Travel and visitors guide to this Southern California beach city
located near LA, Disneyland, and Hollywood attractions.
A bustling Southern California beach city with a Population of 461,522
Fifth largest city in California in Los Angeles County. With a
fine location overlooking San Pedro Bay. It 22 miles from
downtown Los Angeles and 10 miles from Anaheim and
the famous Disneyland Resort. Long Beach is a
port city where the legendary luxury
ocean liner, the "Queen Mary"
has come to rest It is
known for a long
sandy beach.
ACTIVITIES .....CONVENTION CENTER ..... DINING
LODGING ..... MARINAS .....TRANSPORTATION
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ACTIVITIES
Beaches Long Beach Aquarium ... Queen Mary ... Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach Marine Stadium ... Carnival Cruise Lines ... Catalina Island
Disneyland ... Knott's Berry Farm ...Universal Studios Hollywood.
Sailing ... jet skiing ... windsurfing ... water skiing
fishing ... sea kayaking
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Long Beach Activities Guide
LONG BEACH AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC
A great attraction with a huge collection of fish, sea mammals & plant life
collected from the great Pacific Ocean. Water tanks ranging from 5,000
to 350,000 gallons could fit 3 entire football fields inside.
Containing more than 10,000 fish and mammals that live
in the Pacific Ocean. Visitors walk through
huge aquariums teeming with fish and
underwater vegetation
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CONVENTION CONVENTION CENTER
It's popular Convention Center is a huge 224,000 sq. ft.facility of Exhibit Space,
83,000 sq. ft. of Meeting Space, 75,000 sq. ft. Arena (13,500 seats) and a
20,456 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom. A favorite site for California's
conventions because of it's waterfront location and it's
mild climate (Average Days of Sunshine 345).
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DINING
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MARINAS
LONG BEACH MARINA
Including the Downtown Shoreline Marina, holds 3,400 slips, making it
the largest municipally owned and operated marina system in the country.
ALAMITOS BAY MARINA Holds 1,991 slips.
TRANSPORTATION
Airports: Long Beach - 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles International
25 minutes north (23 miles) Orange County/John Wayne - 35 minutes south(27 miles)
Light Rail-Metro Blue Line: Long Beach to Los Angeles
Metro Green Line: Northern tip of Redondo Beach to Norwalk
Transit Service
Greyhound Bus (long distance service)
Long Beach Transit, Los Angeles MTA, Orange County RTD and Torrance Transit
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