Creating a self-guided walk to explore Santa Barbara is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Disco/Nightclub
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens
Arlington Plaza
Arlington Theater
Bella Rosa Galleries
Casa de La Guerra
Chocolate Maya
De La Guerra Plaza
EOS Lounge
First Church of Christ Scientist
First United Methodist Church
Gallery 113
Hill–Carrillo Adobe
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Kids World
La Arcada Historic Courtyard
Lobero Theatre
Moreton Bay Fig Tree (must see)
Old Kings Road
Old Mission Santa Barbara (must see)
Oreña Adobes
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Paseo Nuevo (must see)
Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Arts
Santa Barbara Cigar and Tobacco
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
Santa Barbara County Courthouse (must see)
Santa Barbara Harbor
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (must see)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (must see)
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (must see)
Santa Barbara Public Library
Santa Barbara Waterfront
Santa Barbara Zoo
Shoreline Park
State Street
Stearns Wharf (must see)
Sullivan Goss - An American Gallery
The James Joyce
The Press Room
Trinity Episcopal Church
Ty Warner Sea Center
Waterhouse Gallery
Wildcat Lounge
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Spanish Garden Inn (view info)
Simpson House Inn (view info)
Hotel Californian (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :