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City break in Santa Barbara. Active leisure ideas for Santa Barbara - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Old Mission Santa Barbara One of the main advantages of the resort city is plenty of marvelous parks and sites. The city will be of the greatest attraction for hiking enthusiasts and open air leisure fans. Not far from the city center tourists will discover a marvelous botanical garden named Lotusland sinking in wild greenery and bright fragrant flowers in the truest sense of this word. The collection of the botanical garden encompasses many rare plants which can hardly be found in any other city of the country. The territory of the botanical garden is parted into several theme zones. The area features numerous hiking lanes and special picnic zones.
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The Shoreline park will be of great pleasure for sport activities fans and hiking enthusiasts. The park is located not far from the seaside. At any time of day and night one will meet cyclers, rollers and local residents walking along scenic lanes with dogs. The youngest travelers will love to visit the Santa Barbara Zoo park.
Among its inhabitants visitors will meet flamingos and parrots, giant elephants and giraffes, lions and monkeys. Children will love a well equipped playing ground. And the youngest travelers will enjoy a trip on a small tour train. The resort city features several excellent beach areas as well. The most scenic and beautiful coastal area is the Thousand Steps beach. This scenic and serene beach area will be the best place to rest with kids in calm and quiet atmosphere of wild nature. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
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The city hosts several acting wineries visiting which is one of the greatest and most popular entertainments among foreign guests of the resort. Among the local wineries the Gainey Vineyard, Municipal Winemakers and Oreana Winery and Tasting Room are best worth tourists’ attention. Tourists will also discover a vast choice of night entertainment establishments in the city. The Savoy club is of great popularity among the guests of the resort.
Storke Plaza in UCSB The club is a perfect place to enjoy friendly atmosphere, contemporary music and try speciality treats of the bar. Dancing enthusiasts will better like the EOS Lounge club which features a great dancing floor. Those tourists who can not imagine a day of life without shopping and sparkling shop windows should pay a visit to the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market being the central market place of the resort. Customers will find a vast choice of goods and treats at rather affordable prices there. Not far from the city center tourists will find the largest shopping center named La Cumbre Plaza. Central streets of the city of Santa Barbara are rich in small souvenir and gift shops as well.
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The surroundings of Santa Barbara are great for eco-tourism. Many travelers happily stock up on appropriate equipment in order to conduct hiking. The city offers her guests’ extreme types of fun activities – for example, you can jump with a parachute, take a helicopter ride, or partake in a jeep safari. Excellent tours, which include riding on a graceful horse, are conducted by Captain Jack’s Santa Barbara Tours. All of these help visitors to be better acquainted with the beautiful nature of Santa Barbara. The city also has excellent golf courses, with the Sandpiper Golf Club and Rancho San Marcos Golf Course among the best of them. In addition to the wonderful organization of the games, visitors also have green spaces waiting for them, which are magnificent in their picturesqueness.
The Courhouse You should definitely visit the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center, where visitors can learn a lot of interesting information about the marine inhabitants of the planet. Among them are starfish, a variety of fish, jellyfish, octopus, crustaceans, among others. The cat cafe Cat Therapy fully justifies its name: here, you can get therapy from the very top professionals in this business – graceful cats. In their company, you can have dinner, feed, and stroke the lovely animals, or play with the lovely pets. Locals, on the other hand, can take their favorite purr to their home as a new family member.
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Of interest for those who want to actively spend their leisure time is The Cabrillo Ball Park, where you can find excellent sports facilities (for example, for playing softball), as well as simulators. Salt Cave enjoys the greatest popularity among spas. Here, as the name suggests, tourists are presented with procedures performed in a salt cave. You can relax in another spa complex, the Evolutions Medical & Day Spa, in which visitors will appreciate the full range of services (especially massages). Among entertainment centers, it is worth noting the club escape-quest The Cube, where you can become a member of the rooms with a pirate, ancient Egyptian themes, or carry out a “robbery of the century”.
As for the places where concerts are held, the Santa Barbara Bowl concert hall is worth mentioning. You can watch wonderful theatrical performances in the Arlington Theater or Ensemble Theater Company. Among the places where you can see theatrical shows and enjoy lunch alongside, it is worth noting the SOhO Restaurant & Music Club and the club Velvet Jones, as well as the bar “The Red Piano”. Excellent pastimes are also offered by a unique studio “The Painted Cabernet”, where you can learn drawing over a glass of exquisite wine. Until late in the morning, Mel’s Lounge bar with its spacious atmosphere is open to visitors. For lovers of wine, fine tours are organized with visits to factories and wine tastings events; they will also like the Corks n’ Crowns bar. Beer lovers, on the other hand, will enjoy such bars as Telegraph Brewing Company and Third Window Brewing.
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City tours, excursions and tickets in Santa Barbara and surroundings

Reference information
Map of all parks
National and city parks around Santa Barbara
♥   Local Park 'Riviera' , 2.2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Local Park 'Santa Ynez C' , 41.4 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   National Park 'Channel Islands' , 46.5 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   State Park 'Leo Carrillo' , 81.6 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   County Park 'Charmlee' , 85.3 km from the center. On the map   Photo
Map of all pret-parks
Amusement parks near Santa Barbara
♥   Amusement park 'Six Flags Magic Mountain' Valencia, 100.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'Six Flags Hurricane Harbor' Valencia, 101.2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim' Sinsheim, 105.9 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'Mountasia Family Fun Center' Valencia, 108.7 km from the center. On the map   Photo
♥   Amusement park 'Pacific Park' Santa Monica, 119.4 km from the center. On the map   Photo
Map of all aquaparks
Water attractions around Santa Barbara
♥   Water park 'Six Flags Hurricane Harbor' Valencia, 101.2 km from the center. On the map   Photo
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City break ideas for neighbours of Santa Barbara

Guide to your best city break in Santa Barbara - popular places for recreation and leisure. Things to do during the day in Santa Barbara - attractions, parks, beaches, aquaparks, racing tracks, biking trails or waterski. Recommendations (with addresses, phone numbers and links) where to spend your time in the evening (bars, discos, clubs, etc.). We share some good ideas and the question 'What to do in Santa Barbara?' disappears immediately.
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