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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do in Santa Barbara County [2025]
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CA-1
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498 reviews
6.7
Based on 1,682 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Address: California, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 days
Featured in 2025 Americas 50 – Night Attractions
Highlights:
Parking & scenic views available
Unique purple beach in the world
Saved by 113 users141 positive reviews
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The essence section is the section from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and it must be opened from San Francisco to Los Angeles, because the road on the right is facing the sea, this direction is open, and the scenery is beautiful. It is really the most beautiful road. We drove for 3 days, the first day from San Francisco to Monterey, the second day to Pismo Beach, the third day to Los Angeles, all the way to stop, while walking, playing, the sea view is invincible, a lot of flowers that have not been seen in China, really beautiful. The main attractions passing by are Half Moon Bay, Dove Point Lighthouse, Monterey Town, Carmel Town, 17 Mile Bay, Big Sur McVeigh Falls, Bixby River Bridge, Elephant Seal Beach, Pismo Beach, Solvan Danish Town, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica Beach, etc.
Highway 1 in California, USA, connects San Francisco and Los Angeles from north to south. It winds along the west coast of the United States from San Diego in the south to Leggett in the northernmost part of California, where it joins Highway 101. It is over 1,000 kilometers long. On one side is the vast sea and sky and the waves crashing on the shore, with sails dotted and gray whales cruising; on the other side are steep cliffs and mountains, lush pastures, herds of cattle and horses, and the beauty is breathtaking. This road is known as the most beautiful road in the world and was also rated as one of the 50 places you must visit in your life by the National Geographic Magazine of the United States.
If Highway 1 is divided into three sections, we just walked the middle section, San Francisco-Los Angeles, a total of more than 800 kilometers.
First day check-in attractions: Stanford University, Monterey Pier, 17 Mile, Purple Sand Beach, Bixby Bridge, Elephant Seal Beach.
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Old Mission Santa Barbara
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23 reviews
4.7
Based on 2,762 reviews
Santa Barbara Downtown | 2.4 km from downtown
Phone +1 805-682-4713
Address: 2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Preserves 1820 renovation features
200-year-old Spanish colonial architecture
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Kutna Hora BONE CHURCH
Kutna Hora is the world's most famous bone church, which contains no less than 40,000 human bones, from the Black Death patients in the 14th century and the people who died in the "Hussite War" in the early 15th century.
When the town of Kutna was repairing the church, bones were dug up everywhere. There was no place to put the piled-up bones. It was not until 1870 that the artist Rint thought of using them to decorate the church. After thoroughly disinfecting the bones, he arranged them into various patterns such as chandeliers, crosses, door lintels, family emblems, etc. ~ So this bone church was born!
The courtyard outside the church is a cemetery. It is said that an abbot brought back a handful of soil from Jerusalem on a pilgrimage and scattered it in the church yard. Since then, famous families have been buried here as an honor. The small courtyard is very expensive, and many cemeteries are where a family is buried together.
Walking into the scene does not give people a gloomy and terrifying feeling, but rather a very shocking and fearful feeling of death.
The old monastery is one of many monasteries along the coast, but the restoration and incredible landscaping make this monastery a must-see. It is easy to get here as it is located in the center of town. There are many flowers for many days...
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Waterfront
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25 reviews
4.3
Based on 9 reviews
Santa Barbara Beach | 3.4 km from downtown
Address: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No.1 of Water fun & Cool Retreats in Santa Barbara County
Highlights:
Boardwalk & beachside dining area
Stroll Stern Wharf's historic charm
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Santa Barbara is located in California, USA, not far from Los Angeles. Due to historical reasons, the buildings here are mainly Spanish and Mexican, and the buildings are very beautiful. Many wealthy people live here. In the residential area, there are green grass and red flowers in front of and behind the houses. It is a beautiful garden city. The climate here is mild, the air is fresh, the beach is soft, the sea water is clear, the trees are forested, and the flowers are fragrant. It is known as the "Paradise on the Pacific Coast."
Life in the small town of Santa Barbara is very pleasant, but the weather is a bit strange, sometimes cloudy and sometimes rainy, and sometimes sunny. You can walk to the sea or the yacht dock, and there are many restaurants nearby.
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