Name: Santa Barbara, CA
Address: Santa Barbara, CA, US

About Santa Barbara

• Katy Perry, the pop superstar, was born and raised in Santa Barbara.
• The Rincon Classic surfing competition originated on Santa Barbara's shores.
• The completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1887 boosted tourism immensely.
• A colony of endangered California Least Terns nests annually at Goleta Beach.
• The 1925 earthquake devastated downtown, leading to its iconic Spanish Revival architecture.
• Named after Saint Barbara, it was founded as a presidio in 1782 and incorporated in 1850.
• With roughly 88,000 residents, it's smaller than nearby Oxnard, CA.
• Sitting at 33 feet above sea level, it offers stunning coastal views.
• Tourism and hospitality are prominent industries, drawing visitors worldwide.
• Santa Barbara feels like a sun-kissed paradise, relaxed and effortlessly chic.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, a short drive away, won the 2020 World Series.
• UCSB's basketball team upset Baylor in the 1990 NCAA tournament.

Artists From Santa Barbara

DevilDriver Katy Perry Motograter Snot Sugarcult Toad the Wet Sprocket

Hannah Hunt by

Never Be Sorry by

Gallo del Cielo by

highway 101 by

smaller acts by

Live Nigga Rap by

DevilDriver Katy Perry Motograter Snot Sugarcult Toad the Wet Sprocket Ben Lomond, CA Fort Ord, CA Monterey, CA Paso Robles, CA San Luis Obispo, CA Santa Cruz, CA Santa Margarita, CA