reagan ranch center

This is a fantastic tour. You can spend an hour here or all day. Although there is a lot of information about the ranch and Reagan's love for it; the takeaway from the tour is that this was a true man of character and substance that was guided by a higher power to do what he believed would provide freedom and opportunity to the most people. We loved the tour and the opportunity to expose our teenage son to such a strong figure. Well worth your time.

The Reagan Ranch is a great museum to a great man. It was very informative and had a lot of interesting 'artifacts' to see. Taking a tour of Air Force One was very interesting. The staff was very friendly, informative and helpful. Definitely worth the visit!

I was thoroughly surprised at how nice this was to visit, I enjoyed my time, very informative and interactive. The Air Force One reassembled here is the whole enchilata, I would carve out 3 hours on this one, its alot to see. Fascinating!!

No matter your political views this tells the story of a Man from a personal side. There are many artifacts from his presidency and life here. It's an extremely well done exhibit. Well worth the visit and it's free! The Docents are very nice and informative.

We had a very nice visit here. The staff are very helpful and answer any questions you have. Also there is a little of memories here of Ronald Reagan, a truly remarkable man.

The RRC hosts some of the nations most incredible guest speakers. I have seen Monica Crowley & Greg Gutfeld. Included is a very nice lunch and an opportunity to meet the guest. When not hosting the speakers, the RRC is open for tours which has some of R Reagan's fascinating memorabilia from his presidency and his ranch just north of Santa Barbara. If you ever get the opportunity to tour the ranch - don't miss it!

We were met at the door of the beautiful building by a wonderful docent who introduced us to the center and then to another docent who led us through the numerous interactive experiences available to view and participate in... State-of-the-art exhibits and many short films; cases of Reagam artifacts, furniture set up in rooms depicting life at Rancho del Cielo...I learned much that I had not known.

Easy access and lots of very good information to soak in. Would recommend to everyone. We stopped by and toured and then left our husbands there to soak in the info while we went shopping

I really liked the visit to the Regan Ranch Center. We started with an introduction by the docent and then watched the movie and then listened to all of the different attractions. Then we started in on the table, then looked at the letters. So this is my advice. First you can part right outside the building, and the first 75 minutes were free. We stayed those 75 minutes plus another 60, so paid $1.50 to park. Second, you can take pics without flash and I did take some, like of the jeep and the Berlin wall, etc. Third, the docent was really nice, and she was right, the stops were worth going back to. I liked the one about the guy who rode with him best, then the 60 minutes one. I wasn't into the book one. I did like the spotlight radio ones a lot. We did watch the movie but all I could think about was how cold I was in there, so I could not enjoy it as much. I thought it was funny that they showed Jimmy Carter and Obama in the intro. I think you should make time to watch it if you can, but if you had to, I would skip this and wee the other things. When we went to use the table, it was kind of finicky and frustrating. But the info was neat when you got it to work, We had other places to go, so we left without seeing this to the level we wanted. We glanced at the letters on the way out but the only one I read was from Margaret Thatcher, I believe. There was a nice restroom. I wish we would have stayed longer.

There are a lot of interesting artifacts from the Reagan Ranch on display, and a very interesting video of a secret service agent who road horseback with the President on his ranch; don't miss seeing it. Don't go thinking that this is the ranch itself (the Center is in downtown Santa Barbara), but do make an inquiry of the enthusiastic staff to make a future appointment to see the actual ranch.

Really interesting place to visit. staff very helpful telling you about history of Nancy and romantic leading man Ronald Regan. As we're visitors from outside the USA we knew him as leader of the free world but what we didn't know was his love affair with California. Regan loved his ranch were he looked after other heads of state's. You can listen to some of their conversation on tape but best of all this is museum is free and well worth a visit if you are either republican or democrat

Whether you're a Ronald Reagan fan or not I highly recommend you visit the Reagan Ranch Center. It not only educates you on the man himself, but gives glimpses into the daily life of a President. Our guide went into great detail as we toured the Center ( they do not allow you to wander on your own). Be sure to watch the movie offered - it takes about 20 minutes but is well worth it.

Travel back in time to President Reagans Ranch, a lot of his items are here, it's awesome! It's free and on lower State St. Plan to spend at least four hours here, there's a lot to see.

As you enter the Reagan Ranch Center you will see a part of the Berlin Wall, where President Reagan told the Russians to "tear down this Wall" From there, you are escorted by a docent to the museum, where memorabilia and film clips of President Reagan's terms in office. You will leave having a tremendous respect for our President and a knowledge of a lot of things that happened during his term.

We stopped in while in town off our cruise ship - we 'grew up' with Mr. Reagan, first as an actor, then as our governor, then as our president. The Reagan Ranch museum / center is a fitting tribute to a man of the people.No admission, plenty of historical moments, and the guides are happy to share stories of the president and his ranch.You get a short lesson on his legacy, and a taste of the history associated with events of thetime.Well worth an hours stop