Connect with nature at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History or Sea Center. There is so much to do and see at the Museum. Visit informative exhibit halls featuring birds, insects, mammals, marine life, paleontology, and the Chumash Indians. See antique natural history art in the Maximus Gallery. Read a book in the Museums Library. Explore the Nature Trail along Mission Creek. Experience the wonder of space exploration in the Gladwin Planetarium. The Museum also owns and operates the Sea Center located on Stearns Wharf.