Neill-Cochran House Museum Study Tour # 18
Tuesday, February 28 - Sunday, March 5, 2023
DAY 1 (Tuesday, February 28)
Fly into Santa Barbara from Austin or elsewhere
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Site, one of the city’s earliest landmarks
Santa Barbara County Courthouse, 1929, one of the city’s key landmarks
Hotel: Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront, oceanfront and near downtown
Welcome dinner in or near our hotel
DAY 2 (Wednesday, March 1) — Santa Barbara
Casa del Herrero, Spanish Colonial Architecture Lunch in Santa Barbara Mission Santa Barbara (1786), “Queen of the Missions” Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Antiquity to Siqueiros
Free evening suggestions in Santa Barbara: Paseo Nuevo, Spanish-style State Street Stearns Wharf (1872) and a Harbor Stroll
DAY 3 (Thursday, March 2) — Coastal Scenery to Carmel
Hearst Castle: early lunch at Chief’s Galley Café Grand Rooms Tour; afternoon in Castle and grounds until closing (4 pm) Dinner in Big Sur: Nepenthe Hotel Check-in: Hotel Carme
DAY 4 (Friday, March 3) — Carmel to Monterey
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, state’s oldest stone building (1771) & Shrine of Father Junípero Serra Scenic drive and lunch: Pebble Beach Golf Club Monterey Museum of Art: a look at California art and artists Afternoon reception in a private home in Carmel
Free evening in Carmel (dining and wine-tasting suggestions)
DAY 5 (Saturday, March 3) — Monterey
Historic Monterey Walking Tour including tour of Robert Louis Stevenson House
Monterey Bay Aquarium (time for your own easy lunch in the Aquarium Café)
Afternoon options: Shopping and wine-tasting in Cannery Row
Free evening in Carmel
Day 6 (Sunday, March 5) — Carmel, Monterey, and Travel
Farewell brunch: Monterey Peninsula Country Club
San Carlos Cathedral
Midday flight/s from Monterey to your home city
Contact me for more information or to register. We hope you can join us on this spectacular tour!