Long Beach Vacation Guide

Here you’ll find travel information on where to stay and what to do and see while on your Long Beach vacation in sunny Southern California.

Long Beach is home to a wide variety of ocean related sights and activities, both on the beach and in the harbors.

Rainbow Harbor is a fun place to start, with shops and a range of dining options in Shoreline Village. From here you an charter cruises, rent sailboats, take a speedboat ride or pick up a water taxi (Aquabus) to other points around the harbor. Scenic Rainbow Lagoon Park offers paddle boats to ride.

The historic tall ship "Californian" is docked here and takes people out on cruises. The Catalina Express which goes to Catalina Island leaves from this harbor also.

See information on Catalina Island ferry service.

The larger Los Angeles Harbor boasts the nautical Ports O’Call Village and Whaler Wharf with more shipping and dining. There is also a maritime museum.

No Long Beach vacation is complete without a visit to the beaches. Long Beach City Beach is about 5 and a half miles long. The water is flat, so no surfing here, but you can swim and there is plenty of white sand to play or relax on.

The Long Beach Art Museum sits on a scenic bluff above the beach. There is an outdoor restaurant/café in back of the museum which overlooks the ocean view. Offshore oil rigs are disguised to look like islands bearing tall hotels.

Belmont Shore stretches out at the southern end of this beach. There is a pier and a bike path as well. Alamitos Bay Beach near Naples Island is a good place to lazily sit and watch pleasure craft go in and out of the bay. The Aqualink Catamaran can take you from here to Rainbow Harbor for three dollars each way.

There is a huge amount of Long Beach California hotel choices. In addition, ideal places for vacation rentals are in the Belmont Shore area and Naples Island. To find some, check out vacationhomerentals.com . You can view photos and read details about each available property. There is no shortage of fun things to do and see for the whole family in the Long Beach area.

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