Ultimate Guide to Santa Barbara: A GPS Self-Guided Urban Stroll
Description
Are you looking for a way to see downtown Santa Barbara without joining a tour group? Explore at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Find out if Santa Barbara really is California’s answer to the French Riviera on this walking tour through the idyllic seaside city • Hear from producer Mindy Flanagan, who co-founded Tour Freely with her husband, Jerry • Do it all in 75 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
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Itinerary
Starting on the corner of Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park, you’ll learn about Santa Barbara’s early roots.
Pass by Trinity Episcopal Church and hear more about Santa Barbara's rich history.
Pass by Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church and hear more about Santa Barbara's rich history.
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Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
I’ll tell you about the Chumash natives who lived here more than 9,000 years ago, and the city’s dramatic transformation when Spanish explorers Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino arrived here in the 1500s.
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Appreciate one of the city’s most important historical sites, the El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park.
Gaze at one of the city’s oldest structures, the Covarrubias Adobe, situated next to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Gaze at one of the city’s oldest structures, the Covarrubias Adobe, situated next to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Listen to the story of the 150-year-old Moreton Bay Fig Tree.
Hear how the Funk Zone got so funky and discover the city’s alluring Urban Wine Trail, covering over 20 wineries.
Take in some of Downtown’s most iconic landmarks including Hotel Californian, Lobero Theatre, Hotel Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
I’ll tell you about the Chumash natives who lived here more than 9,000 years ago, and the city’s dramatic transformation when Spanish explorers Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino arrived here in the 1500s.
Soak up the fresh wild air along West Beach.
As you wind your way across State Street to Stearns Wharf where our tour ends, I’ll tell you about the disastrous 1925 earthquake that destroyed the area, and how influential activists with a vision put policies in place to preserve the remarkable beauty of the historical downtown district.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: You won't be guided through any museums or other attractions mentioned en route. If you choose to enter and visit such places, you'll need to pay for it independently of this tour.
Reviews(9)
I didn't know Sta Barbara is such a wonderful place to go, very relaxing and peaceful neighborhood, parks, etc. They were able to preserve the structure that shows history of the past. Thumbs up.
We got to wind our way down to the beach seeing the best of the town on the way. We shopped along our journey and had lunch on the urban wine trail. I highly recommend it whether you are a local or a visitor. Fun tour and learned so much!
The software and the iPhone don’t get along. The iPhone keeps refreshing loosing it place in the program. The end result, the whole experience was very frustrating. Would not do it again.
Hi there, I'm sorry for your frustrating experience. Could you please send more information to support@voicemap.me so that we can help figure out what went wrong? The iPhone app did not have any bugs when you took the tour. Did you perhaps activate manual playback? If so, this would have interfered with the audio's sequencing. If you send us more information, we can look into this for you. Again, I'm sorry for your frustrating experience. Regards, Brent
Super Fun Tour Do it! I went with a friend and we both found the tour very engaging. We both left with a greater appreciation for the town and its cool history. We liked that GPS was our guide, so we could leisurely stop along the way for lunch and wherever we wanted…and we got all our steps in and more!. Great way to spend a few hours and learn about gorgeous Santa Barbara!
The layout is good, but the narration is dry and boring. I recommend taking a free walking tour instead.
I enjoyed listening to the audio tour. It was very clear and was easy to listen to. The history was abundant. I had no clue. However I'm from San Luis Obispo, and our town is pronounced San Loois, Not San Loowy. A few other comments. When starting the tour, there is a public restroom in the park should be noted. It was very easy to follow the route.
I enjoyed how the tour was laid out in such an easier to follow manner, and the history on the churches, theaters and other points of reference was enlightening and I learned so much about Santa Barbara, I did not know, and that you end at the scenic and happening Stearns Wharf was great!
Very interesting and informative experience. The tour covers the town's history and takes you to many points of interest throughout. If a particular site bears more investigation, or you just need a break, it is easy to pause the tour and resume at any time. Definitely recommend it!
