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Santa Barbara's Culture 101 guide is a free guide to museums, galleries, parks and more. (www.santabarbaraca.com/culture-101 / October 23, 2012) |
Santa Barbara wants visitors to enroll in Culture 101. It's a kind of sightseeing "class" that provides a guide to parks, museums, galleries and other sites. Now Expedia has an accompanying deal that sweetens the pot: Book a room this winter at selected hotels and receive two-for-one admission to some of the city's most popular attractions.
The deal: The Culture 101 guide can be downloaded free; there's also additional information on the city's tourism website.
The Expedia Santa Barbara offer works this way: Guests at selected hotels receive two-for-one admission coupons to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (usually $8 per adult), Santa Barbara Maritime Museum ($7), Santa Barbara Museum of Art ($10), Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History ($12), Santa Barbara Zoo ($14) and Ty Warner Sea Center ($8). Depending on the hotel or motel, there may be a two-night requirement to take advantage of the deal.
When: The offer is good for stays between Nov. 1 and Jan. 31.
Tested: To really cash in on this deal, I looked for Expedia's cheapest room rates at participating hotels. I found availability for two midweek nights (Dec. 2-4) for the Hotel Oceana Santa Barbara for $110 a night plus tax. I also found a weekend stay (Dec. 7-9) at the Parkside Inn for $103 a night plus tax. Both qualify for the two-fer offer.
Info: Expedia Book Santa Barbara
MaryForgione@latimes.com
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