Must-see attractions in South Bay Beaches

  • Abalone Cove Shoreline Park

    South Bay Beaches

    The best place to hunt for starfish, anemones and other tide-pool critters is in and around this rock-strewn eco-preserve. The walk down to the beach gets…

  • Wayfarers Chapel

    South Bay Beaches

    The most stunning non-natural attraction on Palos Verdes was built by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank) in 1951, and no matter where you stand among the great…

  • A family takes an early evening stroll along Redondo Beach in Los Angeles.

    Redondo Beach Pier

    South Bay Beaches

    Arching from the bottom of Torrance Blvd all the way to King Harbor, this classic 1960s multilevel beast is the Redondo hub, with plenty of pierside…

  • Manhattan Beach

    Manhattan Beach

    South Bay Beaches

    If Manhattan Beach had its own magazine, it would surely be called Gorgeous Living. Classy beachside cottages, bougainvillea-lined walk streets, bustling…

  • Hermosa Beach

    South Bay Beaches

    Strolling down Hermosa Beach’s Pier Ave on a summer weekend, you’re immediately struck by two things: everybody’s wearing flip-flops, tiny tees and a tan,…

  • Redondo & Torrance Beaches

    South Bay Beaches

    Redondo Beach is a working-class beach town, the largest in the South Bay and the most ethnically diverse. As it wanders inland it bleeds into neighboring…

  • Point Vicente Interpretive Center

    South Bay Beaches

    Binocular-toting whale watchers gather north of the adjacent lighthouse between December and April when Pacific gray whales embark on their fascinating…

  • South Coast Botanic Garden

    South Bay Beaches

    It’s hard to believe that this 87-acre, flowering and fruiting, sprouting and sprawling blast of life (we’re talking around 2000 species) was reclaimed…

  • Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab & Aquarium

    South Bay Beaches

    At this compact aquarium at the end of the 928ft-long Manhattan Beach Pier, you can pet a slimy sea cucumber, check out the deep-ocean tank with its…

  • Point Vicente Lighthouse

    South Bay Beaches

    Watch the earth curve and the sea crash on the Point Vicente bluffs while leaning against the gleaming-white 1926 lighthouse, which was staffed until 1971…

  • Veterans Park

    South Bay Beaches

    Come here for the weekly farmers market, Thursdays 8am to 1pm.