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City in California, United States
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Santa Maria is a city in Santa Barbara County in California.
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Miniature golf, go-karts, batting cages, arcade, and rock climbing wall.
1/3 mile (0.5 km) clay oval track on which everything from factory stock to bandit sprint cars race. Part of the Coors Light Summer Racing Series.
A huge park with lakes, pony rides, hiking and biking trails, a frisbee golf course, and plenty of grassy lawn space.
A bar with a standard selection of liquor and mixed drinks. No beer on tap only by the bottle. karaoke a few times a week. 2 pool tables
An Irish bar with a good selection of beers on tap. No liquor. 2 pool tables.
A Central Coast landmark since 1917.
A major shopping mall at the junction of Broadway (Route 135) and Main Street (Route 166).
A large, outdoor shopping mall containing many businesses such as Petco, Carter's, Home Goods, Dick's, Ulta, and Old Navy.
By train
Amtrak provides connecting bus service through Santa Maria (bus stop is located at the IHOP near 101/Main St). The bus connects with the Pacific Surfliner train in Santa Barbara.
By bus
There is a Greyhound station at 755 W Cypress Street, and the Greyhound bus also stops at the same IHOP as the Amtrak bus.
By car
Santa Maria is home to one of the first and one of the few still-operating drive-in movie theaters, and is definitely a car town.
Santa Maria has public transportation, Santa Maria Regional Transit, with more coverage during the day, and service ending at 10:15PM. SMAT has routes all throughout the city and even to Vandenberg AFB and Lompoc.
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