Location: Santa Monica
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The beaches of Santa Monica attract all sorts of visitors-- don't be surprised to see families playing on the sand next to a boot-camp fitness class with a barking instructor. Visit the Santa Monica Pier, a haven of shops, restaurants, and carnival attractions (including a Ferris wheel) atop a wooden wharf. By night, the Third Street Promenade is the place to be, bustling with activity from moviegoers, party animals, and talented street performers.
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1. Pedal or Not... Electric Bicycle - Tours
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5.0 based on 388 reviews
Santa Monica's 1st all electric bicycle guided tour (maximum of 5 riders per guide) along the beach thru the Venice Canals. See sights where tour buses and cars can't take you. Let the electric bikes take you further than you thought you'd go in this 2 1/2 to 3 hour adventure. Pedal...or Not.
2. Third Street Promenade
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4.5 based on 6,098 reviews
A moviegoer's haven, this colorful three-block stretch, open to pedestrians only, has some 20 movie theater screens, hundreds of stores, numerous restaurants, animal topiaries and street entertainment running the gamut from dancers to fortune tellers.
Reviewed By LisaJeyDavis - Santa Monica, United States
If you’re hunting for something specific to shop for, you’re looking for a great meal, want to see a movie, or just want to kill sometime and enjoy some great people watching, the Third Street Promenade has something for everyone. And it begins right at the mouth of the Santa Monica Place Mall (so if you don’t find what you need on the Promenade’s three blocks,you’ve got tons of great options there). There are two movie theatres with multiple screens, sports bars, all kinds of restaurants, a huge Apple store and all kinds of retail / from local boutiques to national brands. And the street entertainers are something else all together. Plus there are plenty of parking garages surrounding the place with 90 minute free and affordable parking. I love the Promenade.
3. Palisades Park
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4.5 based on 560 reviews
This lush, 25-acre park overlooking the Pacific is a wonderful place for walkers, bikers and people watchers, and connects with the broad Santa Monica beach made famous in TV's "Baywatch" episodes.
Reviewed By airbrush1212 - Santa Monica, United States
The bluffs are a lovely, charming walk thru palm trees and up above the Pacific Coast Highway with a gorgeous view of the ocean. You can picnic, exercise, read a book, walk a dog......
4. Ocean Avenue
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4.5 based on 691 reviews
Reviewed By ghk1857
Stroll along the Pacific Palisades and gaze at the open top convertible automobiles as they drive past. Or better still, drive your own car along one of the most iconic roads in the world.
5. 26-Mile Bike Path
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4.5 based on 1,463 reviews
Starting at the Santa Monica pier, this is a popular path for biking, jogging and in-line skating along the Pacific Ocean.
Reviewed By eddiepix - Beaverton, United States
My girlfriend and I have ridden this path from Santa Monica to Redondo Beach many times...it's beautiful and exciting and along with the great proximity to the ocean, you will see some of the world's most interesting people along the way.
6. Santa Monica State Beach
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4.5 based on 6,705 reviews
Reviewed By morrisjkm - Ann Arbor, United States
Fantastic huge beach on the Pacific Ocean with the famous Santa Monica Pier, endless volleyball nets, bike path, Muscle Beach, eateries, sunshine with epic sunsets. Maintained daily by large tractor which sifts white sandy beach.
7. Santa Monica Bay
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4.5 based on 5,342 reviews
Santa Monica Bay consists of 50 miles of scenic coastline with 22 separate public beaches, providing recreational opportunities to visitors year round.
Reviewed By 404christiner404
A great day out at the beach ,walk along the pier and take a ride on the big wheel if you are up to a long walk you can walk to venice beach and get a spot of lunch .
8. Surf City Tours
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4.5 based on 744 reviews
Currently offering socially-distant, safe private tours, affordable for groups of all sizes! Call us for more info or to reserve. We are a Los Angeles & Hollywood sightseeing tour bus company based out of Santa Monica, right on the beach. Board “The Perfect Los Angeles Tour” and take a 5.5 hour trip through the streets of Hollywood & Beverly Hills with stops along the way, or choose the 2-hour Malibu tour for a beach cruise of celebrity homes and famous filming locations. If you're short on time just take our classic Hollywood Tour - this is a 2-hour trip of the essential Hollywood & Beverly Hills highlights starting from the heart of Hollywood on the Walk of Fame. Highlights include The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Drive, The Hollywood Sign, and The Farmer’s Market, filming locations, historic sights, celebrity homes & hangouts, The Sunset Strip, popular restaurants, music venues like the Whiskey a Go Go, bars, clubs, theaters, and more.
9. Santa Monica Pier
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4.0 based on 18,920 reviews
This bustling wooden wharf is the place to be, with its eateries, shops, high-tech arcade, roller coaster, giant Ferris wheel and other rides, famous 1922 indoor merry-go-round and fantastic views of the bay and the mountains.
Reviewed By jacqquel - Buenos Aires, Argentina
lovely place, my fav in LA. close to Expo Line Metro. cool musicians, tasty restaurants, beautiful views of the pacific ocean, fun attractions at Pacific Park right next to the pier, souvenir shops as well. would spent hours and hours there !! would recommend you to go to 3rd st promenade afterwards :)
10. Malibu Discovery
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5.0 based on 76 reviews
