Next stop, South Coast Railroad Museum. Adults and kids alike will be enthralled by stories and facts spanning years of railway history.

When you've spent a bit of time at this Goleta rail transportation exhibition, why not check out University of California, Santa Barbara, Upper State Street, and Goleta Beach? They're near South Coast Railroad Museum and also popular with many tourists.

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