the shrub-covered slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the clear blue shores of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara is California at its best. Mission Santa Barbara is an example of 18th-century religious architecture, boasting beautiful grounds and a wonderfully detailed interior. Work up an appetite with a walk through Shoreline Park, then dine above the water on Stearns Wharf. Fig trees, parks, waterfalls, and botanical gardens round out Santa Barbara’s natural beauty.
Restaurants in Santa Barbara
1. Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Mission of Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission is to promote the City of Santa Barbara, South Coast & surrounding County Communities, as a destination for travel and media production to create economic vitality. Discover everything you’ve ever imagined California to be, and then some, is right here in Santa Barbara. Where restaurants, museums and theaters reside under a skyline of red tiled roofs. And walking, hiking and biking take you far beyond the range of any car. Couples find it as romantic as families find it unforgettable. It’s Santa Barbara and summer is just getting started. Don’t miss a world-class event and festival lineup and live performances for all ages. Because there’s California, and then there’s Santa Barbara, California.
2. Santa Barbara Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 150 reviews
Quietly nestled between the ocean & the mountains, Santa Barbara represents the essence California -- the art & culture of the big city & the heart & hospitality of a small, coastal town. Between the shopping on State Street, some of the best restaurants in the country & the best that the hotel industry has to offer, Santa Barbara is truly a magnificent place to live or visit! Please come and visit us! We have free Visitors Maps with DISCOUNT COUPONS.
Reviewed By GemmaN509
Free parking if you're willing to walk a block or so. We also met the Finnish lady who is a GEM! She gave us vouchers for Nordstrom and the adjoining shopping mall. Great restaurant on the Nordstrom top floor . We sat outside with a sensational view. I thought that a guided tour of the Court House might be boring but it was sensational! Highly recommended.
3. Santa Barbara Public Library
4. Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center
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4.0 based on 5 reviews
The Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center (OSBVC) shares a wealth of information with its visitors about the Channel Islands National Park, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, the Los Padres National Forest, and the city of Santa Barbara. Located in the bustling Waterfront of Santa Barbara's working harbor, the visitor center offers one of the best views of the city, beaches, harbor, mountains, wharf and islands. Numerous free brochures and reference materials about the forest, park, sanctuary and the city of Santa Barbara are available for the visitor, and our friendly volunteers can answer questions about Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands, to enhance your visit.
5. Earl Warren Showgrounds
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By mama048
We recently stayed 15 days at Earl Warren RV Park in our 42-ft. fifth wheel and were very pleased to find a reasonably-priced, full-hookup RV park in Santa Barbara, without lots of highway noise; it's located next to a golf course and far enough away from the highway that traffic noise wasn't an issue. The on-site manager was very friendly and helpful. Being part of the showgrounds, this isn't an RV park with some of the typical amenities you might want with children (pool, playground, etc.), but Santa Barbara's beautiful beaches and parks are just minutes away, so Earl Warren worked perfectly for us, a retired, full-time RVing couple visiting our son over the holidays. We will definitely stay there again when RVing in the Santa Barbara area.
6. Santa Barbara Visitor Center - State Street
Quietly nestled between the ocean & the mountains, Santa Barbara represents the essence of California - the art & culture of the big city & the heart & hospitality of a small, coastal town. Between the shopping on State Street, some of the best restaurants in the country, & the best that the hotel industry has to offer, Santa Barbara is truly a magnificent place to live or visit!
