Captain Jack's Tours takes great pride in providing Santa Barbara's most comprehensive tour experience. Your day will start at Stearn's Wharf, built by John Stearn in 1872. You'll pass the California Hotel and Santa Barbara's train station featuring the Moreton Bay Fig Tree, which is the largest fig tree in the United States and is 130 years old. You'll visit the Santa Barbara Courthouse and be invited to climb (or take the elevator) to the clock tower, featuring one of the most beautiful views of the city. You'll also see the Santa Barbara Presidio, a military fort built in 1782. You'll visit the location of the Lobero Theater, which opened in 1873 as the first legitimate opera house south of San Francisco. It is California's oldest continually operated theater. You'll see the original film studios for the American Film Company, which was larger than Holywood during the era of silent film making. Stars such as Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle were involved in productions here. You'll enjoy a stop at the Santa Barbara Mission, originally built in 1786. The present version of the church was built in 1820 after successive earthquakes destroyed the former one. You'll pass the Riviera Theater and the Montecito Country Club, where Andrew Firestone serves as membership director. Next you'll visit Montecito, one of the wealthiest communties in the United States and home to many famous celebraties such as Oprah, Steve Martin, John Cleese, Rob Lowe, Christopher Lloyd, Troy Aikmen, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Costner, Kurt Douglas, Michael Douglas, Dennis Miller, Ellen Degeneres, Ty Warner, Jeff Bridges, and more. You'll see the Montecito Inn which was built by Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle. You can see Charlie Chaplin's face just below the hotel name on the sign. Finally we'll visit Hope Ranch, where the surf truly meets the turf. Hope Ranch was designed for the rich and famous to have horse ranches with ocean views. Captain Jack's Tours is happy to provide door-to-door service at any location in Santa Barbara.