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Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach, CA
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Ranked #1 of 24 activities in Laguna Beach
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Type: Beaches
Activities: Shopping, Surfing
Description: Popular surfing and bodysurfing beach.
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Greenwood SC
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

After much reseach, I chose Laguna Beach for a busniness trip to Cali I was able to take my two college age daughters on. We visited Huntington, Venice, and Santa Monica beaches, but I was so happy that we chose Laguna for our home base. This town has a very different feel than the others - it's like a combination... More

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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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71 reviews 71 reviews
29 attraction reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 NEW

Excellent beach and community to walk through. Lots of great independent museums, shops, restaurants, and historical hotels

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Buffalo, New York, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

It was my first time doing paddle-boarding in the open ocean and my second time ever and it was in Laguna Beach CA. The experience couldn't have been better; the instructor Dakota (from Bliss) had great energy infused with knowledge and Laguna Beach brought the view. While paddle-boarding we saw two grey whales; one that surfaced. The experience was great... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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186 reviews 186 reviews
86 attraction reviews
Reviews in 43 cities Reviews in 43 cities
123 helpful votes 123 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Laguna Beach reveal to me another face of the USA. It have many beautiful natural places like the beaches and the cliffs, and views like the top of the world park. The people are very gentle, and even that it is clearly a vacation place you don't feel that way all the time. I do recommend anyone to stay for... More

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Clearwater, Florida
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

We allotted one day to spend at Laguna Beach during our time in Southern California. We first spent some time on the beach (it was cool, so walking along rather than sitting on the beach). The tide pools were very interesting, including the education from the park rangers that were there at the tide pools. There were interesting sea life... More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

We found this beach on an adventure along the coast while visiting LA. We didn't plan to go this far south but so glad we did! Gorgeous! The tide pools were amazing and we saw Orca Whales paying just off the beach. Definitely will return and spend more time!!

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California, United States
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3 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

There are stairs to get down to the beach, but once there, it is amazing. It is usually fairly crowded. There are volunteers that are in the preservation area who remind you it is against the law to disturb anything or take a shell or rock souvinir. This was a little disappointing, as we had been accustomed to collecting something,... More

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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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29 reviews 29 reviews
10 attraction reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

This is a beautiful beach, clean, sandy & great for walking or a jog or a blanket on the sand. Sailboats & surfers! Whale watching & deep sea fishing tours at the end. lots of shopping opportunities. take change for parking & toll roads on the way, just in case. People were swimming even in April.

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Richmond, Virginia
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63 reviews 63 reviews
28 attraction reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2013

Laguna is a quaint little artist colony on a beautiful stretch of the Southern California coast. The setting is beautiful, and there there are dozens of great little shops to browse, many with goods from local artisans.

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Carlsbad, California
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84 reviews 84 reviews
15 attraction reviews
Reviews in 37 cities Reviews in 37 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

Beach is always great for families. Main beach has volleyball, clean restrooms, close to shops and eating, lifeguards and decent waves. Dogs are allowed on most beach all times during off peak, then from about May 15 to Oct 15, dogs only in early AM and late PM. Lots of great shops and food to compliment beach day with the... More

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