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- Located on Puesta Del Sol in Mission Canyon behind the Santa Barbara Mission, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is dedicated to teaching visitors about local natural history through its exhibits.
- Founded in 1916, it is the oldest museum in the city and sits on 12 acres along picturesque Mission Creek.
- The exhibits are housed in a group of mission-style buildings situated in an oak woodland landscape.
- Some of the exhibits include an impressive 74-foot whale skeleton and other displays of marine life, fossils, birds, and mammals.
- If you are wondering what to do in Santa Barbara on a rainy day, visit this unique museum.
- Visitors can look through the books in the Museum Library or go for a walk on the museum’s Nature Trail along Mission Creek.
Location: 2559 Puesta Del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA, Phone: 805-682-4711
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