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Mission Santa Barbara
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Justifiably calling itself the 'American Riviera,' Santa Barbara (
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) is so
idyllic, you just have to sigh. Waving palm trees, powdery beaches, fishing boats
clanking about in the harbor - it'd be a travel cliché if it wasn't the plain truth. Cali-
fornia's 'Queen of the Missions' is a rare beauty, especially with its signature red-
roofed, whitewashed adobe buildings. In fact, all of downtown was rebuilt harmo-
niously in Spanish Colonial Revival style after a devastating earthquake in 1925.
Come escape just for the day, or maybe a wine-soaked weekend in the country.
