How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara

How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara is based on my recent trip. Whenever I visit Santa Barbara, I often go to the waterfront and try a restaurant and be home. However, I did so much more than I used to on my last visit to Santa Barbara. That made me realize that there are many things to explore and enjoy a day.

Santa Barbara

Before I describe what you can do to spend a day, let’s find out more about Santa Barbara. Below the link, you will find more about the history of Santa Barbara, and I hope you enjoy reading it.

Related articles – History of Santa Barbara, California

1.To spend Exploring downtown Santa Barbara

State Street is the main downtown Santa Barbara that is filled with restaurants and little shops. Everyone who goes to Santa Barbara visits the first, I believe. You can have breakfast at the Andersen Cafe. They have great food and I had a croissant and was delicious. After breakfast, you can walk through the downtown and explore. If you have enough time, museums, murals as well as many little shops.

How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara showing my picture in the downtown Santa Barbara

2.Wine Tasting

After a little walk, you can head to and Gainey Vineyard, Santa Ynez for a wine taste. If you have more time and like to taste more wines, around Gainey Vineyard, there are many wine vineyards you can visit. However, I recommend that you make a reservation before visiting.

How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara - Gainley vineyard wine tasting

3. Lavender Farm

On the way to the wine tasting, you can take a side trip to explore the lavender farm near the Gainey vineyard. It was open but obviously no lavender. The owner Shawn says it’s the best June or July so I made a mental note to visit then. Perhaps next year, I can visit and can post on my Instagram. Since also I am talking about Instagram, please visit my site and follow or leave comments. I am trying to grow my influencer business. @fashionbykukanaana

How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara - lavender farm visit

4. Exploring Zen Garden

Before getting on the freeway to Los Angeles, you can also stop by the Sacred Space, Summerland. It’s a zen garden and before the pandemic, the place used to service teas but no longer. Hopefully, when all is situated, it will serve the tea again. Many buddhas and I saw money everywhere.

How to spend a day wonderfully in Santa Barbara - zen garden picture

To Spend a Day in Santa Barbara Conclusion

So this concludes my last visit to Santa Barbara on how to spend a day.

Explore the downtown and restaurant
Go to wine tasting
Visit Lavendar Farm
Visit zen garden

So this concludes my visit to Santa Barbara. I feel lucky to be in California. We have so many beautiful places to visit and see. The weather is wonderful and with a few hours of drive, I can be on the beaches, in the mountain, and explore all cultural events. So why not take a short trip during the weekend and spend a day exploring.

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