Shoreline Park (3 min.) Popular park overlooking the water offers a playground grassy areas walking paths & beach access.
Mission Santa Barbara (9 min.) Quaint mission founded in 1786 by Spanish Franciscans still in use as a Catholic church. Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History Sea Center (12 min.) Aquatic exploration center with live shark touch pools a tidepool tank & magnified sea specimens. Superior Court Of California County Of Santa Barbara (8 min.) 1929 tile-roof courthouse complex known for a mural room & Spanish Colonial Revival embellishments. El Presidio De Santa B rbara State Historic Park (7 min.) Historical site housing remnants of a 1782 Spanish fortress including 2 original adobe buildings. Santa Barbara Museum Of Art (8 min.) Compact museum featuring 20th-century Western American paintings as well as modern Asian ceramics. Lotusland (11 min.) 37-acre estate & botanical garden with 3 000 plants including rare cycads cacti & euphorbias. East Beach (4 min.) Long palm-lined sandy beach known for its sunsets & volleyball lifeguarded during summer months. Leadbetter Beach (15 min.) City beach offering both white sand & a grass lawn plus picnic areas showers & restrooms. Arroyo Burro Beach County Park (10 min.) This oceanfront beach with seasonal lifeguards & a grassy area for picnicking allows off-leash dogs. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (14 min) Enchanting garden featuring 5.5 miles of paths authentic Japanese tea garden redwood grove & more. Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History (10 min.) Landmark with various exhibits including regional history art a planetarium & a butterfly garden. Santa Barbara Zoo (6 min.) Small zoo with hundreds of animals in natural habitats a miniature train ride & picnic spots. |