Summary
"Local's" only knowledge, History-Sea Cliffs, Rare Bird Habitats-City Views (& secret-locals spots). Come see it all! Santa Barbara’s Rich History-home of the Chumash Native Americans. Discover Santa Barbara amazing immigrant history: Italians, Spanish, Asians, Pioneers, Columbus & more! We visit the Courthouse Tower with a 360 view of the City and talk about our travels. From there we will tour the Queen of Missions and the Santa Barbara Riviera Views. Next we travel west to the locals More Mesa Preserve and take a 1 mile mild hike to the Ocean Cliffs with views and photo-op of the Channel Islands, original home of the Chumash. More Mesa Preserve is home to much wildlife including the endangered Kite Hawk! From there we will drive through historic Hope Ranch Mansions Drive, along Shoreline Park for more photos of the sea and city, then on to Santa Barbara’s famous Harbor for a beautiful stroll along the Breakwater, looking out across the sea and full view of the city.