Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara has many parks travelers can enjoy.They have everything from small parks in the urban environment to semi-wilderness parks. Some of these include Alameda Park, Butterfly Beach, Shoreline Park, and Parma Park. Check out these larger parks outside of the city limits: Painted Cave National Historical Landmark, Rattlesnake Cove, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Mission Canyon, and Gould Park. Santa Barbara is known for its great weather, beaches, and much more. Santa Barbara also has a thriving fine arts program.Here lies the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Arlington Theatre, Lobero Theatre, and the Santa Barbara Bowl, which is an amphitheatre and concert space with over 4,500 seats.They also have a symphony orchestra and lost of non-profit classical music groups.Travelers visiting Santa Barbara in August won’t want to miss the annual Fiesta. It is full of Flower Girls and Las Senoritas in parades.Also in January don’t miss the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which attracts many celebrities, premieres, panels, and movies from all over the world.

Lodging

Santa Barbara has many options concerning hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, inns, lodges and the like. It is a great location for a vacation spot: settled directly between the mountains and the oceans.It is one of the oldest resort cities in Southern California and ensures that guests will find exactly what they’re looking for in accommodations, whether it is a luxurious top of the line resort or a cheap hotel for an affordable budget.

Travel

The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport offers non-stop flights to the following destinations: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle.For cheap flights, travelers should check with the following airports that service the Santa Barbara Airport: Alaska Air, American Airlines, Delta Connection, Express Jet, Horizon Air, United Express, and US Airways.

Ariports in Santa Barbara

• Santa Cruz Island