North of downtown, the 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a refuge for bored beachgoers and nature enthusiasts alike. Visitors walk on unpaved paths through what, at times, looks like ...

Santa Barbara is prized for its Spanish Colonial Revival-style architecture and its near-perfect coastal climate. At the heart of the seaside city, just a couple of blocks from the beach ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA — It's a wrap! The 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) has come and gone, capping another all-out edition of amazing films, tributes, engaging awards season ...