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U.S.A. Beaches
- Black Sand Beach
- Honokalani Black Sand Beach
- Huntington Beach
- Kehena Beach
- Laguna Beach
- Long Beach
- Lost Coast Black Sand Beach
- Makena Beach
- Miami Beach
- Myrtle Beach
- Newport Beach
- Oneuli Beach
- Pebble Beach
- Pololu Valley Beach
- Punaluu Beach
- South Beach
- Venice Beach
- Virginia Beach
- Waianapanapa Black Sand Beach
- West Palm Beach
Claim to Fame
Forward-thinking local government has created numerous features, including the breakwater and special services for people in wheelchairs. Venice Beach is where Jim Morrison met up with Ray Manzarek and formed The Doors of rock fame, and is home to Lindsay Lohan. The late comic, George Carlin, lived here.
- Where is Venice Beach? a west-side neighborhood of Los Angeles on the Pacific Ocean
- Coordinates: latitude» 33.9908°
longitude» -118.459° - Water Type: saltwater
- Climate: subtropical
- Development: heavily built-up area, part of major city
- Length of Beach: 3m/4.8km
- Type: beige sand
17°C | 63°F
FogWind: N 0Kmph
Humidity: 88%
28°C | 17°C
82°F | 62°F
28°C | 17°C
83°F | 62°F
21°C | 13°C
70°F | 55°F
20°C | 14°C
68°F | 57°F
24°C | 16°C
75°F | 61°F
50 Venice Beach Attractions, Points of Interest and Landmarks located within 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) of Venice Beach
- Venice Ocean Front Walk » 0.9m/1.5km
- Marina del Rey Yacht Harbor » 1.1m/1.8km
- Santa Monica Airport SMO » 2m/3.2km
- Santa Monica Pier » 2.5m/4.1km
- Loyola Marymount University » 2.6m/4.2km
- West Los Angeles » 3.7m/5.9km
- Sony Pictures Studios » 4m/6.5km
- Los Angeles Intl Airport LAX » 4.5m/7.3km
- Sony Pictures Animation » 4.5m/7.3km
- Hammer Museum of Art » 4.8m/7.7km
- Los Angeles National Cemetery » 4.8m/7.7km
- Westwood Village » 4.9m/7.9km
- Century City » 5.1m/8.2km
- Museum of Tolerance » 5.5m/8.8km
- University of California Los Angeles » 5.6m/9km
- Fowler Museum » 5.7m/9.2km
- Rodeo Drive » 6.3m/10.1km
- Paley Center for Media » 6.4m/10.3km
- Museum of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and S » 6.7m/10.8km
- Paul J Getty Museum » 6.8m/10.9km
- Lennox » 6.9m/11.2km
- Bel Air » 7m/11.3km
- Getty Villa » 7.1m/11.4km
- Los Angeles Forum » 7.1m/11.4km
- Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust » 7.2m/11.6km
- Hollywood Park Casino » 7.4m/12km
- Petersen Automotive Museum » 7.5m/12.1km
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art » 7.6m/12.3km
- La Brea Tar Pits » 7.7m/12.5km
- Farmers Market » 7.9m/12.8km
- Whiskey a Go Go » 8.1m/13km
- CBS Studios » 8.2m/13.2km
- The Grove » 8.2m/13.2km
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport HHR » 8.4m/13.6km
- Skirball Cultural Center » 9.2m/14.9km
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County » 9.9m/16km
- Memorial Coliseum » 9.9m/16km
- Museum Contemporary Art » 9.9m/16km
- California Science Center » 10m/16.1km
- California African American Museum » 10.2m/16.4km
- University of Southern California » 10.2m/16.4km
- Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena » 10.2m/16.4km
- Graumans Chinese Theatre » 10.2m/16.5km
- Kodak Theater » 10.3m/16.6km
- Hollywood Wax Museum » 10.3m/16.6km
- Downtown Hollywood » 10.5m/16.9km
- Hollywood Walk of Fame » 10.8m/17.4km
- Pantages Theatre » 10.8m/17.4km
- Capitol Records Tower » 10.8m/17.5km
- Hollywood Bowl » 10.9m/17.5km
Once known as “Venice of America” this suburb of Los Angeles was built, beginning in 1905, on recovered marshlands, with the intention that it was to have the same canals as Venice, Italy. It does, except for the far newer buildings that flank them.
With a population of 41,000, Venice Beach is both revered for its innovative people and regarded as a bit of a circus, with a skateboard park, amusement park on the pier, and endless activities on the beach, in the town and in the water. Not a place for peace and quiet, but great fun!
The Venice Beach boardwalk runs parallel to the beach alongside a green space, grassed and lined with palm trees. Here people walk, jog, skateboard, rollerblade and busk. It’s a hive of happenings, with a superb view of the mountains just across the water.
The beach is manicured daily and kept in excellent condition for the sports that take place on the sand: volleyball, soccer, football and Frisbee. The big thing here is surfing, better in winter than summer when up to 7-foot point-break waves make this a top-notch ride.
Venice Beach has been featured in literally hundreds of movies and television shows, a great backdrop to almost any show that demands a vibrant scene. The 1300-foot long pier was closed in 1963 because it was in rough shape, but local efforts came through and it reopened to great acclaim in 1997, better than ever.
The Venice Beach breakwater is an artificial barrier that was built by creating a sandbar flanked with large rocks; as a result of this, Venice Beach is the only location in the United States where waves break on both sides. Being sheltered on the north side, the area is protected and ideal for the many surfers and beach fans who flock here year-round.
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