The Hermitage Santa Barbara | About the Hermitage

The Hermitage, located in the hills above Santa Barbara, features a whimsical sculpture collection and a botanic garden. It includes thousands of rare plants. It is open on a limited basis for guided tours and by appointment only. Email hermitagesb@gmail.com to get on the waiting list. Make sure to include "Waitlist" in the subject line of the email.

The Santa Barbara Hermitage: Whimsy abounds. Nothing is to be taken too seriously.

The Hermitage Santa Barbara is like nothing you have ever seen or experienced before

whimsical sculpture
acres of botanic gardens with vista views
cactus and succulent garden, rare and native plants, flowering trees
architectural wonders: museum in the shape of a pile of books
artist studio in the shape of a fallen top
more than 260 bronze busts: 43 presidents, 126 authors, 72 composers and 22 others
100 other sculptures on the property, more than a third of them life-sized bronzes