Things to do, and the shop nearby.
In town for a convention, a cruise, or a weekend? Here's the city from the people who've been on Santa Fe Ave since 2010 · plus what visitors need to know before they walk in.
Things to do in Long Beach
The list locals actually send their friends
The West Coast's biggest aquarium · sharks, sea otters, the Lorikeet Forest · 10 minutes from the shop.
The 1936 ocean liner turned hotel and museum · tours, Sunday brunch, the haunted-ship legend.
Boardwalk shops, the carousel, harbor cruises and the best sunset benches in the city.
Fifteen walkable blocks of restaurants, bars and shops a block from the sand.
Venice-style canals · walk or paddle at golden hour · the holiday boat parade in December.
Outlet shopping, the Ferris wheel, movies and the lagoon lit up at night.
The only U.S. museum dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American art · free Sundays.
A bluff-top mansion gallery with a garden café over the ocean.
The city's best walk: the bluff path from Junipero to Cherry with the whole bay below.
Two miles of trails, two lakes and turtles · a quiet morning away from the traffic.
Vintage shops, the Art Theatre, Portfolio Coffeehouse · Long Beach's creative strip.
IndyCar through the streets of Downtown since 1975 · the loudest weekend of the year.
One of the biggest Pride festivals in the country, parade down Ocean Boulevard.
Three days on the lagoon lawn · bring a low chair.
Convention Center, cruise terminal, airport
Distances from 1501 Santa Fe Ave
TED, Anime Expo satellite events, comic cons, trade shows and the Terrace Theater. If you're in town for a convention, we're the closest licensed dispensary with online ordering · order from the hotel, pick up on the way.
Carnival's West Coast home next to the Queen Mary. Cannabis is federally illegal at sea and can't come aboard · enjoy it in town before you sail, and pick something up when you're back on land.
The easy airport. Cannabis can't fly · finish it here, don't pack it.
Hyatt Regency, Westin, Renaissance, Hotel Maya, The Westin · all under ten minutes from the shop. Most hotels are smoke-free; ask about balconies or use edibles and drinks.
The second-busiest port in the country, right across the channel from us on the Westside.
Go Beach · 21+ only, ID required, no exceptions on the student discount question.
Before you walk in
The rules, so nobody's surprised
Skip the line from your hotel.
Build a cart, check out with your name and birthday, and it's waiting at the counter. Cash or debit at pickup · no credit cards.