The topic of museum's in Santa Barbara seems to be broadening so why not give it a little more broadening. There is a marine life museum on Stearns Warf in the harbor. The Museum of Natural History is located just behind the Mission. Just up the hill from the MNH is a botanical garden. Located near the summit of San Marcos Pass on the road to Solvang is the Chumash Painted Cave State Park. There is a wonderful small historical museum with some chumash artifacts in Carpenteria just south of Santa Barbara. In Ventura, a little farther south, is the Mission, the Albinger Museum (chumash, etc.), the historical society (all three of these are within a block of the mission, and in the Channel Islands Harbor is the headquarters of the Channel Islands National Park. Just inland from Ventura is Ojai which has a small museum but some very impressive chumash artifacts. In Santa Paula is the Union Oil Museum. This should give you a start. Bill P.S. Ventura and Santa Barbara are full of used bookstores and in Ojai is Bart's Books, an experience worth the trip.