Sight Upper East, Santa Barbara
Old Mission Santa Barbara
A sight in Upper East, Santa Barbara, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Morning.
Why go
1786 mission called the Queen of the Missions, with a museum and rose garden.
It is one of 15 curated places we feature in Santa Barbara, alongside 4 sights, 3 bars & cafés and 3 places to eat. The closest of our other picks is El Encanto, 0.6 mi away as the crow flies.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Upper East
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 1 hr
- Best time
- Morning
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Santa Barbara, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1El Encanto
Hillside hotel on the Riviera above the mission, with garden bungalows and a terrace looking to the sea.
Stay · 0.6 mi straight-line - 2Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Spanish-Moorish courthouse with a free clock tower lookout over red roofs.
Sight · 1.2 mi straight-line - 3Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Compact downtown museum with strong Asian, American and photography collections.
Sight · 1.2 mi straight-line - 4El Presidio de Santa Barbara
Reconstructed Spanish fort from 1782, with adobe quarters and a chapel, two blocks from State Street.
Sight · 1.5 mi straight-line - 5La Super-Rica Taqueria
Tiny taqueria praised by Julia Child for its handmade tortillas.
Food · 1.7 mi straight-line - 6Potek Winery
Single-vineyard Santa Barbara County wines in a lounge at The Mill, with a patio shared with Third Window Brewery.
Drinks · 1.8 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Old Mission Santa Barbara features on 2 of our curated routes, each with a day-by-day plan you can copy to your crew.
More sights to see in Santa Barbara
Another curated sight in Santa Barbara. See the full Santa Barbara guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Santa Barbara run from 63°F in February to 82°F in August; January is usually the wettest month. For Old Mission Santa Barbara itself, we suggest: Morning.
Modelled monthly averages for Santa Barbara from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Santa Barbara weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Old Mission Santa Barbara, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA
- Coordinates
- 34.43833, -119.71407
- Destination
- Santa Barbara, California
- Website
- santabarbaramission.org
Old Mission Santa Barbara: quick answers
How much time do you need at Old Mission Santa Barbara?
Plan on about an hour at Old Mission Santa Barbara. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Old Mission Santa Barbara?
Our pick: Morning.
Where is Old Mission Santa Barbara?
Old Mission Santa Barbara is at 2201 Laguna St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA, in Upper East. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Old Mission Santa Barbara?
Old Mission Santa Barbara appears on Pacific Coast Highway and Solvang & Santa Barbara, curated routes you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Old Mission Santa Barbara to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Santa Barbara.
Plan Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara travel guide 15 places
- Best time to visit Santa Barbara weather by month
- Solvang to Santa Barbara 28 mi straight-line
- Santa Barbara to Los Angeles 87 mi straight-line
- San Simeon to Santa Barbara 121 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Santa Barbara
- Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. Drinks
- Brophy Bros Food
- East Beach Outdoors
- Santa Barbara Harbor Parade of Lights Activity
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.