Places to see and go to in Long beach and surrounding areas.

Angel's Gate Lighthouse

Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse, also known as "Angel's Gate" light, welcomes ships into the harbor of the City of Angels, Los Angeles. Don't let the name confuse you, Los Angeles Harbor is nowhere near downtown Los Angeles, but is located in San Pedro, several miles south of L.A.'s cluster of skyscrapers.

Angeles Gate Park Recreation Center

The part has spectacular panoramic views of the coastline. The view of Santa Catalina Island is an awesome sight being viewed from the grassy cliffs. Angels Gate Park: Sunrise to Sunset

Aquarium of the Pacific

The Aquarium of the Pacific is a public aquarium on a 5-acre site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California

Averill Park

Averill Park is a small, dense, unexpectedly enchanting pocket park in San Pedro, which will take you back to the Los Angeles of yesteryear.

Banning Residence Museum

Home of General Phineas Banning (1830-1885), the founder of the Port of Los Angeles.

Battleship Iowa

Battleship IOWA is the West Coast's only Battleship open to the public. Operated by the nonprofit Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the IOWA opened on July 7, 2012 as an interactive naval museum at the L.A. Waterfront. It is dedicated to "Celebrating the American Spirit" through the preservation and interpretation of the Battleship IOWA.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy

Established in 1990 by a coalition of government, community, business and environmental leaders, the Bolsa Chica Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization, provides services that inspire and connect all generations through community involvement and leadership in hands-on restoration and education in wetland science, watersheds, coastal ecology and environmental sustainability.

Bolsa Chica State Beach

Bolsa Chica State Beach is a popular state beach, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to its location south of the community of Sunset Beach in Orange County.

Cabrillo Beach

Public Information: The times listed are times that lifeguards are on duty for the summer. Other than that, the beach is open and the lifeguards are on duty throughout the year. No bonfires allowed. No dogs permitted on sand. Family parties are allowed without permit. These must end by 10:00 p.m. at which time the park rangers come around and ask people to leave.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

An educational, recreational, and research facility devoted to encouraging active public participation to promote knowledge and conservation of the marine life of southern California

Catalina Island Museum

The museum, located in the historic Avalon Casino, exhibits Native American artifacts, Catalina pottery and tile, photos and postcards from the 1880's to the present, and much more.

Drum Barracks Museum 

The Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is housed in the last remaining wooden building of Drum Barracks, named after Adjutant General Richard Coulter Drum, head of the Department of the Pacific. This facility served as the Union Army headquarters in the Southwest (Southern California and the Arizona Territory) from 1861 - 1871.

Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden

Dedicated in April 1981, the garden was built through the generosity of Mrs. Loraine Miller Collins. The contribution was made in memory of her late husband, Earl Burns Miller, for whom the 1.3 acre plot is named.

Fort MacArthur Museum

Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. A small section remains in military use by the United States Air Force as a housing and administrative annex of Los Angeles Air Force Base.

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

Welcome to the "Center" of Southern California. The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, an urban waterfront destination perfectly positioned in the nation's second largest metro market. Overlooking bustling Rainbow Harbor, Queensway Bay and miles of sandy Pacific Ocean beachfront, the Center sits in the middle of Long Beach's downtown waterfront.

Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society, The

The history of the LAFD Historical Society goes back to 1960. On October 13, 1960, Fireman Bob Foster (Truck 17-B) was appointed the department's official historian by the Fire Commission. Foster dedicated himself to the history of the department and was effective in his position.

Los Angeles Maritime Museum

Spend a day at the maritime museum! Discover the history of the harbor, enjoy a front-row view of busy ship traffic, and explore all that the Museum and San Pedro have to offer.

Muller House Museum

In 1899, Edward Mahar built a home at 129 Front Street for his parents who resided in Wilmington. They chose not to move to the new home. Elsie and William Muller Shipbuilder William Muller then purchased the home in 1901 for his growing family. In 1912, Front Street was bulldozed and widened to become Harbor Boulevard.

Point Fermin Lighthouse

Built in 1874, the Point Fermin Lighthouse was the first navigational light into the San Pedro Bay. Phineas Banning, with the support of many local businessmen, petitioned the Federal Government and the US lighthouse Board to place a lighthouse on the point in 1854. Although the Lighthouse Board agreed funding and land disputes delayed its construction until 1874.

Port of Long Beach

The Port of Long Beach is one of America's premier seaports and a trailblazer in goods movement and environmental stewardship. Trade valued annually at more than $180 billion moves through Long Beach, making it the second-busiest seaport in the United States.

Queen Mary, The

Once the grandest ocean liner in the world, the Queen Mary is now a full-service Long Beach hotel, historical landmark and entertainment venue proudly docked in the Long Beach Harbor since 1967. The Queen Mary offers guests unique accommodations and a wide array of attractions that simply cannot be found anywhere else.

SS Lane Victory

SS Lane Victory is an American WW2 Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California.

Vincent Thomas Bridge

here has always been a need to cross the Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel, even as far back as the early 1870s, when the first ferry service consisted of a rowboat that made the trip to Terminal Island only as passengers were available.

Vincent Thomas Bridge

here has always been a need to cross the Los Angeles Harbor Main Channel, even as far back as the early 1870s, when the first ferry service consisted of a rowboat that made the trip to Terminal Island only as passengers were available.

Waterfront Red Car Line

For sixty years, the Los Angeles area was served by a vast network of electric railway lines operated by the Pacific Electric Railway. Affectionately known as "Red Cars", the Pacific Electric's trolleys and interurban cars blanketed the Los Angeles area on more than 1000 miles of rail lines.