WHERE: Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, California COST: 6(kids under 10 free) AGES: All Ages Enjoy traditional Chinese music in the gardens WHEN: Every Monday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Huntington Gardens, 1151! Oxford Rd., San Marino C0ST: 10-...
The center of downtown Chicago is known as “the Loop.” All train lines meet and form a “loop” in this part of the city, hence the name. The Chicago River and Lake Michigan border the Loop, and other neighborhoods are located around it. Popular neighborhoods like River North, Gold...
The former Holiday Inn Santa Monica beach has been reopened as thePierside Hotel. Owner Sage Hospitality has updated the hotel’s 132 rooms, and has added a surf-rental shop as well as The Surfing Fox restaurant. The hotel is less than a block from the Santa Monica Pier. ...
The price of everything else is skyrocketing, but it's still free to enter these charming, classic amusement parks.
Soarin’ Around the World Pixar Pier Pixar Pier — Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort Pixar Pier draws inspiration from California’s coastal boardwalks like Santa Monica Pier and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Opened in summer 2018, it’s divided into four neighborhoods that include Incredibles Park, ...
Our vote: start at the coast. Located between Santa Monica and Marina del Rey, Venice Beach is a unique melting pot of an LA neighborhood. Venice is known for its eccentric characters, colorful streets, and free-spirited bohemian artist vibe. While some big brands have set up shop in ...
Locals in this Southern California beach town can visit theCoronado Butterfly Preserveor see a movie at theWest Wind Drive-In. For those who prefer living on the beach but still like to travel, or for those welcoming frequent houseguests, the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is close by. Gole...
environmental system we’ve ever put into a ride. We hope it reveals the soul of Chicago, both of its people and the city.” David Mossop shared, “Everything is so beautiful here. Even more so is the beauty of its people, their grit, spirit and integrity. Chicago is just cool, it...
is becoming just a way station where the train stops. It is less like the Grand Central Terminal of the old-fashioned women’s ambition.” Shaw attributed it all to the decline of the stiff collars that had rubbed men’s necks raw for 100 years, “[w]hen man changed his stiff collar...
So in 2009, the Route 66 Alliance and the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation decided to erect an "End of the Trail" sign on the pier. To get there, motorists drive toward the pier and then walk out about 200 feet. The end sign is just past the Bubba Gump shrimp franchise and ...