Long Beach California VacationThe port of Long Beach is the busiest port on the West coast and handles the most cargo tonnage of all West coast ports. Long Beach Marina (including Downtown Shoreline Marina) holds 3,400 slips making it the largest municipally owned and operated marina system in the United States. Just about anytime of the year is a good time to plan a Long Beach vacation since the sun shines 345 days a year. The temperature ranges are great and included in the table below:
Long Beach California Vacation AttractionsThere are many things to do in the Long Beach area and surrounding Los Angles and Anaheim. The choices are almost endless. We'll cover 3 things you should consider doing while on your Long Beach California vacation.1. Tour the Queen Mary - The Queen Mary is a former transatlantic ocean liner (similar to the Titanic) that is now a floating city if elegance with 365 hotel staterooms, award wining restaurants, a wedding chapel, 16 Art Deco reception salons for private celebrations and a fantastic out of this world Champagne Brunch. All of the restaurant offer spectacular ocean views. One of the great attractions is Dinner and a Ghost Tour, where you have a very elegant dinner followed by an in depth tour of the Queen Mart. Educational and Senior tours are also offered. The Queen Mary is an awesome vacation tour and you will be awestruck at the size and the beauty of this slice of a romantic past traveling the Atlantic. 2. Aquarium of the Pacific - The Aquarium of the Pacific is a destination to include on your Long Beach California vacation. It is very close to the Queen Mary; in fact you can purchase a dual pass at a discount and gain entrance to both at a reduced rate. The Aquarium of the Pacific covers over 3 football fields and has over 12,000 animals. It has three story high tanks and covers three areas of the Pacific Ocean:
You can see and learn about sharks (nurse, bamboo, zebra, sand sharks & more), sea lions, delicate seahorses, jellyfish, eels, stingrays and many more species of fish and ocean inhabitants. The Aquarium of the Pacific is designed to increase your awareness and sensitivity to the Pacific Ocean environment. Employees are very friendly, professional and quite knowledgeable. You will be glad you included the Aquarium of the Pacific in your Long Beach California vacation plans. 3. Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix - Once a year the Toyota Grand Prix comes to Long Beach. If you're planning to be in Long Beach from April 7 - 9, 2006; then this is something you should consider for your Long Beach California vacation. They actually make the Grand Prix course on the streets of Long Beach and it's exciting. This event attracts of 200,000 spectators and is a world class event. For more details check their official website: Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix.
That's just 3 things you can do on your Long beach California vacation.
Long Beach California Vacation RentalsAs you research Long Beach vacation you might want to consider a Long Beach California vacation rental to stay at. Below are the current active listing from EBAY for vacation rentals, our guidance would be to review the property and then look at the feedback rating of the seller. You need to look for a feedback rating of 100% and read the comments given to be sure that the property is as advertised.
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