The slow weeklong roll was a nice change of pace.

Santa Ynez will ring in the holiday season with its annual Country Christmas Tree Lighting event on Thursday, bringing music, treats and small-town charm to the grounds of the Santa Ynez Valley ...

Tourists pose on Stearns Wharf to get a photo of the Santa Ynez Mountains as their backdrop. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo Locals know that a walk down State Street or a day at Stearns Wharf ...

Book a stay at the Sideways Inn, a motel that was basically a supporting actor in an Oscar-winning movie. Get a bird’s-eye view of Santa Barbara County via California’s longest and fastest zip lines.

Ask the people who work in all of those places where they like to eat, and they’ll likely all say the same thing: On their days off from pouring the wine and cooking the food all the tourists post on ...