My hubby & I have lived in the Santa Barbara area for almost 14 years now and we finally made our first visit to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. What a treasure it is! The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is a lot larger than I originally thought it would be inside. I love the two story layout and design of... More

My wife and I recently got married in Santa Barbara and had our reception at the maritime museum. What an awesome experience we had, everyone loved it! It is such a cool place to hold an event and you are right there on the harbor as well which makes for some awesome pictures and great views. Inside the museum is... More

Nice change of pace from the normal tourist places in Santa Barbara. Nice history of the harbor and of the channel islands. Small but lots of displays. Interesting section on the 1969 oil spill. More

We took "Toot" from the Wharf across the harbor and landed in front of the museum. The price was great since we had a coupon. The kids worked on a scavenger hunt that took them to each exhibit--good planning on their part. There were lots of interactive things to explore as well. Lots of restaurants on the boardwalk as well.... More

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum team has assembled a wonderful collection, beautifully displayed, all in a fabulous waterfront location. In a few short hours I learned much about SB's sea history including glimpses of the Chumash Indians, Channel Island timelines, great wrecks including the PMSS Co. Winfield Scott, abalone fishery, etc. And a great hands on kids section. More

This is down by the Harbor and has restaurants all around it. We stumbled upon it and wanted to give it a try. I think it is $6 for adults and $3 for kids if you have a big group. The kids get to do a treasure hunt through the museum. It was informative and a good break from the... More

The employee's here know how to interact with children. We were so glad we went. Plenty on "hands on" interaction. More