Directions

Click on pdf map for a printable copy of the Museum Location Map. Driving from the north or south on Highway US 101, take the Carrillo St. exit (exit 98). Go east along Carrillo Street for three blocks to De La Vina Street. Turn right and go one block to Canon Perdido Street. Turn left and go a half-block to:

Susan Quinlan Doll &
Teddy Bear Museum & Library
122 West Canon Perdido Street
 Santa Barbara, California

If you are planning a trip to Santa Barbara, CA – the “American Riviera” – be sure to include a visit to the Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library. For the doll collector, this is one of the largest doll collections on permanent display in the U.S. For the teddy bear collector, this is one of ten major teddy bear museums in the world and the largest in the U.S. The Museum is handicapped accessible.

The Museum is perfectly situated in the heart of Santa Barbara’s shopping, restaurants, entertainment and cultural attractions. It is on “Museum Circle”, just blocks from Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa Barbara Historical Museum, Karpeles Manuscript Library & Museum, future Model Train Museum, as well as the reconstructed Santa Barbara Presidio, historic Lobero Theater, and the Santa Barbara County Courthouse – considered to be the most beautiful government building in the world.

Parking

The Museum is one block from the Paseo Nuevo shopping complex where you will find restaurants, shops and free parking. It is less than two blocks from State Street, the main street in downtown Santa Barbara. Click here for a printable pdf map that shows the location of the Museum, nearby city parking lots with 75 minute free parking, and the route of the local shuttle bus that runs up and down the center of town on State Street. You can ride the shuttle for 50 cents in each direction.

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