Tour times are 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, and both begin at the cemetery’s chapel at 901 Channel Drive in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is a must-stop on the Red Tile Walking Tour highlighting the city’s Spanish Colonial architecture. Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier ...

A tour group waits to enter Santa Barbara’s Bellosguardo Estate. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) But now outsiders trickle in.

"We used to come to the cemetery and peek over the wall," confessed Patti Gibbs, a longtime Santa Barbara resident who was among those on hand for the 10 a.m. tour one recent Wednesday.

Today thanks to the Santa Barbara Conservancy and a few techno tools, they almost can. This past week the Conservancy announced the completion of a free downtown historic walking tour, available ...

Get ready to dive into the world of abalone farming, where you’ll taste the ocean’s finest delicacy straight from the ...

Montezuma Cypress. These are examples of the unusual and prized tree specimens visitors will see on a new self-guided Exotic Flora Walking Tour of UC Santa Barbara created by the Cheadle Center for ...

A tour group waits to enter Santa Barbara's Bellosguardo Estate. Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times© Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times The dining room, set with dinnerware.