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Santa Barbara Mission
Our daughter and her family live in Carpinteria, California and we visit them...
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Museum of Natural History
This is a small museum near the Mission. Small, but quite interesting...
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Coastline Diorama
One of the many surprise finds in Santa Barbara, this excellent museum...
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Sealife Exhibit
Again, the Sealife room... with a big Squid hanging above!
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Butterfly Exhibit
Here's a beautiful display of butterflies.
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Bird Exhibit
The Bird Room has a display of many bird species.
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Skeleton of Whale
Outside the museum is a huge skeleton of a whale.... big enough to walk inside.
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Flower in Museum Garden
The gardens are filled with flowers. Can't even begin to name what this...
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Santa Barbara Courthouse
Santa Barbara is filled with wonderful spanish-style buildings. The...
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Entrance to Courthouse
It sits on one square block in the middle of town and hosts an amazing...
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Courthouse Entrance
This gorgeous but functional structure is just 75 years old but it has...
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Courtroom
Hand-painted ceilings, wrought iron chandeliers, giant murals, imported tiles...
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View from Tower of Courthouse
Of course, no trip to the courthouse would be complete without a climb to the...
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View from Courthouse Tower
If you are planning to visit, make a point of going to the top of the...
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Channel Islands and Oil Platforms
Just off the coast are the Channel Islands and several oil platforms. This...
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Dolphin Fountain at Stearns Wharf
The Dolphin Fountain welcomes visitors to Stearns Wharf - the oldest working...
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Stearns Wharf
It's so big that you can drive out onto it and park while you...
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Sightseeing Boat
This particular day we were going to take a boat ride. Our grandson's 6th...
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Leaving the Wharf
Here's a good look at The wharf as we pulled away. It's 130 years old...
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Santa Barbara Harbor
We passed the Santa Barbara Yacht Harbor on the way out. It's huge, with...
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Cliffs on Shore
On the left, the small white tower is a lighthouse
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Kelp and Shoreline
Soon we were passing through a large bed of kelp. I was hoping to see some...
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Oil Bubbling Up From Oil Vents
A local oil company sponsored this trip for the school to show us, not...
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Bubbles from Oil Vents
The natural seepage comes up through cracks and faults caused by ancient...
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The Oil Platform
All of a sudden it became quite foggy. Then, out of nowhere, a huge structure...
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