Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Parks-Janeway Carriage House - Museum in Santa Ynez - 3596 Sagunto St, USA

A really beautiful collection of historic exhibits. Lot of stories about the life of the first settlers and immigrants. The biggest collection of coaches and carriage west of the Mississippi. One of the best processed collections gives easy access to the matter. Highly recommended!

Santa Ynez Historical Museum is a "Hidden Gem" in the Santa Ynez Valley, just when U thought all was to see in Solvang, just drive East 10min further & find the Museum & Carriage House with amazing sit down courtyard, Cool exhibit rooms, 1800's & early 1900's relics older than your grandparents. Jaw dropping custom crafted Cowboy Saddles & ahh just too much to express. So I'll let the pics tell a lil story.. Have fun on your visit.. Ask for Joleen, Dottie, Krissy or Shoshana! 1luv to maknkind

We took the Express transit from Solvang and was excited to check out this little museum. Came here and there was a sign on the door that said please ring the door bell and someone will be with you. It was a Saturday and their hours are from 12-4. We got there at 3 and rang the doorbell twice. No one came but we saw that there was a private event soon to happen because people were setting up in the back courtyard. We flagged someone and they got the owner. He said sorry they have a private event and that they were closed. Asked if we were here tomorrow. Umm..very unprofessional. It would be helpful if they had a disclaimer on the website saying that they would be closed for a private event on this date then we would have not made the visit. It was inconvenient and inconsiderate of the owner. Would have been nice if he would let us in for 10 minutes or so. Glad we only spent $3 round trip from the Express Transit instead of a double digit through ride share.

Wonderful historical carriages and artifacts! Very nice lady checked us in. It’s super cheap with a $5 entry fee and has clean restrooms

So much to see here! So much to learn! Looks small from the outside but it's a pretty good size museum with an amazing historical collection! Definitely recommend especially for Santa Ynez natives! Always good to know about our beloved town's history!

If you are a history buff, especially local history, you will enjoy this place. Its somewhat small which makes it an easy place to visit on short notice. Docents are always nice.

Wow, those carriages are so big and each a different style for different purposes. Going back into the western days. Wonderful museum !

Incredible collection of carriages, most of any museum west of the Mississippi. Also great collection of horse saddles and historical information on the Santa Ynez Valley