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Santa Barbara's Beginnings: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Santa Barbara's Beginnings: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Santa Barbara's Beginnings: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Santa Barbara's Beginnings: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Santa Barbara's Beginnings: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

Ultimate Guide to Santa Barbara: A GPS Self-Guided Urban Stroll

By VoiceMap
5 out of 5
Price is CA $14 per adult
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Features
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview

Are you looking for a way to see city centre Santa Barbara without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour.

• Find out if Santa Barbara really is California’s answer to the French Riviera on this walking tour through the idyllic seaside city
• Hear from producer Mindy Flanagan, who co-founded Tour Freely with her husband, Jerry
• Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

Activity location

  • Alameda Park
    • 1400 Santa Barbara Street
    • 93101, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Alameda Park
    • 1400 Santa Barbara Street
    • 93101, Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Ultimate Guide to Santa Barbara: A GPS Self-Guided Urban Stroll in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m1h 30m
  • Opening hours: Tue 12:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $13.53 x 1 AdultCA $13.53
Total
Price is CA $13.53

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOffline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • What's includedWhat's includedVoiceMap app for Android and iOS
  • What's includedWhat's includedLifetime access to this tour in English
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSmartphone and headphones
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood/Drink
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTransport

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.

Activity itinerary

Alameda Park (Pass by)
Starting on the corner of Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, you’ll learn about Santa Barbara’s early roots.
Trinity Episcopal Church (Pass by)
Pass by Trinity Episcopal Church and hear more about Santa Barbara's rich history.
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church (Pass by)
Pass by Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church and hear more about Santa Barbara's rich history.
Arlington Theatre (Pass by)
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Pass by)
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Hill-Carrillo Adobe (Pass by)
I’ll tell you about the Chumash natives who lived here more than 9,000 years ago, and the city’s dramatic transformation when Spanish explorers Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino arrived here in the 1500s.
Lobero Theatre (Pass by)
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Pass by)
Appreciate one of the city’s most important historical sites, the El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park.
Santa Barbara Historical Museum (Pass by)
Gaze at one of the city’s oldest structures, the Covarrubias Adobe, situated next to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Casa Covarrubias (Pass by)
Gaze at one of the city’s oldest structures, the Covarrubias Adobe, situated next to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Hotel Santa Barbara (Pass by)
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Moreton Bay Fig Tree (Pass by)
Listen to the storey of the 150-year-old Moreton Bay Fig Tree.
Funk Zone (Pass by)
Hear how the Funk Zone got so funky and discover the city’s alluring Urban Wine Trail, covering over 20 wineries.
Hotel Californian (Pass by)
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Burton Mound State Historical Landmark (Pass by)
I’ll tell you about the Chumash natives who lived here more than 9,000 years ago, and the city’s dramatic transformation when Spanish explorers Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino arrived here in the 1500s.
West Beach (Pass by)
Soak up the fresh wild air along West Beach.
Stearns Wharf (Pass by)
As you wind your way across State Street to Stearns Wharf where our tour ends, I’ll tell you about the disastrous 1925 earthquake that destroyed the area, and how influential activists with a vision put policies in place to preserve the remarkable beauty of the historical city centre district.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESAlameda Park
    • 1400 Santa Barbara Street
    • 93101, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAlameda Park
    • 1400 Santa Barbara Street
    • 93101, Santa Barbara, California, United States

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