Ventura Pier View

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Took a short trip to Ventura with the family. Highly recommend the Ahi tacos (spicy) at Beach House Tacos at the beginning of the pier. Parking garage is close, $2.00/hour or free if validated at a local restaurant.

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Santa Barbara Courthouse clock tower in the early evening. The clock tower is a great place to get a 360 degree view of downtown Santa Barbara. Free and easy to access with kids, you can also get a glimpse of the internal workings of the four clocks through glass walls. Though there is an elevator, access the lookout requires a final climb up a steep staircase, so can be difficult for those with physical limitations. It is across the street from the Santa Barbara Public Library and a great little coffee house called Coffee Cat.

Santa Barbara Courthouse Clock Tower
1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

zuma cafe - miniature house with golf course view

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This is yet another miniature house featured at Boomers miniature golf course in Santa Maria, CA. The detail is quite remarkable. Even has a cat on the porch.

Boomers arcade and miniature golf course is right off the 101 (exit Broadway). Cheap and a tad run down, it is still a great place to stop on your trip North or South on highway 101 with the kids.

I took this picture with my iPhone 4S around 5 PM. I thought that though this miniature house along with another at the beginning of the course showed obvious signs of neglect, it is quite intricate in detail and not your average miniature golf course backdrop.