Exterior paint and gilt- circa 1898. Founded in 1961 by a group of residents who thought it important to preserve local history, one of the finest carriage collections in the United States provides a look into 19th century life for those of us who never knew of a time without cars. Dedicated to the late Tom Parks and Fred Bixby by Betty Parks and Elizabeth Bixby Janeway, the Parks-Janeway Carriage House is operated as an integral part of the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society Museum. Combining the collections of John J. Mitchell, Los Adobes de los Rancheros and Janeway-Bixby, it is open every day except Monday. Noon - 4 p.m., corner of Sagunto and Faraday Streets in Santa Ynez, off Highway 101 on 246, just east of Solvang.
Admission is a few dollars.