- dglawless
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Venice Beach
This beach is a lot of fun! Its a great place to play and to work on that tan. The sand is clean but like all sand gets hot. It can get crowded but its not that bad. I recommend going towards evening which almost guarantees less people. There are restrooms and showers available. Parking lots are located along the beach for a nominal fee. Shops are abundant in this area and offer great souvenirs to take home. Sometimes there can be pesky street vendors so watch out.
From journal Weekend Trip to Los Angeles
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Venice City Beach part II
- March 31, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
melissabowman from Stephenville, Texas
Well I kinda ran out of room on my last review and I had some more pictures I really wanted to share on Venice Beach.
Venice Beach really was a neat place and you can be there all day and not even realize it. Times flies so fast when you are out here and you don't even realize it.
Also, I mentioned in the other review that the end of Venice Beach runs into Santa Monica Beach. If you get done or bored with Venice, you walk or ride right on over to Santa Monica Beach and enjoy the activities it has to offer.
We did not make it all the way to the activities so I do not know much about what it has to offer, but I do know they ave a theme park right on the beach, and from a distance it is pretty cool to see.
Well I hope that I did not overwhelm you with too much information, its just that Venice Beach has so much to offer and I could not tell you about with out hitting on the things that I did.
Have a great time and enjoy and variety of exerince and entertainment.
I think this beach is a true example of what Southern California is all about.
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Venice City Beach
- March 31, 2006
- Rated 5 of 5 by
melissabowman from Stephenville, Texas
Venice Beach is one of the most popual beaches in Southern California,known for its liberality, muscles, and beauty. This beach strand is the most eclectic and unique, with its own style.
Let me just start with saying that when My husband and I went on this vacation I was 6 months pregant. I walked around this place for close to 2 hours and could not believe how great I felt. Do, however, make sure you use sun screen because you will get the sun.
Venice Beach is similar to many beaches in that it had a boardwalk and then the beach was on the other side, what makes this beach just a bit diffrent is its style. It is very liberal and you can expect to see many things. There are people walking around with matresses and clothes and all their belongings, living right there on the beach, several starving artists, whether musical, drawing, or painting. So many of then have stands or just there work laying on the ground that you can buy, of course the musicans just play and have a case opened for you to drop money in. There are many shops, mostly souvenir and gift shops with stuff that has Venice Beach on it (which I could not help but to buy), but there are also your typical swim and surf shops and other just casual shopping. Pretty much anything you could imagine, they had. There are also many places to eat, from the nice and fancy to just a hotdog and fries on a dirty table. But once again, there is so much to choose from. They have Mexcian, seafood, pizza, burgers, and many other things I have never even heard of.
Venice Beach is also well know for its muscles and working out, with two major gyms right on the the beach. It's the home of the first Gold's Gym, and also home of the famous Muscle Beach. You can see many tanned men and women working out right before your eyes.
Venice beach has a huge skate park decorated with graffiti and lots of skaters. Being from a small conservative town in Texas this was very unique and interseting to see. Of course there are other things to do like volleyball, swim, and stroll the beach, the beach almost looks vacant when you see the people walking up and down the strand, but there are people out there, and they do have life gaurds.
The beach also has places along it where you can rent bikes, rollerblades, surf boards, boogie boards, and many other things.
At the end of Venice beach is the begining of Santa Monica Beach, which is the home of a theme park right on the beach. (You have probably see this on many movies and shows.)
Next time you are in Los Angeles come to Venice Beach. You are sure to find something that fits your taste, and be prepared for a long day.
Venice Beach
- October 30, 2005
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Alaina698 from Lexington, Kentucky
This is one of the coolest places I have ever been! It's like a 5-mile party! Besides being the most beautiful beach I have ever seen, there are some of the coolest people there. You will see everything from a man in a Lord of the Rings costume to a homeless guy claiming to be "the biggest wino." It is so much fun! You can rent bikes to cruise around on, or you can rollerblade or skateboard. It has been used in movies like crazy. If you have ever heard of Muscle Beach, you can see it (and the totally hot guys) for yourself! It truly is the most awesome beach experience you will ever see!
From journal My 2,000-Mile Trip Out West
Venice Beach
- September 12, 2004
- Rated 4 of 5 by
ext212 from New York, New York
Venice Beach
Right after lunch at Gaby's (see separate entry), we walked towards Venice Beach to enjoy the sun and watch the surfers get on the water. It was pretty windy and the beach was crowded. We did not feel like setting up our blankets and spending any more time there. We walked on the boardwalk instead and spent some time smelling the ocean breeze.
If there's one thing you can't easily do in New York City, it's the beach thing. I inhaled every scent.
From journal A New Yorker loving Los Angeles