Santa Barbara Cemetery Public Walking Tour

Join Historian David Petry for a talk and tour at the world-renowned Santa Barbara Cemetery. Visit the George Washington Smith / Lutah Maria Riggs chapel. See the striking and beautiful Alfredo Ramos Martinez murals in the chapel. Then get out on the grounds and learn how Santa Barbara got its functional non-denominational cemetery, and see the stars, the empire builders, the artists and architects of Santa Barbara. Recent article about the tours in Noozhawk.

Mr. Petry is the author of the cemetery’s history – The Best Last Place – and has been conducting tours at cemetery since 1998.

Mr. Petry provides monthly tours, private tours, family tours, and research, all associated with the Cemetery.