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Santa Monica State Beach
6,702 reviews
"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."
"A relaxing interlude in a hectic few days of travel ,sightseeing and walking in Las Vegas ,
Los Angeles
, and Santa Monica ."
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26-Mile Bike Path
1,462 reviews
"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 interest..."
"Fun and
easy ride
from Santa Monica to Venice Beach- great path - people are friendly and courteous."
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Third Street Promenade
6,097 reviews
"We have visited the Third Street Promenade with our kids, everybody had fun, shopping to ice cream shops,
Apple Store
to pizza...the street musicians were amazing...I recommend The Cheesecake Factory:) there is fu..."
"Mainly
chain stores
such as forever 21, Victoria secrets, Abercrombie & pacsun etc street performers mix with tourists, angelenos & locals go for the farmers market in awe months"
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Santa Monica Pier
18,903 reviews
"cool musicians, tasty restaurants, beautiful views of the pacific ocean, fun attractions at Pacific Park right next to the pier,
souvenir shops
as well."
"Free fun entertainment and the beautiful blue sea! Street vendors, live music, characters, food, all walks of life, token games, pressed pennies,
Ferris Wheel
, Aquarium, unique original art, and much more."
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Santa Monica Bay
5,341 reviews
"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 ."
"... all the way to Venice.. great swimming.. and/or great sights, you can either swim on the beach or people watch at
muscle beach
, you can hire a bike, have a beer.. take a picnic or just watch the sunset.. a must!!"
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Palisades Park
560 reviews
"The bluffs are a lovely, charming walk thru
palm trees
and up above the Pacific Coast Highway with a gorgeous view of the ocean."
"The Palisades Park is a great place for a run with an iconic view of
the Pacific Ocean
."
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Santa Monica Mountains
283 reviews
"Excellent hiking trails and beauty in
nature
and quiet serenity to soothe your soul."
"There are so many areas within the Santa Monica Mountains to see while you're driving or to take the time to picnic or
hike
with friends, a group, moonlit hikes, a lover or significant other or your kids."
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Santa Monica Place
323 reviews
"Great place to stroll, wash your feet in the ocean, enjoy the beautiful sunset and have an icecream or cocktail in the bars on the sandy
beach
."
"From luxury stores like
Bloomingdales
to the budget friendly Uni-clo (which had a very good collection and there were a lot of items in the Red sale :-) )."
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Ocean Avenue
691 reviews
"Stroll along the
Pacific Palisades
and gaze at the open top convertible automobiles as they drive past."
"Beautiful colors, ocean air, spectacular views, well maintained walking paths, fabulous
people watching
."
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Santa Monica Farmers Market
174 reviews
"There were trays of giant strawberries, tables of beautiful
heirloom tomatoes
(at $3.50/pound), fresh flowers, apples, persimmons and an array of vegetables."
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Great market
with lots of variety of stalls and lots of acvitivites going on."
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Santa Monica Yacht Harbor Sign
280 reviews
"being in
los angeles
we have to come to this place and walk the pier of santa monica and buy a t-shirt of route 66"
"This is great
photo opportunity
and worth seeing firsthand."
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Montana Avenue
320 reviews
"cutests little street with so many unique businesses and great
restaurants
and must see! beautiful during the holidays too! all the lights!"
"Get to walk &!drive Montana daily from Ocean east to 17th almost daily - filled with great restaurants and cute
shops
- sad in a way to see so many come & go - ENJOY"
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South Bay Bicycle Trail
154 reviews
"So easy to navigate, plenty of room for riders who aren't the greatest bikers {me} lots of
people watching
to do, plus it's right at the ocean!"
"Well maintained, easy to see directional markings so
walkers
, skateboarders and scooters know all where to be and who gets right of way."
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Tongva Park
217 reviews
"A water garden, wave structure lookouts to
Ocean Avenue
, playgrounds for little ones, lots of plants."
"fun place to bike to or park and stroll in the park - great kids area and walking trails - accros from City Hall and a Starbucks as well - some trancient
homeless people
sleeping on benches - overall great spot of..."
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Ocean View Park
20 reviews
"Ocean View Park is a lovely area along the
coast
in Santa Monica to take a walk, relax, and enjoy the views of the waterfront."
"There are lots of great places to grab a bite to eat, take in the
sights
, and especially to people watch."
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Santa Monica Visitor Center
89 reviews
"When you complete
Route
66 go and find the Santa Monica Visitor Center, the staff are very helpful and can organise a certificate to show you have completed
Route
66."
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Santa Monica Public Library
130 reviews
"terrific location and peaceful place to relax and get a great book or dvd and enjoy a walk to the beach with your new found
literary
treasures"
"SMPL is a
wonderful library
system with 4 branches and also the main library on 6th Street , therefore 5 branches."
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City Hall
29 reviews
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International Chess Park
23 reviews
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L.A.'s Iconic Lifeguard Towers
16 reviews
"Capable
Lifeguards
housed in towers save locals & tourists alike."
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Camera Obscura
10 reviews
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Route 66 End of the Trail Sign
10 reviews
"We only had a brief stay in LA but based in nearby Marina del Rey so had a wonderful walk from there to Venice Beach and Santa Monica and of course we had to see the
pier
and the Route 66 sign which was extremely..."
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Virginia Avenue Park
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Christine Emerson Reed Park
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