Enjoy the harbor, wharf, zoo and beach in Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California is fantastic anytime of the year. The beauty of the beach and historic design, tucked between the ocean and the mountains, makes Santa Barbara a great vacation spot.

Santa Barbara entertainment, found mainly along State Street, and it proximity to the beaches is ideal for many tourists and local residents.

Santa Barbara is located 90 miles north of Los Angeles. The popular State Street corridor leads to the Santa Barbara Harbor and Stern's Warf.

Take a photo and video tour of the Santa Barbara beach, State Street, the Harbor and Stern's Wharf. Sit at the edge of the pier and enjoy the sounds of the ocean at the beach. Tour Santa Barbara beach and wharf.

Santa Barbara retains its simplicity with preserving its mid 20th Century culture and keeping alive the traditional Mission style of architecture and design.

Look for travel and dining coupons, special offers and information about the Santa Barbara, CA. community in the Santa Barbara Entertainment Magazine.

New video and photo tours sections have been added to get a virtual tour of the more popular tourism sites around Santa Barbara.

Photo: Husband and wife actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan enjoy their red carpet arrival for the world premiere of their latest film, That’s What I Am, SBIFF’s Centerpiece Film.

Meet filmmakers at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 

At the 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2011, there were 30 world premieres and 33 US premieres among the 170 films that screened during the 10-day fest  Some filmmakers were there to support their films, and meeting the filmmakers is always a highlight of the festival. Annette Bening by bestowing her with the American Riviera Award. Read about this year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

• Santa Barbara . . . .  Films. Filmmakers. February. Fun by Madelyn Ritrosky
• Interviewing Filmmakers/Actors at the 2011 SBIFF by Jared Winslow

Santa Barbara Points of Interest:

Videos:
Santa Barbara Beach
Sterns' Wharf
State Street
Santa Barbara Zoo

Airport/Transportation
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport 7.18 miles (SBA) http://www.flysba.com/

Museums
Santa Barbara Museum of Art 0.62 miles
Santa Barbara Museum of Art 0.29 miles
Santa Barbara Museum-History 1.15 miles
Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens 2.02 miles
Santa Barbara Carriage Museum 1.53 miles
Santa Barbara Musuem of Natural History 1.15 miles

Schools
Santa Barbara City College 1.43 miles
University of Santa Barbara 5.38 miles

Zoos
Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens 2.46 miles

Santa Barbara Web Links:

• Santa Barbara News-Press
  Listen to News-Press Radio AM 1290
  http://www.newspress.com/Top/index.jsp
• Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Bus lines, maps, fares http://www.sbmtd.gov/
• Santa Barbara Trolly Tours
  http://www.sbtrolley.com/

Community & News:

• Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara supports young student film and video makers in the 7th Annual Conejo Festival
• BROOKS INSTITUTE AWARDED 35MM PROJECT GRANT: Kodak and Film Experts Support to the Next Generation of Filmmakers

California Events

Santa Barbara Zoo coupons

Photos by Robert Zucker

Bird photo by Madelyn Ritrosky

(Photo above) Statue of whales at the entrance to Stern's Wharf. (Photo left: Trolley from Stern's Wharf to State Street. (Photo below) The elephants ant the Santa Barbara Zoo. Watch more videos of Santa Barbara tourists spots.

Santa Barbara Entertainment Book

The 2011 Santa Barbara/Ventura Entertainment® Book has over $11,700 worth of local coupons, including 328 Restaurant Coupons, 101 Attraction Discounts and 179 Shopping Coupons. There are over $15,000 in Travel Deals, Movie Ticket Discounts and much more. Check Out Bonus Savings From Select Santa Barbara Merchants! Get your Santa Barbara/Ventura Entertainment Book today! Discounts on dining, hotels, and fun!

Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Santa Barbara Adventure Company, Fiesta 5 Theatre, Metro 4 Theatre and more.

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Santa Barbara restaurant coupons

Save over half on dining with discount dining coupons from Restaurant.com. Find particiapting Santa Barbara restaurants.

"No More California Shelping"

Thomas Guide Santa Barbara

Also covers San Luis Obispo, Ventura, California: Street Guide (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties Street Guide) (Spiral-bound) by Rand McNally (Author). 660 pages.

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Grocery Delivery

Online grocery shopping and home delivery is perfect for busy families, individuals short on time or anyone that wants a quick and easy way to do the weekly grocery shopping.

Von's make it easy to get quality groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood delivered to homes and businesses. Customers will find the same quality products, in-store prices and Vons Club Card savings online since their order is handpicked from their local Vons store. All first-time customers get a promotion code good for free delivery on their first order (minimum order size $50).

PLEASE NOTE: Delivery service is available in select regions: Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, NV. Look for Santa Barbara and surrounding communities.

Car Rentals in Santa Barbara

Rent your car online before you arrive in Santa Barbara, Calif. to save money and time.

Dollar Rent A Car promo coupons can be printed from your computer with your reservation. Find promotional codes and special online deals from Dollar Rent A Car.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the largest car rental company in North America with over 6,000 locations worldwide, including several in Santa Barbara, California. See current promotions from Enterprise Car Rental.

Thrifty Car Rental is one of the largest car rental companies in the world and is a wholly owned subsidiary of  Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. See current promotionals from Thrifty Car Rental