Zodo’s Bowling & Beyond

Santa Barbara


With over 40 beers on tap, pool tables and a video arcade (Skee-Ball!), this bowling alley near UCSB is good ol’ family fun. Call ahead to get on the wait list and for schedules of open-play lanes and ‘Glow Bowling’ black-light nights with DJs. From Hwy 101 west of downtown, exit Fairview Ave north.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Santa Barbara attractions

1. Goleta Beach County Park

1.69 MILES

Good beach for sunbathing, swimming and picnicking (nab a prized shaded spot if you can), or strolling the 1500ft-long pier for views out to the Channel…

3. Arroyo Burro Beach County Park

5.54 MILES

Swim (lifeguards on duty), stroll or just picnic on this gem of a stretch of sand, also known as Hendry's Beach, 5 miles southwest of Santa Barbara. It's…

4. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

6.54 MILES

The huge whale skeleton by the entrance whets the appetite for the city's natural history museum. The usual dioramas of stuffed animals are on display in…

5. Old Mission Santa Barbara

6.58 MILES

California's ‘Queen of the Missions’ reigns above the city on a hilltop perch more than a mile north of downtown. Its imposing Ionic facade, an…

6. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

6.9 MILES

Take a soul-satisfying jaunt around this 40-acre botanic garden, devoted to California’s native flora. Miles of partly wheelchair-accessible trails…

7. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

7.17 MILES

Stuffed with a hodgepodge of historical written artifacts, this detour is for history nerds and book and literature lovers. One of a dozen Karpeles…

8. Santa Barbara Museum of Art

7.21 MILES

This thoughtfully curated, bite-sized art museum displays European and American masters – including Monet, Van Gogh and Degas – along with photography,…