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Cool little French cafe/restaurant very close to us. They are open for breakfast and lunch, and the food is very good.
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French Market Cafe
2321 Abbot Kinney BlvdCool little French cafe/restaurant very close to us. They are open for breakfast and lunch, and the food is very good.
A nice, intimate-sized public pool, just off the beach, along Hwy 1/PCH.
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Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast HwyA nice, intimate-sized public pool, just off the beach, along Hwy 1/PCH.
Entertainment & Activities
Greatest museum in LA - it's a strange little place, filled with quirky, unique curiosities. Make sure you leave time to have tea on their beautiful terrace, surrounded by white doves.
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Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Blvd.Greatest museum in LA - it's a strange little place, filled with quirky, unique curiosities. Make sure you leave time to have tea on their beautiful terrace, surrounded by white doves.
Got kids? Bring them to the Pier, where they can go on rides, eat cotton candy and look for dolphins and seals in the ocean.
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Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica PierGot kids? Bring them to the Pier, where they can go on rides, eat cotton candy and look for dolphins and seals in the ocean.
A nice bay within the Marina, with a swimming area, restaurants and a playground. Rent a stand-up paddle board and try your luck with it.
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Marina Beach
4101 Admiralty WayA nice bay within the Marina, with a swimming area, restaurants and a playground. Rent a stand-up paddle board and try your luck with it.
Food Scene
These are our favorite restaurants in Venice and around.
BREAKFAST
The French Market Cafe, just three blocks north on Abbot Kinney. They make good coffee and great quiche. They also have pastries and wonderful home-cooked breakfast options.
Gjusta at 320 Sunset Ave. has long wait lines but amazing (also French) food.
Cafe Buna, just one block east on Washington Blvd., is a great option for a classic diner breakfast.
LUNCH
Kreation, about six blocks north on Abbot Kinney, serves nice, organic, Mediterranean-themed food in a nice outdoor patio atmosphere.
Figtree Cafe, on the boardwalk a little further north, has yummy dishes served on the patio, where you can watch all the fun Venice has to offer.
DINNER
Gjelina is on everybody's top list, but most of the time you'll need a reservation. It's on hen main Abbot Kinney strip.
Wabi Sabi, also on Abbot Kinney, is a classic sushi place, highly rated.
Sidewalk Cafe is on the beach boardwalk, their food is good and you get to people-watch, which is so much fun in Venice.
Abbot Kinney Blvd. has become the trendiest little strip in LA. Here you'll find the coolest restaurants, trendiest boutiques and quirkiest gifts.
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Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Abbot Kinney BoulevardAbbot Kinney Blvd. has become the trendiest little strip in LA. Here you'll find the coolest restaurants, trendiest boutiques and quirkiest gifts.
Shopping
One of the funnest places to shop in LA. Walk around and browse the beautiful stores, watch street entertainers and eat at the most enticing restaurants on the west side.
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Apple Third Street Promenade
1415 3rd Street PromenadeOne of the funnest places to shop in LA. Walk around and browse the beautiful stores, watch street entertainers and eat at the most enticing restaurants on the west side.
Sightseeing
Eclectic homes along a series of canals, with arching bridges and lovely walkways.
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Venetië kanalen
Eclectic homes along a series of canals, with arching bridges and lovely walkways.
One of three main piers in Santa Monica Bay. Great views of surfers, see what the fishermen are catching, watch life along the boardwalk! Restaurants & cafés in the block just off the beach.
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Venice Fishing Pier
Venice Fishing PierOne of three main piers in Santa Monica Bay. Great views of surfers, see what the fishermen are catching, watch life along the boardwalk! Restaurants & cafés in the block just off the beach.
Venice Beach
1900 Ocean Front WalkA one-of-a-kind potpourris of quintessential California life!
A park that's a sweet confluence of shopping and beach areas, just off Main Street.
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Dorothy Green Park
2600 Barnard WayA park that's a sweet confluence of shopping and beach areas, just off Main Street.
One of the area's newest and nicest public parks. Go check out the two pods overlooking the Santa Monica Pier.
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Tongva Park
1615 Ocean AveOne of the area's newest and nicest public parks. Go check out the two pods overlooking the Santa Monica Pier.
A nice point of land where you can watch boats come and go. Just off the bike trail -- make it part of your biking journey along the beaches to the south.
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Burton Chace Park
13650 Mindanao WayA nice point of land where you can watch boats come and go. Just off the bike trail -- make it part of your biking journey along the beaches to the south.
East-west route that goes out to ocean and connects with main path south along area beaches.
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Ballona Creek Bike Path
Ballona Creek Bike PathEast-west route that goes out to ocean and connects with main path south along area beaches.
Take a peaceful loop trail walk around the wetlands, just west of Lincoln Blvd (park along Jefferson Blvd).
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Ballona Wetlands
Take a peaceful loop trail walk around the wetlands, just west of Lincoln Blvd (park along Jefferson Blvd).