Ninety-five miles north of Los Angeles, the California coast jogs left along a stretch of shoreline nicknamed “The American Riviera.” Santa Barbara lies at the heart of this South Coast. The climate ...

Explore the history of Santa Barbara’s converted warehouse district now home to wine tasting rooms, brew pubs, art galleries, and restaurants congregated in a 10 square block area. This 90-minute tour ...

Historian David Petry started researching the Santa Barbara Cemetery in 1995 for a 40-page pamphlet on its history. It turned into a coffee-table book titled “The Best Last Place" and provides the ...

The house, a French palace on a Santa Barbara bluff, stands as undisturbed as a crime scene, a pair of unstrung harps in the music room, china laid out on the dinner table, waves crashing on East ...

Explore the history of Santa Barbara’s waterfront during this 1 hour and 45 minute guided tour that takes in 11 stops of interest. The tour starts on the steps of the Maritime Museum (113 Harbor Wy).