Santa Monica Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
About Santa Monica
Santa Monica developed as a seaside retreat at the turn of the 20th century. The railroad owners built the first version of the amusement park on Santa Monica pier as an attraction to fill empty train seats on weekends. Santa Monica grew into an urban, eclectic, and prosperous beach city whose real estate values are amongst the most pricey in the world. Santa Monica is a very desirable city whose people are drawn to its accessibility and its progressiveness as a community. Today, Santa Monica is a mixture of very affluent, single-family neighborhoods, renters drawn by the high quality of life, lifelong surfers, young professionals and students. Tourists visiting the Los Angeles region will find Santa Monica one of the best situated locations to base their trip. There are plenty of hot
Top Attractions in Santa Monica
Explore the best things to see and do in Santa Monica:
- ★Bergamot Station Arts Center
- ★Museum of Flying
- ★Santa Monica Beach
- ★Santa Monica Pier
- ★Third Street Promenade
- ★Trapeze School New York
- ★View Decks at Santa Monica Airport (KSMO)
Where to Eat in Santa Monica
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bagel Nosh Deli
- 🍴Bay Cities Italian Deli
- 🍴El Cholo
- 🍴Holey Grail
- 🍴LA Puglia
- 🍴Layla Bagels
Where to Stay in Santa Monica
- 🏨Ambrose Hotel
- 🏨Bayside Hotel
- 🏨Gateway Hotel Santa Monica
- 🏨HI Los Angeles/Santa Monica
- 🏨Hotel Casa del Mar
- 🏨Hotel Shangri-La
Santa Monica Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: