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About ninety minutes north, Santa Barbara is a red-roofed, palm-lined coastal town backed by mountains, with a walkable State Street, a historic mission, and beaches right in town.
Santa Barbara's downtown Funk Zone packs tasting rooms into a walkable few blocks, and the Santa Ynez Valley wineries are a short drive inland. You can taste world-class wine without leaving town.
It's an easy day trip, but an overnight lets you slow down and taste more. Leave LA early to beat traffic, and if you're tasting, plan a driver or a car service inland.
Parking is a small fee and the beach itself is free, and it's the postcard California sunset with none of the crowds of the piers.
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