Cold Spring Engineering

Race with gravity! Santa Barbara’s Fly Away Hang Gliding helps you learn how to hang glide. You’ll hit their 200-foot-high training hill for lessons from a company that has been teaching people how to soar solo or in tandem, since 1995. With classes available 7-days a week you’ll be flying high on an extreme sports adventure in no time!

Trip out in The Funk Zone! This ultra-cool Santa Barbara live, work, play neighborhood sits by the sea and is one of the coolest and funkiest industrial districts. Spend the day amidst an eclectic group of wine makers, surfboard manufacturers and independent shop owners. Getting off the beaten path has never been more fun.

Garden lovers will love the floral attractions at Lotusland! Discover a 37-acre estate and botanical garden blooming in the foothills of Montecito located moments from Santa Barbara. Stroll across miles of stone pathways surrounded by a multitude of magical gardens like the aloe garden, Australian garden, blue garden, butterfly garden, cacti garden and more.