As Santa Barbara’s newest hands-on destination for families and curious minds of all ages, The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation or MOXI is a place where you can explore and discover new things about the world around you, ask questions, seek answers and have a blast doing so. Learn more about our history, exhibits + programs, and plans for the future here.
Established in 1972, the Carriage and Western Art Museum of Santa Barbara is a non-profit organization with the mission to collect, display and preserve historic horse-drawn vehicles, saddles, and western memorabilia. Admission is FREE.
A visit to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is one of the best things to do in Santa Barbara, particularly for families. Discover 13,000 years of human interaction with the Santa Barbara Channel inside the doors of this hidden gem, overlooking the scenic Santa Barbara Harbor.
Casa Dolores is a small museum that houses one of the largest collections of Mexican folk art on the Californian Central Coast. This museum is located in the historic Botiller Adobe (est. 1843), the only original, still standing two-story adobe in the city.
The mission of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art is to integrate art into the lives of people. It comprises 27,000 works of art – an art museum of magnitude and quality more commonly found in cities eight times the size of Santa Barbara.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is the oldest museum in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 1916. The museum is located in Mission Canyon, immediately behind the Santa Barbara Mission.
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center is a museum located on Santa Barbara’s historic Stearns Wharf, is owned and operated by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
