Explore Santa Maria, California

Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County in California. Take a drive along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, a 21-mile rural road with 13 wineries. West of town, the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex offers a nature trail, birding and the highest coastal dunes on the West Coast. Take the kids to the Santa Maria Discovery Museum, the Santa Maria Museum of Flight, or go shopping at the Santa Maria Town Center.

The Santa Maria Style Barbecue consists of beef tri-tip, fresh salsa, pinquito beans, tossed green salad and toasted French bread. After dinner, take in a live production staged by the acclaimed Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts of Allan Hancock College. Year-round performances range from Shakespeare to Broadway musicals.