Los Angeles International Airport 15 min
Downtown Santa Monica (20 min) Posh shopping center offers a range of retailers, dining & entertainment amid a stylish promenade. Petersen Automotive Museum (24 min) A vast collection of autos including restored antiques, race cars & vehicles from famous movies. Watts Towers Arts Center (14 min) Historic landmark site featuring soaring steel towers adorned with glass, shells & colorful tiles. Santa Monica State Beach (18 min) Maintained by the city, this beach is fringed by a range of businesses & offers many activities. Angels Flight Railway (19 min) World's shortest railway, built in 1901, with 2 funicular cars that travel on a 298-ft. incline. Walt Disney Concert Hall (19 min) Frank Gehry-designed music hall with striking steel architecture & pristine acoustics. The Original Farmers Market (26 min) Sprawling historic market features a range of trendy shops, restaurants & gourmet grocery purveyors. Venice Canals (19 min) Italian-inspired artificial canals built in 1905, with sidewalks & bridges for pedestrians. Dockweiler Beach (11 min) Bustling public beach offering a hang gliding training park, bonfires & views of departing aircraft. Santa Monica Pier (21 min) Storied seaside destination boasting a range of shops & cafes, plus an amusement park & aquarium. Manhattan Beach Pier (18 min) This restored 928-ft. concrete pier is the oldest on the West Coast & features a cafe & an aquarium. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) (17 min) From T. rex skeletons to an insect zoo, popular attraction holds more than 35-million artifacts. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (25 min) This 20-acre campus with diverse collections spanning art history also offers screenings & concerts. The La Brea Tar Pits and Museum (25 min) Ice Age–fossil excavation site with an adjacent museum, plus a re-created prehistoric garden. Pacific Park (23 min) Oceanfront park with coasters, eateries & games on the pier, including an iconic ferris wheel. |