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Mission Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara mission, often called Old Mission Santa Barbara, is a hive of activity, with lecture series, Franciscans on the scene, an active museum, extensive archives and gardens.

Santa Barbara mission, often called Old Mission Santa Barbara, is a hive of activity, with lecture series, Franciscans on the scene, an active museum, extensive archives and gardens.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times )

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This mission, often called Old Mission Santa Barbara, is a hive of activity, with lecture series, Franciscans on the scene, an active museum, extensive archives and gardens. READ MORE >>

Santa Barbara, 10th mission, 1786

The Santa Barbara mission’s 10-room museum has an altar built in 1789 by the Chumash, including an abalone-inlaid tabernacle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Santa Barbara, 10th mission, 1786

Juana Maria, the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island who inspired Scott O’Dell’s classic story “Island of the Blue Dolphins,” is buried behind one of the church towers; the site is marked by a plaque.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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