Entry No. 8 — the Santa Barbara file — filed under: witchy

Madame Rosinka

A Gypsy palm-reading booth opened on the wharf in 1951 by Yugoslav immigrants Charles and Rachel Adams, run for decades by their daughter Sonia (stage name 'Madame Rosinka') until her death in 2014, and still operating today from a little lighthouse-shaped shop on Stearns Wharf.

The move: Walk to the end of the wharf at sunset, duck into the tiny storefront for a palm or tarot reading each, then compare fortunes over fish tacos on the pier.

• 📍 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 221 Stearns Wharf, Suite B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

Plan a visit & invite your people →

Further reading: independent.com · stearnswharf.org

last checked: 2026-07-20