Santa Monica Beach

Address: Santa Monica, CA

Email: info@santamonica.com

Phone Number: 800-544-5319

Web Site: http://www.santamonica.com/

At Santa Monica Beach, the city must wrestle with being blessed with a 3 1/2-mile-long, wide sandy beach, gentle surf, an average of 340 sunny days a year and a park on sandstone bluffs that overlooks the beach-Palisades Park.  Add to that a fishing pier, amusement park and a portion of a 20-mile-long seaside bike path and it's no wonder everybody stays outside. What else? Why, the famed “Muscle Beach” workout area.

Known equally for its beautiful, broad beaches and its urban sophistication, Santa Monica draws ritzy tourists, fun-seeking families, discerning foodies and young revelers, making it a top tourist destination for all. Though pricey, this Los Angeles-area vacation spot gives visitors what they pay for: an unforgettable ocean-themed getaway with all the plushness of pampered city life. AGE APPROPRIATE Tote your tots all over town. There’s much for them, as well as older kids, to do and see. TOO MUCH FUN The Santa Monica Farmers' Market is one of the world’s better-known gatherings of...

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