Palos Verdes Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
About Palos Verdes
The Palos Verdes Peninsula was once part of enormous ranchos owned by Dominguez and Sepulveda. "Palos Verdes" is a Spanish phrase that roughly means "green stalks" or "green wood". A New York investment syndicate led by banker Frank Vanderlip bought the entire Peninsula sight-unseen from George Bixby reportedly for $1.5-2 million. For Vanderlip, a man with vision and money, such an enormous piece of undeveloped land along the Pacific, so close to Los Angeles, must have been a "no-brainer". Development began in the Malaga Cove area in the 1920s. Vanderlip hired the famous Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm (sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Manhattan's Central Park), to help design and plan the communities. To this day all of the Palos Verdes towns have very strong
Top Attractions in Palos Verdes
Explore the best things to see and do in Palos Verdes:
- ★Abalone Cove
- ★Los Verdes Golf Course
- ★Palos Verdes Golf Club
- ★Point Vicente Lighthouse
- ★Rolling Hills Country Club
- ★The Links at Terranea Resort
- ★The Neighborhood Church
- ★The Spa at Terranea Resort
Where to Eat in Palos Verdes
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Asaka Japanese Cuisine
- 🍴El Pollo Inka
- 🍴Mar'Sel at Terranea Resort
- 🍴Original Red Onion
- 🍴Rafaello's Pizza
- 🍴Trump National Golf Club
Where to Stay in Palos Verdes
- 🏨Courtyard Torrance/Palos Verdes
- 🏨Terranea Resort
Palos Verdes Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 10 sections including: