Santa Barbara Waterfront Tour: A Self-guided Pictorial Walking Tour (Tours4Mobile, Visual Travel Tours Book 208)

SANTA BARBARA WATERFRONT

Santa Barbara IS the American Riviera! Her waterfront is unique, with its south-facing coastline, Mediterranean weather, lively harbor, and historic Stearns Wharf. Stay and play!

A two-hour drive from Los Angeles, North on the 101 Coast Highway, brings you to Santa Barbara’s Waterfront, a wonderful place to visit! The historic Stearns Wharf boasts casual and fine dining, shopping, and the Ty Warner Sea Center, which is great for family fun. The Maritime Museum is housed in the former Santa Barbara Naval Reserve Center, and has a working periscope, dive equipment displays, local maritime artifacts, a children’s learning center, and a rooftop visitor’s center with a great view of the harbor. Sea Landing, off the marina, offers tour boats, sport fishing, and rentals.

AUTHOR: As a thirteen-year resident of Santa Barbara, Sheila has explored many of the sites of interest in the waterfront and surrounding areas. She has published articles and photos online and in newspapers. Examples of her work are viewable at http://www.islandfoxphotography.com.