Long Beach, California.
Experience Southern California at its finest in Downtown Long Beach. Long Beach is less than 45 min from many of So Cal's must-visit locations such as Hollywood, Los Angeles and Orange County Beaches, Disneyland and Huntington Beach.
Long Beach is know as the "Aquatic Capital of America" with its temperate year-round climate, ideal offshore sailing waters and wonderful protected areas such as the enormous Long Beach Harbor, Alamitos Bay and and Marine Stadium. Long Beach by land has countless attractions and events that bring in people from around the globe for tourism and business. Some local attractions are listed below.
The Aquarium of the Pacific Shoreline Village
Rainbow Harbor The Pike at Long Beach
The Queen Mary Long Beach Convention Center
Places to eat, drink and be entertained.
Shenanigan's Irish Pub and Grille Gladstones
Parker's Lighthouse Tequila Jacks
Catalina Island
Catalina Island is located just 26 miles from Long Beach but will make you feel like you are a million miles away. It is a beautiful vacation spot for tourists, divers/ snorkelers, hikers and adventure seekers. Most visitors come by ferry-boat (Catalina Express provides about a 1 hr ride) But we prefer a nice leisurely sail about 4.5 hrs. The is also Island Express helicopter service that can have you there in about 20 min.