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Carriage Museum

Just south of historic downtown Santa Barbara is the Carriage Museum. Two buildings form a T shape. The larger and older building was used to stable horses for the horse drawn street railway. The newer entry building is a few decades old. The museum houses a collection of carriages and tack from Santa Barbara history. One side of the larger building has a recently completed Western set to help bring visitors back to the days when these vehicles were in use. While not representing Santa Barbara history, one of the most beautiful wagons is a carved wood wine barrel cart.

Open Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 pm - 4 pm; closed Saturday. Free, donations requested.

The address is 129 Castillo Street, a few blocks south of US Highway 101 and a block north of Cabrillo Boulevard and the Harbor. Use the parking lot on the north side of the park and the Museum is toward the back of the parking lot. 805-962-2353. www.carriagemuseum.org.

Entrance. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

Side door. Photo Date: 8-29-04.

Water wagon. Photo Date: 8-29-04.

Water wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

Row of wagons. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

This western set was completed in late August of 2004. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

Fire wagon. Photo date: 9-26-04.

Mud coach. Photo date: 9-26-04.

Coach. Photo date: 9-26-04.

Row of wagons. Photo Date: 8-29-04.

Chuck wagon (left) and covered wagon (center)Photo Date: 8-29-04.

This Santa Barbara Police Department paddy wagon was a movie prop.

Circus Wagon. Photo Date: 8-29-04.
Circus Wagon. Photo Date: 8-29-04.

Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 8-29-04.
Wine barrel wagon. Note the intricate carving. Photo Date: 8-29-04.

Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.
Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.
Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.
Wine barrel wagon. Photo Date: 9-26-04.

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Carriage Museum

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Places, Earth
Carriage Museum