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THE OFFICIAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEBSITE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission
1601 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, California 93101
(805) 966-9222
www.santabarbaraCA.com
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The coastline between Santa Barbara and Carmel, a distance of about 200 mi, is one of the most popular drives in California. Except for a few smallish cities -- Ventura and Santa Barbara, in the south, and San Luis Obispo, in the north -- the area is sparsely populated. The countryside's few inhabitants relish their isolation at the sharp edge of land and sea. Around Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Oxnard, Southern California peters out in long, sandy beaches. To the north the shoreline gradually rises into hills dotted with cattle, and by the time you reach Big Sur, the Santa Lucia Mountains drop down to the Pacific with dizzying grandeur.... MoreLocation
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