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Attractions near Santa Barbara

Places to visit in Santa Barbara, led by Presidio of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara has 31 notable places within 60 miles, among them 2 national park units. 10 of them are inside Santa Barbara. Channel Islands National Park sees about 227K visitors a year. Make a day of it at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
31
within 60 miles
The big one
23 mi
Channel Islands National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Park · 23 mi south

Channel Islands National Park

National park of the United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

CAF Southern California Wing Museum, 39 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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Orange: Santa Barbara. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

It starts in town with 10 places and goes on to 21 within 60 miles.

The places inside Santa Barbara lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Santa Barbara → · Santa Barbara’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Presidio of Santa Barbara: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Barbara Zoo: Dakart at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums: Peaceray, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lobero Theatre: Taken by Antandrus, Public domain · Arlington Theatre: DillyLynn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Douglas Family Preserve: Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation: Nick Amoscato, CC BY 2.0 · Ty Warner Sea Center: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lake Piru: tomsaint11, CC BY 2.0 · Point Dume: OMCV, Public domain · Channel Islands National Park: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Los Padres National Forest: Taken by Antandrus, Public domain · Zuma Beach: Dave Parker, CC BY 3.0 · Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: Seanydelight, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Tejon: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lotusland: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Leo Carrillo State Park: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fillmore and Western Railway: Yellowute at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mullin Automotive Museum: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa Barbara Botanic Garden: User:Antandrus, Public domain · Carnegie Art Museum: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olivas Adobe: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 10: U.S. Air Force, Public domain · Conejo Valley Botanical Garden: Randy from Newbury Park, California, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Art, Design and Architecture Museum at UCSB: Airickson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · College Park: Clotee Allochuku-Albritton, CC BY 2.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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