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Best Things to Do
Popular Best Things to Do in Long Beach [2025]
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Aquarium of the Pacific
4.5
/5
95 reviews
7.4
From AU$ 62.82
Based on 3,306 reviews
2.1 km from downtown
Phone +1 562-590-3100
Address: 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Selected for 2 years in a row
Highlights:
Feed & interact with sharks
Three daily sea lion & seal shows
Saved by 372 users69% positive reviews
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The environment is good, there are many animals inside, and the popular science education is really great. For me, if I am not in a hurry, I can soak in it for a whole day. You must go to the parrot garden inside. After buying nectar, they will automatically fly over. It is recommended to go in and walk to the middle and cover it with your hand, otherwise the old parrot will eat all your portion in one breath!
Most of the aquarium is filled with local marine life, including fish, jellyfish, lobsters, electric eels, dolphins and sea lions. There are a few cute penguins, and you can touch small manta rays. The aquarium is not big, and there is also a parrot pavilion where you can touch and feed them up close, which meets the needs of many children to get close to marine animals. Don't expect too much, it's more suitable for young children.
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CA-1
4.9
/5
498 reviews
6.7
Based on 1,682 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Address: California, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 days
Featured in 2025 Americas 50 – Night Attractions
Highlights:
Parking & scenic views available
Unique purple beach in the world
Saved by 112 users144 positive reviews
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The essence section is the section from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and it must be opened from San Francisco to Los Angeles, because the road on the right is facing the sea, this direction is open, and the scenery is beautiful. It is really the most beautiful road. We drove for 3 days, the first day from San Francisco to Monterey, the second day to Pismo Beach, the third day to Los Angeles, all the way to stop, while walking, playing, the sea view is invincible, a lot of flowers that have not been seen in China, really beautiful. The main attractions passing by are Half Moon Bay, Dove Point Lighthouse, Monterey Town, Carmel Town, 17 Mile Bay, Big Sur McVeigh Falls, Bixby River Bridge, Elephant Seal Beach, Pismo Beach, Solvan Danish Town, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica Beach, etc.
Highway 1 in California, USA, connects San Francisco and Los Angeles from north to south. It winds along the west coast of the United States from San Diego in the south to Leggett in the northernmost part of California, where it joins Highway 101. It is over 1,000 kilometers long. On one side is the vast sea and sky and the waves crashing on the shore, with sails dotted and gray whales cruising; on the other side are steep cliffs and mountains, lush pastures, herds of cattle and horses, and the beauty is breathtaking. This road is known as the most beautiful road in the world and was also rated as one of the 50 places you must visit in your life by the National Geographic Magazine of the United States.
If Highway 1 is divided into three sections, we just walked the middle section, San Francisco-Los Angeles, a total of more than 800 kilometers.
First day check-in attractions: Stanford University, Monterey Pier, 17 Mile, Purple Sand Beach, Bixby Bridge, Elephant Seal Beach.
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The Queen Mary
4.8
/5
22 reviews
4.5
3.1 km from downtown
Phone +1-562-4353511
Address: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
WWII ship resembling Titanic
Haunted ship's mysterious atmosphere
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We were taking a carnival cruise port in LA. The Queen Mary was right next door. They JUST opened two months prior since COVID and were accepting guests. We had drinks at the bar, breakfast at the chowder hall and coffee on deck. the rooms were a bit dark without windows but the real deal and unique experience. Would def book there again!
The Queen Mary was originally a cruise ship. It was launched in 1936 and took four days to cross the Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage, making it the fastest cruise ship at the time. On October 31, 1976, the Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach, California, completing its last voyage. The city of Long Beach purchased the Queen Mary and it has been moored at the Long Beach Pier ever since, and has been transformed into a floating hotel.
Address: 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90802.
The Queen Mary is also translated as the Queen Mary or Queen Mary. There is no queen or queen in the UK, so why is it called the Queen?
It is said that the cruise ship was named after Mary, the wife of King George V.
The full name of this Queen Mary is: Victoria Marie Louise Olga Claude Angus von Teck. Born on May 26, 1867 in Kensington Palace, London, her father was Francis, Duke of Teck, and her mother Mary Adelaide was the daughter of the Duke of Cambridge, the seventh son of King George III of England, and the cousin of Queen Victoria. Because she was born in May, her nickname in the family was "May".
Queen Mary had the titles of Queen of England and Queen of India, so it was correct for the cruise ship to be called the Queen and the Empress.
Many years later, this hotel also exhibited "Diana: The Princess's Legacy".
Many years later, I wrote:
My lightness, heaviness, my sandalwood fan, my tornado
My phoenix nirvana and the flame of nirvana, my one bath and three hair-catching
My sensitivity, sensitive points, the source of all my compassion and happiness
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Naples
5.0
/5
5 reviews
4.1
Based on 380 reviews
6.9 km from downtown
Address: Long Beach, CA 90803, USA
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 days
No.1 of Water fun & Cool Retreats in Long Beach
Highlights:
Explore unique underwater archaeology park
Explore Roman civilization's glory & ruins
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Similar to Venice canals but looks nicer as you walk through the winter when some of the houses has Christmas lights up so you can see all the nice decorations as you scroll through the sidewalks on each side of the river to get that xmas spirit.
Naples Island is beautiful and special. There are paths along the canals that you can walk through the neighborhoods. In December, the residents decorate their homes and yards with lights, which is beautiful. It is also a great place to walk at sunset. Nearby restaurants are within walking distance.
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