Santa Ynez, California: Hand-Built Car, Stagecoaches, Town Jail
In addition to chaps, saddles, and stagecoaches, exhibits the original town jail and the first car in the Santa Ynez Valley, built from scratch by a blacksmith, circa 1900.
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
- Address:
- 3596 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez, CA
- Directions:
- Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum. Downtown. From CA-246/Mission Drive turn north at the stoplight onto Edison St. Drive three blocks. Turn right at the stop sign onto Sagunto St. Drive one block. You'll see the museum on the right, next to the flagpole.
- Hours:
- Th -Sa 12-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 805-688-7889
- Admission:
- Adults $5.
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Objects, stories, and exhibits about the early days of the Santa Ynez Valley, the townships, the Vaquero and ranchero culture, and the "finest collection of carriages and wagons west of the Mississippi." And the original town jail!
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Also preserves the first car in the Santa Ynez Valley, built from scratch by blacksmith Bill Anderson circa 1900, and described as "a menace" and "unpopular."