It's located just off Highway 101.

Alta Vista Tours will launch PhD-led stargazing tours in the Santa Barbara area on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offering guests an ...

Tourists pose on Stearns Wharf to get a photo of the Santa Ynez Mountains as their backdrop. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo Locals know that a walk down State Street or a day at Stearns Wharf ...

When you live in a town where the ocean is just around the corner, it feels almost wrong to spend a sunny day anywhere but the beach. As a lifelong Santa Barbara resident, my favorite way to savor ...

Home to California’s most beloved right point break, aka Rincon, aka The Queen of the Coast, what Santa Barbara might lack in swell consistency, it surely makes up for in quality once the angle sneaks ...

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World Atlas named six California towns among the prettiest on the Pacific Coast. See which scenic cities made the list.