Santa Barbara Trolley Tour with Courthouse, Zoo, Museum, and Mission
by Santa Barbara Trolley Tours
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This 90-minute trolley tour covers Santa Barbara’s main attractions with live narration throughout the ride. The tour begins near Stearns Wharf, a historic wharf built in 1872, where guests get views of the Pacific Ocean. From there, the trolley continues along the coast to East Beach, known for its sports and mountain views. The route passes the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre park with a 29-acre lake and wetlands, where boating and fishing are not allowed. Next, the trolley stops at Butterfly Beach in Montecito, a local favorite for swimming, surfing, and sunrises and sunsets. The trip also includes a visit to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, which features rotating exhibits and a large Blue Whale skeleton outside. A 10-minute stop is made at Old Mission Santa Barbara, a site established in 1786 that includes a museum, gardens, and a community of Franciscan Friars. Additional highlights include the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, built in 1929 in Spanish-Colonial style with murals, a clock tower, and sunken gardens, and El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, preserving two original adobe buildings from the 1782 Spanish fort. The tour concludes along the Santa Barbara Waterfront and Harbor area, known for seafood restaurants and boat views. The tour includes live narration but excludes food and drinks. The pick-up point is close to Stearns Wharf at 1 Garden St.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Stearns Wharf
Stearns Wharf is California’s oldest working wharf, completed in 1872 by John P. Stearns. It served passengers and freight for more than 25 years and is now a popular spot on Santa Barbara’s Waterfront district with ocean views and coastal sights.
East Beach
East Beach is a local favorite known for volleyball, skating, paddle sports, art shows, and relaxing. The beach offers panoramic views of the Santa Barbara mountains.
Andree Clark Bird Refuge
This 42-acre park includes a 29-acre lake that forms a brackish wetland with three islands. The refuge supports bird watching, hiking, and biking. Boating, fishing, and feeding wildlife are not permitted. It provides views of aquatic and terrestrial habitats along scenic highways.
Butterfly Beach
Located in Montecito, Butterfly Beach has a shoreline suited for swimming, surfing, and sunbathing. Its east-west orientation allows for viewing both sunrises and sunsets. The area is known for its relaxed atmosphere and occasional celebrity sightings.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Founded in 1876, this museum offers changing exhibits for all ages. Outside the building, there is a 73-foot Blue Whale skeleton on display.
Old Mission Santa Barbara
Founded in 1786, the Mission spans about 15 acres and includes a museum, gift shop, cemetery, mausoleum, and several historic gardens. It houses a community of Franciscan Friars and serves as the base for Saint Barbara Parish under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The site also contains the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, a Franciscan non-profit, and a Novitiate providing the first year of education for Friars from across the U.S. Visitors may spend 10 minutes at this stop if selected.
10 min
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Completed in 1929 in Spanish-Colonial style, the operational courthouse is notable for its four-faced clock tower, red tile roofs, arches, and sunken gardens. Visitors can explore murals, chandeliers, and climb the clock tower for panoramic city views.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
A 5.5-acre park in downtown Santa Barbara preserving the last Spanish fortress in Alta California, founded in 1782. Two original adobe buildings, El Cuartel and the Cañedo Adobe, remain open to the public.
Santa Barbara Waterfront
The harbor area offers shops, seafood restaurants, and occasional celebrity yachts. It is naturally sheltered by mountains and islands and is known as one of the best harbors globally.
Meeting point
Departs Thursday - Monday at 1 Garden st. Departure times are 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
End point
Departs Thursday - Monday at 1 Garden st. Departure times are 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
Santa Barbara Trolley Tour with Courthouse, Zoo, Museum, and Mission
by Santa Barbara Trolley Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$74Overview
This 90-minute trolley tour covers Santa Barbara’s main attractions with live narration throughout the ride. The tour begins near Stearns Wharf, a historic wharf built in 1872, where guests get views of the Pacific Ocean. From there, the trolley continues along the coast to East Beach, known for its sports and mountain views. The route passes the Andrée Clark Bird Refuge, a 42-acre park with a 29-acre lake and wetlands, where boating and fishing are not allowed. Next, the trolley stops at Butterfly Beach in Montecito, a local favorite for swimming, surfing, and sunrises and sunsets. The trip also includes a visit to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, which features rotating exhibits and a large Blue Whale skeleton outside. A 10-minute stop is made at Old Mission Santa Barbara, a site established in 1786 that includes a museum, gardens, and a community of Franciscan Friars. Additional highlights include the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, built in 1929 in Spanish-Colonial style with murals, a clock tower, and sunken gardens, and El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, preserving two original adobe buildings from the 1782 Spanish fort. The tour concludes along the Santa Barbara Waterfront and Harbor area, known for seafood restaurants and boat views. The tour includes live narration but excludes food and drinks. The pick-up point is close to Stearns Wharf at 1 Garden St.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Stearns Wharf
Stearns Wharf is California’s oldest working wharf, completed in 1872 by John P. Stearns. It served passengers and freight for more than 25 years and is now a popular spot on Santa Barbara’s Waterfront district with ocean views and coastal sights.
East Beach
East Beach is a local favorite known for volleyball, skating, paddle sports, art shows, and relaxing. The beach offers panoramic views of the Santa Barbara mountains.
Andree Clark Bird Refuge
This 42-acre park includes a 29-acre lake that forms a brackish wetland with three islands. The refuge supports bird watching, hiking, and biking. Boating, fishing, and feeding wildlife are not permitted. It provides views of aquatic and terrestrial habitats along scenic highways.
Butterfly Beach
Located in Montecito, Butterfly Beach has a shoreline suited for swimming, surfing, and sunbathing. Its east-west orientation allows for viewing both sunrises and sunsets. The area is known for its relaxed atmosphere and occasional celebrity sightings.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Founded in 1876, this museum offers changing exhibits for all ages. Outside the building, there is a 73-foot Blue Whale skeleton on display.
Old Mission Santa Barbara
Founded in 1786, the Mission spans about 15 acres and includes a museum, gift shop, cemetery, mausoleum, and several historic gardens. It houses a community of Franciscan Friars and serves as the base for Saint Barbara Parish under the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The site also contains the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, a Franciscan non-profit, and a Novitiate providing the first year of education for Friars from across the U.S. Visitors may spend 10 minutes at this stop if selected.
10 min
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Completed in 1929 in Spanish-Colonial style, the operational courthouse is notable for its four-faced clock tower, red tile roofs, arches, and sunken gardens. Visitors can explore murals, chandeliers, and climb the clock tower for panoramic city views.
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
A 5.5-acre park in downtown Santa Barbara preserving the last Spanish fortress in Alta California, founded in 1782. Two original adobe buildings, El Cuartel and the Cañedo Adobe, remain open to the public.
Santa Barbara Waterfront
The harbor area offers shops, seafood restaurants, and occasional celebrity yachts. It is naturally sheltered by mountains and islands and is known as one of the best harbors globally.
Meeting point
Departs Thursday - Monday at 1 Garden st. Departure times are 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
End point
Departs Thursday - Monday at 1 Garden st. Departure times are 10:00am, 12:00pm and 2:00pm.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.