Santa Barbara with Teens: A Perfect Family Day

Alamy

I attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and now I live in another college town, San Luis Obispo, roughly 100 miles north. My husband is a sailing instructor and captain for the Santa Barbara Sailing Center, so we take our teenage daughter Sarah to the beautiful seaside city quite often. We've even ridden the Amtrak train there; its depot is located a convenient walk from the beach. Santa Barbara has so many fun activities that your teen can do.