Santa Barbara Family Fun & Activities

All year round, Santa Barbara is full of family-fun activities.  If you want to mix fun with education, locations like the Santa Barbara Zoo, the Botanic Gardens, the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf or the Wolf Museum of Exploration, are always family favorites. For active families who love sports the possibilities for fun are endless. Golf courses, public tennis courts, paddle boarding, kayaking, bike rentals and beach volleyball are only a small sample of the recreation opportunities that await. If history and museums are more to your liking, be sure to check out the Old Mission, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, Santa Barbara Art Museum, and the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. Families of any age and with any interest are sure to find something fun to do in Santa Barbara.