Museum Quest 2019

This blog started 4 years ago today! I know a few of you have been wondering what the 2019 quest is and it is Museums! We have so many great outdoor locations we have covered and this quest takes us indoors.

This year's quest has been one that as a former teacher I have wanted to do for years, but didn't feel that my kids ages would work for it.  I start this quest with some question as to how it will work for my kids, but we are up for a challenge. Some of these are places we go often and have memberships for but many places are new to us. My goal is to visit some new places and share about others. We won't make it to all the ones on the list, but we will share what we do find.

I have included a list of resources where we found these at the bottom. As I get more information, it may not be practical to get to some of them because of time or cost.

Main Museums
MOXI Museum of Exploration and Innovation
Old Mission Santa Barbara
Rancho La Patera & Stow House
Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Arts Museum
Santa Barbara Historical Museum (El Presidio)
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Santa Barbara Sea Center
South Coast Railroad Museum

Lesser Known in Santa Barbara
Ablitt House
Bellosguardo Estate
Casa del Herrero
Casa Dolores
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
Reagan Ranch Center
Ridley Tree Museum of Art (Westmont College)
Santa Barbara Art Museum (UCSB)
Santa Barbara Surfing Museum
Santa Barbara Veterans Museum
Susan Quinlan's Doll & Teddy Bear Museum
UCSB Multicultural Center

Farther Away

Carpinteria Valley Museum of History
Elveroj Museum of History and Art
Guadelupe-Nipomo Dunes Center
Guadelupe Cultural Arts Center
La Purissima Mission
Neal Taylor Nature Center (Lake Cachuma)
Santa Maria Discovery Museum
Santa Maria Museum of Flight
Santa Maria Valley Historical Railway Museum
Wilding Art Museum

https://santabarbaraca.com/plan-your-trip/arts-and-culture/museums/

https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=museums&find_loc=Santa+Barbara%2C+CA

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g33045-Activities-c49-Santa_Barbara_California.html

https://www.10best.com/destinations/california/santa-barbara/attractions/museums/

http://www.sbac.ca.gov/museums/