Santa Barbara County - Coastal California - page 810

Drinking & Entertainment
Sorry, but after dinner this town is deader than an ancient Viking.

Chumash Casino Resort CASINO, MUSIC
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 800-248-6274; www.chumashcasino.com ; 3400 E Hwy 246; 24hr)
Drive east on Hwy 246 to cutesy Solvang's vice-minded doppelganger, where the slots are
plentiful, the cocktails watered-down and the cigarette smoke so thick you could cut it
with a Danish butter knife. Get last-minute tickets for concerts by yesterday's pop and
rock superstars.

Maverick Saloon BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 805-686-4785; www.mavericksaloon.org ; 3687 Sagunto St, Santa Ynez;
noon-2am Mon-Fri, from 10am Sat & Sun)
Off Hwy 246 east of Solvang, the one-horse town of Santa Ynez is home to this Harley-
friendly honky-tonk dive bar with live country-and-western and rock bands, dancing and
DJs.

Shopping

Downtown Solvang's notoriously kitschy shops cover a half dozen blocks south of Mis-
sion Dr (Hwy 246) between Atterdag Rd and Alisal Rd. For Danish cookbooks, handcraf-
ted quilts and other homespun items, visit the Elverhøj Museum .

Gaveasken GIFTS
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 433 Alisal Rd; 9:30am-5pm Mon-Sat, from 10am Sun)
If decorative Danish plates, elegant silver trays and heart-warming, handmade Christmas
ornaments top your shopping list, you'll be crossing off items like mad at 'The Gift Box,'
which stocks a primo mix of authentic Scandinavian wares.

Solvang Antique Center ANTIQUES
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; http://solvangantiques.com ; 1693 Copenhagen Dr; 10am-6pm)